QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Who documented this quilt?

Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress Documentation Number:

AFC 1997/011: Folder 9102 P1

Alternate inventory number for this quilt. This might be a museum accession number.

afcqltle le165

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Quiltmaker submitted information with quilt.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Pandora's Garden

How wide is the quilt?

44 inches

How long is the quilt?

66 inches

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

March, 1993

When was the quilt finished?

April, 1993

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

The following information was supplied by the quiltmaker: "Designed and drawn myself on paper then converted to fabric." How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "Chose fabrics to match drawings I had made." "Quilt design based on actual experiences with my dog." How long have you been making quilts? "5 years." How did you learn to quilt? Taught myself from books and magazines." What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "A cousin insisted that I enter. Have entered several quilts in local shows." Has being a winner in the Land's End contest made a difference in your life? Has it changed the way you look at your work as a quilt maker? "It completely changed the way I view my work. I didn't think I was good at all, because I knew where all the mistakes were hidden."

Quilt top made by:

McAlister, Mary Alma

Where the quilt was made, city:

Columbia

Where the quilt was made, state:

South Carolina (SC)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry; Commemorative

The quilt was made to be used for:

Artwork/wall hanging

Contests entered:

This quilt was part of the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest. 1996 South Carolina State Winner

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/r?ammem/qlt:@FIELD(DOCID+@LIT(le165))

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Description of quilt:

This quilt is part of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress "Quilts and Quiltmaking in American: 1978-1996 exhibit. It was winner in the Lands' End All-American Quilt Contest.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

American Folklife Center, Library of Congress. Email: folklife@loc.gov