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Photo, Print, Drawing 1994 Michigan State Winner Title of Quilt: Bluebird of Happiness

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About this Item

Title

  • 1994 Michigan State Winner

Other Title

  • Title of Quilt: Bluebird of Happiness

Names

  • Ballard, Debra (Creator)

Created / Published

  • Midland, Michigan, Septemer, 1988 - November, 1991

Headings

  • -  Quilting
  • -  quilt piecing
  • -  quilt tops
  • -  aesthetics
  • -  batting (textiles)
  • -  applique quilts
  • -  hand quilting
  • -  machine quilting
  • -  artistic hobbies
  • -  synthetic fabrics
  • -  cotton fabrics
  • -  Photographs
  • -  United States -- Michigan -- Midland

Genre

  • Photographs

Notes

  • -  The following information was supplied by the quiltmaker:
  • -  Quilt size: 83" x 83"
  • -  If your quilt is based on a traditional pattern or an earlier quilt, what is the name of the pattern? "I wanted this quilt to have a feel of 'folk art.'"
  • -  "This quilt was hand quilted by Elsie Vredenburg of Tustin, Michigan. The top was designed and hand appliqued by myself, Debra Ballard."
  • -  How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "All fabrics are from my own 'stash' -- just fabrics I liked."
  • -  What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Occasionally I enter contests. It certainly is exciting to win but contests are not why I make quilts." "This quilt was shown at the following shows: AQS, Paducah, KY - May 1992; Quilt America, Indianapolis, IN - 1992; Piecemakers Show, Saginaw, Mich - April, 1992; Great Lakes States Show, Mt. Clemens, Mich - June, 1992; Intl. Quilt Show, Houston, Texas - Oct. 1994; Henry Ford Community, Birmingham, Mich - Sept. 1995."
  • -  How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "I cannot remember a time when quilts were not part of my life. Both my grandmother and great-grandmother were quilters. Fourteen years ago I enrolled in a quilt class and have been quilting ever since. Several years ago I began to teach quilt classes out of my home. I continue to teach from my home but now also teach at a local quilt shop on a regular basis, and conduct workshops and present lectures for various guilds and shops throughout the Great Lake States."
  • -  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 adds more validity to my quiltmaking."
  • -  For rights information please contact the Folklife Reading Room at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.contact

Medium

  • Color transparency

Call Number/Physical Location

  • AFC 1997/011: Folder 9016 P1

Source Collection

  • Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection (AFC 1997/011)

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Online Format

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Credit line

Please cite the source collection title, collection number, and repository, for example:

Blue Ridge Parkway Folklife Project collection, 1977-1981 (AFC 1982/009), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Lands' End all-American quilt collection, 1992-1997 (AFC 1997/011), American Folklife Center, Library of Congress

Cite This Item

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Chicago citation style:

Ballard, Debra. Michigan State Winner. United States Midland Michigan, 1994. Midland, Michigan, Septemer, - November, 1991. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/qlt000492/.

APA citation style:

Ballard, D. (1994) Michigan State Winner. United States Midland Michigan, 1994. Midland, Michigan, Septemer, - November, 1991. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/qlt000492/.

MLA citation style:

Ballard, Debra. Michigan State Winner. Midland, Michigan, Septemer, - November, 1991. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/qlt000492/>.