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Photo, Print, Drawing 1994 New Mexico State Winner Title of Quilt: Tanzania Reverie

About this Item

Title

  • 1994 New Mexico State Winner

Other Title

  • Title of Quilt: Tanzania Reverie

Names

  • Gould, Patricia (Creator)

Created / Published

  • Santa Barbara, California, January, 1991 - August, 1993

Headings

  • -  Quilting
  • -  quilt piecing
  • -  quilt tops
  • -  aesthetics
  • -  batting (textiles)
  • -  applique quilts
  • -  hand quilting
  • -  machine quilting
  • -  commemorative quilts
  • -  synthetic fabrics
  • -  art quilts
  • -  cotton fabrics
  • -  pictorial quilts
  • -  quilt art
  • -  Photographs
  • -  United States -- California -- Santa Barbara

Genre

  • Photographs

Notes

  • -  The following information was supplied by the quiltmaker:
  • -  Quilt size: 78" x 52"
  • -  How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "I searched for months to find fabrics which would help to suggest the colors and textures of the scenes represented. Certain fabrics, such as for the rhinos and giraffes, were good backgrounds for painting the actual animals' characteristics onto the fabric. Upholstery fabrics are also wonderful for the colors and textures. I find good fabric pieces in clothing at thrift stores as well."
  • -  What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "I try to enter two quilts per year into National/International competitions. It gives me great satisfaction and confidence to be juried into these major exhibits."
  • -  How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "I made my first quilt in 1977. I taught myself the basics from books and have been developing my own techniques in the last 8 years."
  • -  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 was the first time my work has won any prize recognition and to see my work published in the Lands' End address book is a thrill. It reinforces for me and for all quilters that our work has value beyond the established notion of quilts as bed coverings. Other people give more recognition and value to my work as well."
  • -  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 9025 P1

Source Collection

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

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Online Format

  • image

IIIF Presentation Manifest

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This collection includes materials from the "All-American Quilt Contest" sponsored by Coming Home, a division of Lands' End and Good Housekeeping. The quilt contest winning entries from 1992 to 1996 are displayed with the permission of Coming Home which retains its rights.

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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:

Gould, Patricia. New Mexico State Winner. Santa Barbara United States California, 1994. Santa Barbara, California, January, - August, 1993. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/qlt000501/.

APA citation style:

Gould, P. (1994) New Mexico State Winner. Santa Barbara United States California, 1994. Santa Barbara, California, January, - August, 1993. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/qlt000501/.

MLA citation style:

Gould, Patricia. New Mexico State Winner. Santa Barbara, California, January, - August, 1993. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/qlt000501/>.