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Photo, Print, Drawing 1996 Judges' Choice Winner

About this Item

Title

  • 1996 Judges' Choice Winner

Names

  • Sewell, Natalie (Creator)

Created / Published

  • Madison, Wisconsin, July, 1995 - February, 1996

Headings

  • -  Quilting
  • -  embroidery
  • -  aesthetics
  • -  applique quilts
  • -  hand quilting
  • -  machine quilting
  • -  artistic hobbies
  • -  art quilts
  • -  pictorial quilts
  • -  quilt art
  • -  Photographs
  • -  United States -- Wisconsin -- Madison

Genre

  • Photographs

Notes

  • -  The following information was supplied by the quiltmaker:
  • -  Quilt size: 46" x 52"
  • -  Where did you learn the pattern? "Created it myself."
  • -  Other techniques used include: "raw edge applique."
  • -  How did you choose the materials used in your quilt? "I always use all cotton fabrics for my quilts."
  • -  What was your primary reason for entering the Lands' End contest? Do you frequently enter your quilts in competition? "Personal goal and public recognition. I enter many national competitions."
  • -  How long have you been making quilts? How did you learn to quilt? "9 years. Took courses at one local technical college."
  • -  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? "Not particularly. I began quilting as a hobby after retirement, but it since become another profession."
  • -  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 9050 P1

Source Collection

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

Repository

  • American Folklife Center

Online Format

  • image

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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

Citations are generated automatically from bibliographic data as a convenience, and may not be complete or accurate.

Chicago citation style:

Sewell, Natalie. Judges' Choice Winner. United States Madison Wisconsin, 1996. Madison, Wisconsin, July, - February, 1996. Photograph. https://www.loc.gov/item/qlt000545/.

APA citation style:

Sewell, N. (1996) Judges' Choice Winner. United States Madison Wisconsin, 1996. Madison, Wisconsin, July, - February, 1996. [Photograph] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/qlt000545/.

MLA citation style:

Sewell, Natalie. Judges' Choice Winner. Madison, Wisconsin, July, - February, 1996. Photograph. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/qlt000545/>.