Archive of Folk Culture (Library of Congress)American Folklife CenterLands' End, IncLands' End All-American Quilt Contest.mixed materialManuscripts.Essays.Photographic prints.Slides.Negatives.Correspondence.Needlework.Quilting.dcu19921997monographiceng154 (61.5ca. 61,700 leaves.18,843 items : photographic prints, negatives, slides, col., b&w ; various sizes.The collection consists of photographs of quilts and quilters, essays, entry forms, and a few fabric and needlework samples submitted in three nationwide contests in 1992, 1994, and 1996 sponsored by Coming Home, a division of Lands' End, Inc. home shopping service, and Good Housekeeping magazine. Approximately 13,100 entries for the three contests came from all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Many styles of needlework, quilting, patchwork, appliqué, and embroidery are represented in the visual materials. The collection also includes correspondence and surveys from some contestants and administrative files related to judging the entries, exhibitions, and publicity.collected by Lands' End, Inc.National and state winning entries from the three contests are available in the presentation "Quilts and Quiltmaking in America, 1978-1996," an American Memory online resource compiled by the National Digital Library Program of the Library of Congress.The Lands' End All-American Quilt Collection, Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.Lands' End, Inc.; Donation; 1997.Collection guide available in the Folklife Reading Room and online via the American Folklife Center web pages.n-us---QuiltsUnited StatesQuiltingCompetitionsUnited StatesQuiltmakersUnited StatesAlbum quiltsUnited StatesAppliquéUnited StatesChildren's quiltsUnited StatesContestsUnited StatesCrazy quiltsUnited StatesCrib quiltsUnited StatesDouble wedding ring quiltsUnited StatesEmbroideryUnited StatesFriendship quiltsUnited StatesLog cabin quiltsUnited StatesMachine appliquéUnited StatesNeedleworkUnited StatesPatchwork quiltsUnited StatesStar quiltsUnited StatesStrip quiltingUnited StatesTrapuntoUnited States2004695007http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/qlthtml/qltle.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/LandsEnd.htmlhttp://memory.loc.gov/ammem/qlthtml/qltle.htmlhttp://www.loc.gov/folklife/guides/LandsEnd.htmlDLC-AFC Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610Duplication of the collection materials may be governed by copyright and other restrictions.DLC04031020080626162147.013517817