QUILT INDEX RECORD

33-29-63

Description of quilt:

Wreath of Daisies kit quilt won a second place award at a Chicago Sears Store.

Essay:

The 1933 Sears National Quilt Contest was announced in January 1933 with a deadline of May 15, 1933. Over 24,000 quilts were entered at local Sears stores or sent to one of 10 regional mail order houses. Quilts were judged at each site with the top three winners moving onto the next round. Finally just 30 quilts reached the final judging held at the Sears Pavilion on the 1933 Chicago World's Fair site.

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project

Who documented this quilt?

Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project Number:

216

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Wreath of Daisies

What color is the quilt?

Green; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Time period:

1930-1949

Further information concerning dates:

It may be possible to date the quilt based on the date of the quilt kit.

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

This quilt has not been found and the only known photo of this quilt was published in the Chicago Daily News, Friday, May 26, 1933. Any information about the colors, construction and quilting designs are based on suppositions.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilt top made by:

Ohlis, Mrs. J. J.

Quilted by:

Ohlis, Mrs. J. J.

Where the quilt was made, city:

Oak Park

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

Quilt is presently used as:

Unknown

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern; Commercial/Published source: Kit

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Kit Co. not yet identified.

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Exhibited at Sears Store May 26, 1933 in Chicago.

Contests entered:

Sears Quilt Contest, 1933 Chicago World's Fair

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

Newspaper article with captioned photo -- See Chicago Daily News, Friday May 26, 1933.

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Ohlis, J. J.

Quiltmaker's city:

Oak Park

Quiltmaker's state:

Illinois (IL)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Who photographed this quilt?

Gary Heatherly

Access and copyright information:

Restricted