QUILT INDEX RECORD
5-2-34
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Illinois State Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection
Illinois Quilt Research Project Registry Number:
SP769
Alternate inventory control number:
1987.28
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt collector
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Illinois State Museum
Quiltmaker's country:
United States
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Anything else we should know about this quilt? (i.e. customs, stories):
Found in antique shop in Petersburg, IL. Pattern was designed and named by Ruth Finley and published in "Good Housekeeping" magazine Jan. in 1934. Her quilt also had a black background and scalloped border, although not as wide as this quilt.
Date owner signed the form:
1987
Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:
Roosevelt Rose
Pattern name; reference name:
Yo Yo applique
Date provided by maker/owner:
ca. 1930-50
Date estimated by IQRP:
ca. 1934-50
Who estimated the quilt's date?
Jan Wass, Curator
Time period:
1930-1949
Length:
100"
Width:
85"
Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?
6
Format:
Finished quilt
Novelty techinques used to make the quilt top:
Yo-yo
Applique techinques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Construction (top):
Medallion or framed center
Fabric; fibers:
Cotton
Fabric print:
Solid/plain
Predominant colors (top):
Black
Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
Describe the quilting designs used:
Echo quilting around floral vines, grid in background, 3-line intersecting cable in border, fleur-de-lis vine outside center medallion.
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
What type of thread was used for the quilting?
cotton
What color was the quilting thread?
red
Describe the borders:
9" scalloped border of plain black fabric.
Binding and edge treatment:
Bias grain
Describe the binding:
red cotton sateen
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Satin/sateen
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half inch
Shape of edge:
Scalloped
Shape of corners:
Scalloped
Filler:
Cannot tell
Thickness:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?
5
Backing; fiber content:
Cotton
Description of the back:
sateen
Backing; fabric:
Same fabric used throughout; Solid/plain
Backing; width of pieces (in inches):
9", 17", 35", 17", 5"
Backing; color:
Red
Condition:
Very good/almost new
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Illinois State Museum
Cite this Quilt
Roosevelt Rose. 1930-1949. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-34. Accessed: 07/27/24