QUILT INDEX RECORD

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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