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QUILT INDEX RECORD

5-2-82

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Illinois State Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection

Alternate inventory control number:

1995.19

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's name:

Illinois State Museum

Date or year made:

1935

Quiltmaker's Name (top):

Trapp, Alice Roundtree

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

What is the quiltmaker's birthdate?

1905 IL

Spouse's occupation:

radio and tv, politician, sheriff

Did the quiltmaker have any children? If so, how many?

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Mumbower, Clara

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Roundtree, Charles

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

IL

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

How did the owner get the quilt?

Gift

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed the pattern

Why was the quilt made? Was it made for a special occasion?

Challenge or Contest entry

Where the quilt was made, city:

Taylorville

Where the quilt was made, county:

Christian

Where the quilt was made, state:

Illinois (IL)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

List other materials available about this quilt. This may include oral history, articles, additional photos or publications, etc.

The success of the 1933 Sears quilt contest encouraged the company to offer an expanded needlework contest in 1935--The Make It Yourself contest. Over 47,000 people entered including Alice Trapp who won a $5.00 fifth prze in her regional contest. Alice later sold the pattern to Mountain Mist, a quilt batting maker that also offered quilt patterns. Alice's skill with the needle helped to support her family during the Depression. She made 46 quilts and sold 39 of them. Alice notes "paid for my first baby with a quilt."

Date owner signed the form:

1995

Pattern name; used by owner or by maker:

Morning Glory

When was the quilt started?

1933

Date provided by maker/owner:

1935

Date estimated by IQRP:

1935

Who estimated the quilt's date?

Jan Wass, Curator

Time period:

1930-1949

Length:

90

Width:

66

Quilting stitches per inch. Are they even?

11

Format:

Finished quilt

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):

Blue or Navy; White

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Feathering; Vines

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

Outline quilted around applique, feathered vines in center, diagonal grid in background.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

What type of thread was used for the quilting?

cotton

What color was the quilting thread?

white

Describe the borders:

Appliqued scalloped ribbon border with bows.

Binding and edge treatment:

Bias grain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

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:

Cotton

Thickness:

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How many pieces of fabric were used to make the quilt back?

2

Backing; fiber content:

Cotton

Backing; fabric:

Same fabric used throughout

Backing; width of pieces (in inches):

35

Backing; color:

White

Condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe any other damage to the quilt:

very minor stains on back

Details

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Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Illinois State Museum

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Roundtree, Alice

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, special occasion

Cite this Quilt

Trapp, Alice Roundtre. Morning Glory. 1935. From Illinois State Museum, Illinois Quilt Research Project; Illinois State Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=5-2-82. Accessed: 03/29/24