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33-29-71

Description of quilt:

Carrie Walker of Selma, CA won 2nd place in the Los Angeles region. Where is her quilt?

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. Carrie Walker of Selma, California won 2nd place with a traditional applique design. The quilt was photographed by Sears Roebuck & Co. in black and white. Dr. William Rush Dunton, Jr. visited the exhibit and took notes about the quilts. He wrote about this quilt: "Yellow Rose - yellow festoon, stuffed rosebuds, scalloped border."

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:

099

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Yellow Rose

How long is the quilt?

Quilt top made by:

Walker, Carrie

Where the quilt was made, city:

Selma

Where the quilt was made, state:

California (CA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

Contests entered:

Sears Quilt Contest, 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

Merikay Waldvogel and Barbara Brackman. Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 World's Fair (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1993)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Selma

Quiltmaker's state:

California (CA)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Cite this Quilt

Walker, Carri. Yellow Rose. From Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project, Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=33-29-71. Accessed: 03/28/24

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