QUILT INDEX RECORD

33-29-78

Description of quilt:

This quilt was made from "Mountain Star" Pattern N of Mountain Mist pattern line published by Stearns & Foster Co. in 1932.

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. This quilt entered by Junette Johnson is listed on the Minneapolis Regional Winners List. She won a $5 Mail Order Award and a red ribbon.

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:

188

When was the form filled out?

1997

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Other

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Appraised the quilt.

Who helped you fill out the form?

Waldvogel

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Mountain Star

How wide is the quilt?

67 inches

How long is the quilt?

88 inches

Time period:

1930-1949

When was the quilt started?

1933

When was the quilt finished?

1933

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

This star is an applique pattern--the rays are appliqued. The originial Mountain Mist pattern called for this unusual construction.

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Other

Describe the quilting designs used:

Rays are quilted outward from the star centers.

Quilt top made by:

Johnson, Junette

Quilted by:

Johnson, Junette

Where the quilt was made, city:

Wheaton

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Why was the quilt made?

Challenge or Contest entry

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Pattern

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

"Mountain Star" Pattern #N Mountain MIst

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

The Mountain Star pattern (published by Stearns & Foster Co.) carries a copyright of 1932.

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), 110.

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

Red Mail Order Ribbon - won by Junette Johnson.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's city:

Wheaton

Quiltmaker's state:

Minnesota (MN)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted