1950

Star of the Blueg...

Unknown

Date Made: 1950

Star of the Bluegrass

Creator: Unknown

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 77 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

33-29-17

KID: 33-29-17

1933

Formal Garden

Ball, Mildred

Date Made: 1933

Formal Garden

Creator: Ball, Mildred

Location Made: Libertyville, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 91 inches x 99 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Although the center panel is the same as the quilt kit, the quilt maker designed the scroll border that frames the panel and she created the wide floral applique border made with flowers that are not exactly like the quilt kit's floral appliques., According to her grandson, the quilt owner, "My...

33-29-76

KID: 33-29-76

1933

Bleeding Hearts

Klemenz, Frances

Date Made: 1933

Bleeding Hearts

Creator: Klemenz, Frances

Location Made: Louisville, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Other novelty technique, The applique is stuffed (or "padded"). The quilting too has a high loft although it is not stuffed.

Quilt Size: 69 inches x 88 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to the owner (niece of quiltmaker), "Frances Klemenz worked for Regina Inc. (Louisville, KY) at the time of the contest. They were hand quilters. Marguerite Kleinjohn was the President. As I said [Frances] designed the quilt herself and her father made her quilting frames. Her fav...

33-29-22

KID: 33-29-22

1933

Autumn Leaves

Hilliker, Mary

Date Made: 1933

Autumn Leaves

Creator: Hilliker, Mary

Location Made: Carl Junction, Missouri (MO) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 69 inches x 88 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

33-29-24

KID: 33-29-24

1930-1949

Magpie Rose

Mounts, Euphemia

Date Made: 1930-1949

Magpie Rose

Creator: Mounts, Euphemia

Location Made: Carlinville, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 87 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to Ardis James, this quilt was sold in Feb 1989 by granddaughter of quilter because her mother, just deceased, had never allowed her to touch it during her lifetime. Jameses bought quilt in 1989 from Mary and Joe Koval. The quilt was part of the James Collection transferred to the Int...

33-29-4

KID: 33-29-4

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Dyer, Aurora See

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress - World Without End

Creator: Dyer, Aurora See

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 70 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Two design sketches for the layout of the quilt remain with the family., In 1933 Aurora Dyer was president of the Cook County Women's Christian Temperance Union. The organization planned a booth at the fair. With her club work and the making of her Sears Contest quilt, the family anticipated the o...

33-29-23

KID: 33-29-23

1930-1949

Bird's Eye View o...

Rowley, Richard Hen...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Bird's Eye View of the Chicago World's Fair

Creator: Rowley, Richard Henry

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, The scallopped border both on the outer and inner edge is machine-sewn.

Quilt Size: 77 inches x 86 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Quilt remained with the quiltmaker through at least two moves (from Chicago to California in the 1940s; and from California to N. Georgia in the 1960s). Quilt was offered to a local auction house in N. Georgia. The auction including a photo of this quilt was advertised in the Maine Antique Digest ...

33-29-29

KID: 33-29-29

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Frischkorn, Marie

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Creator: Frischkorn, Marie

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery, Rays are machine-embroidered.

Quilt Size: 83 inches x 98 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

When the current owner purchased the quilt from the family, they said Marie Frischkorn worked for Marshal Fields as an embroiderer. In fact, the rays embroidered on the quilt were done by her with her machine., According to information provided by the owner, "Marie Frischkorn was an embroidere...

33-29-36

KID: 33-29-36

1930-1949

Eagle and Swags

Merrill, Verna Mari...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Eagle and Swags

Creator: Merrill, Verna Marinda

Location Made: Grace, Idaho (ID) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Swag border

Quilt Size: 83 inches x 98 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

She was born in Utah, but followed her husband to the little town of Grace, Idaho. The quiltmaker was a milliner in Grace, Idaho. She made drapes, wedding dresses, etc. According to her daughter, she was an artist. The quilt is all her own design. She dyed some of the fabric and quilted it herse...

33-29-44

KID: 33-29-44

1930-1949

Contest Kit Quilt...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Contest Kit Quilt

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 88 inches x 96 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Quilt top came directly from the Collection of Sandra Mitchell Ohio Quilt Dealer and Folk Art Collector who passed away in 2000. The quilt owner, Susan Wildemuth, purchased it from Barbara Lemme of sign of the Whale Antiques, Glen Ellyn, Illinois. , The manufacturer of this quilt kit remains a mys...

33-29-61

KID: 33-29-61

1930-1949

Star of France

Combs, Susie

Date Made: 1930-1949

Star of France

Creator: Combs, Susie

Location Made: Pebworth, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 88 inches x 96 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to the quiltmaker's niece, the quilt went for $250 two or three years after the Fair. Since it was made from the same fabrics and with the same shades of yellow and gold, this Star of France quilt by Susie Combs would be hard to distinguish from other Star of France quilts made in the...

33-29-62

KID: 33-29-62

1930-1949

Martha's Vineyard...

Litsey, Georgia

Date Made: 1930-1949

Martha's Vineyard

Creator: Litsey, Georgia

Location Made: Leitchfield, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 88 inches x 96 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to Martha Moorman of Leitchfield, KY (Letter to B Brackman, Sept 13, 1982), "Mrs. Litsey died in January 1964 and a public sale was held later in theyear, so no on seems to know for sure just who did get the prize-winning quilt.", According to a letter from a close neighbor (Marg...

33-29-65

KID: 33-29-65

1930-1949

Transportation Qu...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Transportation Quilt

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: inches x inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

33-29-72

KID: 33-29-72

1930-1949

Friendship Ring

Hammond, Mabel

Date Made: 1930-1949

Friendship Ring

Creator: Hammond, Mabel

Location Made: Plattsburg, New York (NY) United States

Quilt Size: inches x inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Quiltmaker gave the quilt to her son's wife (Marge). Marge gave it to current owner.", Quiltmaker was also an excellent rugmaker. She collected old wool and made them into strips for her rug hooking. She sold rugs to well-known people. She married in 1934. She died in Glen Falls, NY in 199...

33-29-77

KID: 33-29-77

1930-1949

Vases of Flowers

Cummings, Alma Iren...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Vases of Flowers

Creator: Cummings, Alma Irene Hull

Location Made: Scotch Ridge, Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 72 inches x 86 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, The print fabric is a reproduction of earlier calico prints. It was said to reproduce old "oil boil calicos."

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to her grand-daughter, she made hundreds of quqilts. "She learned to quilt from her mother Emma Hull when she was a very young girl. The family had heard that she won so many prizes at the Iowa State Fair that they told her to stop entering." Interview report with Barbara Brac...

33-29-80

KID: 33-29-80

1930-1949

The Spectrum

Matthews, Edith Mor...

Date Made: 1930-1949

The Spectrum

Creator: Matthews, Edith Morrow

Location Made: Winnemucca, Nevada (NV) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, The swirling design is especially difficult to do, but it makes for a dynamic quilt. The white central orb with radiating spikes is appliqued to cover the point where the swirls come together.

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 92 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to one newspaper account, the idea for this quilt came from her husband. She told the newspaper reporter that this was her first quilt. "And there's another part of the story too. If you asked grandmother about making quilts, you would probably be led to believe that only the women...

33-29-95

KID: 33-29-95

1930-1949

Album of Inventor...

Unknown

Date Made: 1930-1949

Album of Inventors

Creator: Unknown

Location Made: North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Outline embroidery on all pictures and lettering.

Quilt Size: 72 inches x 89 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

In 1993, at the time when the book and exhibit were being planned, this quilt was owned by Shelly Zegart. The quilt went to the Chicago Art Institute in what date?, Similar images that were embroidered appear on other quilts in this project.

33-29-5

KID: 33-29-5

1930-1949

Woman Spinning (G...

Andres, Emma Mary M...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Woman Spinning (Green Merit Ribbon)

Creator: Andres, Emma Mary Martha

Location Made: Prescott, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 70 inches x 82 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Joyce Gross acquired the quilt from Emma Andres in the 1980s. The Joyce Gross Quilt History Collection including this quilt was acquired in 2008 by the Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas-Austin., The Joyce Gross Quilt History collection has the tissue paper pattern., Emm...

33-29-11

KID: 33-29-11

1930-1949

World's Fair Buil...

Billick, Nan

Date Made: 1930-1949

World's Fair Building

Creator: Billick, Nan

Location Made: Gary, Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 70 inches x 82 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Illinois State Museum purchased this quilt in 1995., Quite a few quiltmakers chose to include the Sears Pavilion in their commemorative quilts. An artist's rendition of the building was easy to find in publications put out by Sears--even the contest brochure carried a building image.

33-29-12

KID: 33-29-12

1930-1949

1933 World's Fair...

Konitzer, Pearl Pau...

Date Made: 1930-1949

1933 World's Fair

Creator: Konitzer, Pearl Pauline

Location Made: Appleton, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 91 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Pearl's 20-year-old daughter, Louise, helped stitch the letters inorder to meet the contest deadline.

33-29-42

KID: 33-29-42

1930-1949

Star of the Blueg...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Star of the Bluegrass

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, The padded (or "stuffed") quilting is distinctive. The original quilt entered by Margaret Caden was stuffed in the same design.

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 91 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

It is assumed this duplicate quilt was made by professional quilters that Miss Caden employed on a regular basis, but their names are not known and its not clear if the same women worked on the original prize winning quilt., This quilt design was added to the Mountain Mist pattern line in 1950. It ...

33-29-48

KID: 33-29-48

1930-1949

Acorn

Veasy, C. W.

Date Made: 1930-1949

Acorn

Creator: Veasy, C. W.

Location Made: Idaho Falls, Idaho (ID) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 91 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

The whereabouts of this quilt is not known.

33-29-54

KID: 33-29-54

1930-1949

Wreath of Daisies...

Ohlis, Mrs. J. J.

Date Made: 1930-1949

Wreath of Daisies

Creator: Ohlis, Mrs. J. J.

Location Made: Oak Park, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: This quilt has not been found and the only known photo of this quilt was published in the Chicago Daily News, Friday, May 26, 1933. Any information about the colors, construction and quilting designs are based on suppositions.

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 91 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

33-29-63

KID: 33-29-63

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Unknown

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Creator: Unknown

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 77 inches x 88 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

The white building is the Sears Pavilion at the Chicago World's Fair. A b/w photo of the pavilion on the contest brochure was probably the source for this applique building design. Look for the same design in other "theme" quilts made for the contest.

33-29-82

KID: 33-29-82

1930-1949

Scenes From Early...

Johnston, Thelma Bu...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Scenes From Early America

Creator: Johnston, Thelma Burleigh

Location Made: Long Lake, Minnesota (MN) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 68 inches x 82 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric, Print, Solid/plain, Some of the same print fabrics appear on other pictorial quilts featured in this group. See Fort Dearborn #086, for example. Look especially at the green print fabrc in both.

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

When she entered the contest, she and her husband were renting a small cottage (The Perry Cottage) on the shores of Long Lake, Minnesota. At the time, Thelma was a housewife pregnant with her eldest daughter Leigh. She had been a pilot--in fact she was a charter member of the woman's flying club...

33-29-87

KID: 33-29-87

1930-1949

Sears Building (T...

Scott, Rosetta

Date Made: 1930-1949

Sears Building (Third Place - Los Angeles)

Creator: Scott, Rosetta

Location Made: Prescott, Arizona (AZ) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: Estimate 85 inches x Estimate 85 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Sateen, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

33-29-96

KID: 33-29-96

1930-1949

Nineteen Hundred ...

Longsworth, Jeannet...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Nineteen Hundred Thirty Three

Creator: Longsworth, Jeannette Morgan

Location Made: Racine, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 61 inches x 81 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Quilting is an allover square grid with parallel lines quilted in the striped border.

33-29-97

KID: 33-29-97

1930-1949

Sears Pavilion

Montgomery, Lora Mc...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Sears Pavilion

Creator: Montgomery, Lora McKinley

Location Made: Fort Wayne, Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 66 inches x 77 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Accordng to the quilter's daughter "[My mother] got the idea of copying the proposed exhibit hall of Sears (Century of Progress). Pictures had been released of the building. She had an artist draw it to scale for the size of the quilt. she had great difficulty finding enough shadings of gray...

33-29-3

KID: 33-29-3

1930-1949

New York Beauty (...

Tekippe, Mrs. Fred ...

Date Made: 1930-1949

New York Beauty (3rd Place in Minneapolis Region)

Creator: Tekippe, Mrs. Fred (mother)

Location Made: Fort Atkinson, Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 79 inches x 79 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to the owner, "My mother belonged to 2 quilting clubs an done of them, T. F. Q., meaning 12 Faithful Quilters, stitched this New York. Beauty. the initials T. F. Q. are in one corner, Next is marked May 2, the year is in 3r corner, 1932, and R. Tekippe in 4th corner. Of all the ladi...

33-29-6

KID: 33-29-6

1930-1949

Clipper Ship

Unknown

Date Made: 1930-1949

Clipper Ship

Creator: Unknown

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, Ink drawing

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 81 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

The owner bought it at a garage sale for $5.00. She exhibited it at a South Haven (MI) show. When Carter Houk was looking for Michigan quilts for an issue of Lady's Circle Patchwork Quilts, someone referred her to the owner and Carter had it photographed in black-and-white. It appeared on pg 32. ...

33-29-16

KID: 33-29-16

1930-1949

Lincoln's Favorit...

Ward, Inez

Date Made: 1930-1949

Lincoln's Favorite Quilt

Creator: Ward, Inez

Location Made: Horse Cave, Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 81 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

In 2007, Inez Ward died. It is assumed the quilt was passed on to her son Louis Ward Jr., The quiltmaker said she borrowed this pattern from a friend., Inez Ward lived her entire life in Horse Cave, Kentucky. At age seventeen, she married Louis Ward. Her husband worked for the state of Kentucky, ...

33-29-27

KID: 33-29-27

1930-1949

Little Nine Patch...

Hair, Minnie

Date Made: 1930-1949

Little Nine Patch

Creator: Hair, Minnie

Location Made: Kansas City, Missouri (MO) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: inches x inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Multiple scrap, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Purchased at an antique mall in Southwest Missouri in August 2001., According to information provided by the quilt owner: Minnie Hair was born April 21, 1882 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, to Parents Oscar Larson and Fredricka Lunn. Oscar and Fredricka emigrated to the U.S. from Sweden ...

33-29-35

KID: 33-29-35

1930-1949

Floridian Garden

Bitter, Louella Bea...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Floridian Garden

Creator: Bitter, Louella Beatty

Location Made: Quincy, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Embroidery, The family story of why the judges disqualified the quilt is that the French knots had worked through the silk. Another reason was that some of the penciled pattern lines were visible. According to grand-daughter Eleanor Alford, "I cannot believe that these reasons would have disqualified, rather, would have dropped the quilt back in prize position. My own theory is that the quilt was the worng size, which would indeed disqualify it. No one knows for sure." Alford to Brackman, January 20, 1983.

Quilt Size: 68 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk, The attached lace was made by the quiltmaker.

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Quilt was donated to the Chicago Historical Society after the Patchwork Souvenirs exhibition ended., According to the owner (the quiltmaker's grand-daughter), her grandparents had a winter home in St. Petersburg, Florida for many years and both loved Floridian life. Grandmother was an accomplished ...

33-29-37

KID: 33-29-37

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 68 inches x 90 inches

Fabrics: Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

33-29-47

KID: 33-29-47

1930-1949

Star of the Blueg...

Rohrer, Ida

Date Made: 1930-1949

Star of the Bluegrass

Creator: Rohrer, Ida

Location Made: Kentucky (KY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Other novelty technique, Stuffed (trapunto) fern sprig designs are incorporated throughtout the quilt on borders in open areas, etc.

Quilt Size: 68 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

The quilt has not been seen since 1934., The eight-pointed star quilt block is also known as "Harvest Star."

33-29-67

KID: 33-29-67

1930-1949

Bowl of Flowers

Underwood, Fay

Date Made: 1930-1949

Bowl of Flowers

Creator: Underwood, Fay

Location Made: Paluxy, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Machine Applique, Dimensional applique

Quilt Size: 65 inches x 85 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Lois reported that she purchased Pastoral Cloth 100 per cent cotton (wash fast and boil fast)for her quilt entry. [Reported to Brackman in 1983.] "Contest was advertised in Sears Spring Catalog 1933 promoting the use of a new line of cotton fabric called "pastoral cloth" a high qualit...

33-29-68

KID: 33-29-68

1930-1949

The Chicago Fair ...

White, Rose

Date Made: 1930-1949

The Chicago Fair Quilt

Creator: White, Rose

Location Made: Clarkston, Washington (WA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, The semi-scalloped edge is bound with a separate binding pieced of the star colors and then bound by hand.

Quilt Size: 71 inches x 81 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

The quilt was donated in 1972 by the quiltmaker, Rose White.

33-29-69

KID: 33-29-69

1930-1949

Bowl of Flowers

Harvey, Mrs. M. A.

Date Made: 1930-1949

Bowl of Flowers

Creator: Harvey, Mrs. M. A.

Location Made: Springfield, Massachusetts (MA) United States

Quilt Size: 71 inches x 81 inches

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

33-29-70

KID: 33-29-70

1930-1949

Fort Dearborn Qui...

Fitzgerald, Mary O'...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Fort Dearborn Quilt (Green Merit Ribbon)

Creator: Fitzgerald, Mary O'Halloran

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 80 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Multiple scrap, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Notice the layering of small strips of fabric to create realistic log buildings. , Mary O'Halloran was educated at a convent school in Rensselaer, Indiana. There she learned quilting, lace making, crewel, and needlepoint. After schooling, she took a job as a nanny. While walking the children in ...

33-29-19

KID: 33-29-19

1930-1949

Autumn Leaves

Snyder, Edith

Date Made: 1930-1949

Autumn Leaves

Creator: Snyder, Edith

Location Made: Buffalo, New York (NY) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 80 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

33-29-25

KID: 33-29-25

1930-1949

Delectable Mounta...

Plume, Frieda

Date Made: 1930-1949

Delectable Mountains

Creator: Plume, Frieda

Location Made: Evanston, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 80 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

In a letter written to Mrs. Carpenter whose quilt was also shown at the Chicago World's Fair, Frida Plume wrote: "Dear Mrs. Carpenter: Thank you for your congratulations. My quilt is pieced of solid red and white Peter Pan gingham, an all over pattern." Re: the pattern name: Althoug...

33-29-28

KID: 33-29-28

1930-1949

A Century of Prog...

Stow, Ida Mae

Date Made: 1930-1949

A Century of Progress

Creator: Stow, Ida Mae

Location Made: Park Ridge, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 91 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Waldvogel was contacted by a man from California who claimed to have purchased the Ida Stow quilt from Stow's grand-daughter. He purchased the quilt because of its art deco design. In researching quilts at the Chicago World's Fair, he came upon the book Patchwork Souvenirs and contacted the author...

33-29-31

KID: 33-29-31

1930-1949

Teepees to Temple...

Unknown

Date Made: 1930-1949

Teepees to Temples

Creator: Unknown

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 91 inches

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

The current owner of this quilt is not known.

33-29-32

KID: 33-29-32

1930-1949

Morning Glory

Mayer, Mrs. H.

Date Made: 1930-1949

Morning Glory

Creator: Mayer, Mrs. H.

Location Made: Chandler, Oklahoma (OK) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery, Various colored embroidery thread used.

Quilt Size: 66 inches x 86 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Quilt was purchased through an online auction.

33-29-34

KID: 33-29-34

1930-1949

Wheel of Progress...

Chapman, Zada

Date Made: 1930-1949

Wheel of Progress

Creator: Chapman, Zada

Location Made: New Smyrna, Florida (FL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Reverse Applique, Dimensional applique, Other novelty technique, Embroidery, Scripted sayings are "embroidered" with a thin metallic braid that is couched.

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Tied or tufted

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Multiple scrap, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Every inch of the space on the quilt surface is filled with pictorial images, messages, and references to Chicago and its history., Zada Chapman grew up in Fairfield, Illinois. She met her husband Herschel there. They married and moved to a farming community in Big Sandy, Tennessee. They also liv...

33-29-38

KID: 33-29-38

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Leitzel, Edna Beatr...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress (Second Place - Philadelphia)

Creator: Leitzel, Edna Beatrice

Location Made: Hummel's Wharf, Pennsylvania (PA) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to the grand-daughter (the current owner), the quiltmaker made two quilts, almost identical in nature for the contest. The duplicate replaces the word "eight" for "nine" in the message on the original quilt "around the world in less than nine days." , Accordi...

33-29-51

KID: 33-29-51

1930-1949

Garden Bouquet

Bentley, Grace May

Date Made: 1930-1949

Garden Bouquet

Creator: Bentley, Grace May

Location Made: New Haven, Connecticut (CT) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 90 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

This story was excerpted from notes taken by the quilt historian: "Not only was her quilt chronicled at the World's Fair, on its triumphant return to its home state, Connecticut, it was used as a fund raiser for her local church. On November 30, 1933, her local paper stated, "this quilt,...

33-29-57

KID: 33-29-57

1930-1949

Sears Building

Greer, Alice Summer...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Sears Building

Creator: Greer, Alice Summers

Location Made: Sunbright, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: x inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

The family story is that Alice used a drawing of the Sears Pavilion on the cover of the Sears Roebuck catalog that year for her quilt design and the one airplane on her quilt is Charles Lindbergh's "Spirit of St. Louis.", In 1933 at the time of the contest, Alice Greer was the postmaster o...

33-29-60

KID: 33-29-60

1930-1949

Mountain Star

Johnson, Junette

Date Made: 1930-1949

Mountain Star

Creator: Johnson, Junette

Location Made: Wheaton, Minnesota (MN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, This star is an applique pattern--the rays are appliqued. The originial Mountain Mist pattern called for this unusual construction.

Quilt Size: 67 inches x 88 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

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

33-29-78

KID: 33-29-78

1930-1949

Grandmother's Flo...

Maack, Gladys Cecil...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Grandmother's Flower Garden

Creator: Maack, Gladys Cecilia

Location Made: Harvard, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 67 inches x 88 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to the quilt owner, who is the maker's niece, Gladys Maack was born on a dairy farm, worked as a cosmetologist most of her life in Rockford, Illinois.

33-29-79

KID: 33-29-79

1930-1949

From 1833 To 1933...

Leonhard, Emma Mae

Date Made: 1930-1949

From 1833 To 1933

Creator: Leonhard, Emma Mae

Location Made: Virginia, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 75 inches x 84 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Sateen, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Quilt was purchased at an auction by Tom and Marie Foster in 1983 for $5,300 in Jacksonville, Illinois. Other quilts by Leohard were offered for sale at the auction and all brought high prices. The Fosters sold the quilt to Ardis and Robert James who transferred it to the International Quilt S...

33-29-90

KID: 33-29-90

1930-1949

I Pay Tribute to ...

Hengesbach, Regina

Date Made: 1930-1949

I Pay Tribute to My Flag

Creator: Hengesbach, Regina

Location Made: Westphalia, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 74" x 80"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

This quilt was made for the Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair. Regina Hengesbach’s Flag Quilt and Ribbon from the Sear’s Quilt Competition of 1933 When the Sears and Roebuck Company sponsored its “Century of Progress National Quilt Competition” in early 1933, our mother creat...

12-8-6350

KID: 12-8-6350

1930-1949

The Rebenstorff Q...

Rebenstorff, Linda

Date Made: 1930-1949

The Rebenstorff Quilt

Creator: Rebenstorff, Linda

Location Made: Stevens Point, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 96 inches

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Peter Pan (brand) cotton fabric

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

In a Mar 4, 1983 letter to Barbara Brackman, the quiltmaker answered questions about the making of her quilt for the Contest. "Regarding the Historical quilt you inquired about, yes, I still have it. I saw in a newspaper that Sears Roebuck was sponsoring a quilt contest at the World's Fair in...

33-29-7

KID: 33-29-7

1930-1949

Garden Kaleidosco...

Barnfield, Mayme He...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Garden Kaleidoscopes

Creator: Barnfield, Mayme Heltman

Location Made: Woodford, Oklahoma (OK) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 73 inches x 86 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

She had 7 years of art at Greeley Colorado College prior to her marriage. she knew color and design fairly well.

33-29-20

KID: 33-29-20

1930-1949

May Garden

Galbraith, Etelka G...

Date Made: 1930-1949

May Garden

Creator: Galbraith, Etelka Geisler

Location Made: Hinsdale, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 91 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Etelka Galbraith made 55 quilts during her life. This one was made and designed especially for the Sears National Quilt Contest. Here is a note on the back of a photo in her own hand writing: "My May Garden for Century of Progress started in Jan 1933. Had to be in Sears hands May 1st of...

33-29-21

KID: 33-29-21

1930-1949

Colonial Rose

Langley, Mabel

Date Made: 1930-1949

Colonial Rose

Creator: Langley, Mabel

Location Made: Dallas, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 91 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Sateen, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Mabel Langley replied to another prize winner, Mrs. Carpenter, who asked about the pattern Miss Langley used for her quilt. Mrs. Carpenter kept the letter. July 14, 1933 Dallas, Texas Dear Mrs. Carpenter: Thank you kindly for your congratulation. Am sorry your quilt failed to win a prize....

33-29-26

KID: 33-29-26

1930-1949

I Will Quilt

Ortt, Amy

Date Made: 1930-1949

I Will Quilt

Creator: Ortt, Amy

Location Made: Moline, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, This quilt is basically a Postage Stamp style utility quilt made of leftover scraps. The batting is a used blanket.

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 81 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Wool, Conversation Prints, Multiple scrap

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Janette Dwyer of Atkinson, Illinois acquired the quilt for $24 at an estate auction in Cambridge, Illinois in 1995. As reported in Antique Week-Central Edition (April 7, 1997), "She thought at the time the quilt was 'just a scrappy patchwork thing,' but says now the find has changed her life. ...

33-29-33

KID: 33-29-33

1930-1949

All American Star...

Skillestad, Grace E...

Date Made: 1930-1949

All American Star

Creator: Skillestad, Grace Edith

Location Made: Union, Montana (MT) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Embroidery, Painting, Images on the quilt are made with crayon. These include: Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, an eagle with outspread wings, an American Flag, Pres. Roosevelt, the Statue of Liberty, the U.S. Capitol, and Uncle Sam. At the right side is a traced trademark relating to the 1933 World's Fair -- which may have been a handkerchief design.

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 81 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Sateen, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to her grand-daughter, Grace was living in Montana at the time of the contest. Her husband was a rancher and farmer. They had four sons. They lived their later years in Glendive, Montana. "She was a beautiful artist. She did velvet painting, beading, embroidery. She taught 4-H s...

33-29-40

KID: 33-29-40

1930-1949

Flower Garden

Rowbotham, Julia

Date Made: 1930-1949

Flower Garden

Creator: Rowbotham, Julia

Location Made: DeSmeth, South Dakota (SD) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 75 inches x 80 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to the owner, "Julia read about the contest and wanted to enter but could not afford the material. Her daughter ordered the material from a Sears catalogue. Every stitch was her own from piecing to quilting. The quilt was mailed to Sears Roebuck in Minneapolis.", According to ...

33-29-41

KID: 33-29-41

1930-1949

Phoenix Rising

Date Made: 1930-1949

Phoenix Rising

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 72 inches x 92 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

In 1998, the quilt was owned by the America Hurrah Collection. In January 1997, the quilt was in the collection of the Laura Fisher Galleries. , The quilt's fanciful design commemorates the city of Chicago's efforts to overcome the Chicago Fire to become a world class city in 1933. Motifs that sho...

33-29-45

KID: 33-29-45