1930-1949

1933 Century of P...

Date Made: 1930-1949

1933 Century of Progress Exhibition Quilt

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 66 in x 84 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

This quilt was made for entry into the quilt contest held by Sears, Roebuck and Co. at the Sears Pavillion during the 1933 Century of Progress Exhibition in Chicago. Entries were to highlight "a century of progress," as determined by the quilter. Prize money was considerable ($1,000 during...

12-8-6153

KID: 12-8-6153

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

1933 World's Fair...

Collord, Myrtle Lou...

Date Made: 1930-1949

1933 World's Fair Map Quilt

Creator: Collord, Myrtle Louise Black

Location Made: Idaho (ID) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 87" x 71.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Muslin

Project: International Quilt Museum; General Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

36-34-1499

KID: 36-34-1499

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

A Century of Prog...

Maletz, Helen

Date Made: 1930-1949

A Century of Progress - Chicago - Illinois

Creator: Maletz, Helen

Location Made: United States

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

33-29-99

KID: 33-29-99

1930-1949

A Century of Prog...

Horne, Olive M.

Date Made: 1930-1949

A Century of Progress 1833-1933

Creator: Horne, Olive M.

Location Made: Waukon, Minnesota (MN) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 69.5" x 87.5"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Muslin, Solid/plain

Project: International Quilt Museum; General Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

36-34-1497

KID: 36-34-1497

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

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

Album of Inventor...

Unknown

Date Made: 1930-1949

Album of Inventors

Creator: Unknown

Location Made: North Carolina (NC) United States

Contruction: Embroidery, Outline embroidery on all pictures and lettering. Bullion and stem stitches.

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

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.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Sateen, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair; America Quilts 250! History Project

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

American Flower G...

Meyer, Mrs. Henry

Date Made: 1930-1949

American Flower Garden

Creator: Meyer, Mrs. Henry

Location Made: New Leipzig, North Dakota (ND) United States

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

Quilt Size: 81" x 88"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Solid/plain

Project: Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

I am quilt makers' daughter, and granddaughter.

51-148-517

KID: 51-148-517

1930-1949

American Pride

Taylor, Zemma Hayne...

Date Made: 1930-1949

American Pride

Creator: Taylor, Zemma Haynes

Location Made: Farmerville, Louisiana (LA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 86 in x 93.25 in

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting, Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; The Henry Ford Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Zemma Haynes Taylor (1886-1951) was the wife of Farmerville, Louisiana physician Jordan G. Taylor. She made this quilt for the quilt contest sponsored by Sears & Roebuck as part of the 1933 Century of Progress Exposition. Later that year, Taylor sent the quilt to industrialist Henry Ford as a ...

12-8-6096

KID: 12-8-6096

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

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

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

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Floral, Geometric, Solid/plain

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

Transcribed from a letter from Edith's oldest daughter:<br />Autumn Leaves Quilt - Quilt's and Quiltmaker's History<br />My mother (Edith Snyder Tessman) was a yound woman, 24 years old, when she made this quilt (her first!). She was living with her sister in Buffalo, New York where she ...

33-29-25

KID: 33-29-25

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

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

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

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

33-29-70

KID: 33-29-70

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

Calendar

Fordyce, Lillian Sm...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Calendar

Creator: Fordyce, Lillian Smith

Location Made: Probably made in Pennsylvania United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 94" x 86.5"

Fabrics: Cotton, Calico

Project: International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

36-34-718

KID: 36-34-718

1930-1949

Century of Americ...

Sharretts, Minnie W...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of American Progress

Creator: Sharretts, Minnie Walthad

Location Made: Baltimore, Maryland (MD) United States

Contruction: "The quilt shows at the top a modern sky line, includes a dirigible surrounded with gaily colored planes, and scrolls along the side contain names of men Mrs. Sharretts thinks have contributed most to American progress from 1833 to 1933, when the quilt was finished.

Included are the names of the Presidents who were in office at the beginning of the 100 years and at the end - Andrew Jackson and Franklin D. Roosevelt."<sup>1

1</sup>, April 2, 1936.

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

33-29-108

KID: 33-29-108

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Location Made: United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

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

Century of Progre...

Lathouse, Mrs. W.B....

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Creator: Lathouse, Mrs. W.B.

Location Made: Warren, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 66" x 82"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair; Art Institute of Chicago Collection

33-29-102

KID: 33-29-102

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Wise, Samantha Alli...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Creator: Wise, Samantha Allison

Location Made: Knoxville, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 71 inches x 92 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Sateen, Solid/plain

Project: Quilts of Tennessee; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

According to a grand-daughter, the quiltmaker had hired help--two women named Pincie and Nina. They might have worked on the quilt., The quilt design was based on the theme of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair--A Century of Progress. This quiltmaker includes pictorial scenes related to the history of ...

22-18-1831

KID: 22-18-1831

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

Century of Progre...

Maze, Katie Goar

Century of Progress

Creator: Maze, Katie Goar

Location Made: Lincoln, Nebraska (NE) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Embroidery, Each rectangle is embroidered in a star-type pattern, two stars to each rectangle.

Quilt Size: 57" x 44"

Fabrics: Wool, Solid/plain

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

33-29-98

KID: 33-29-98

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

Century of Progre...

Hansen, Anna

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Creator: Hansen, Anna

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Embroidery is designed to bring out the detail features of the airplane and dirigible as well as the architectural details of the Sears Pavilion Building. There are also tiny colorful flowers embroidered at lower portion of the pavilion design.

Quilt Size: 72 inches x 84 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

According to 1980s interview, the owner said Mr. Hansen designed the quilt.

33-29-83

KID: 33-29-83

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Hurless, Dora

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Creator: Hurless, Dora

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery and decorative patches of flowers, cattails, swans and frogs. In center embroidery of Century of Progress symbols.

Quilt Size: 80" x 88"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

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

33-29-104

KID: 33-29-104

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Poetz, Marie Svec

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Creator: Poetz, Marie Svec

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Above the Century of Progress is a rendition of the world's fair logo--a spinning Earth. If you look closely, you can see where the quilter has embroidered a Star Arcturus and its rays landing on the Chicago site of the world's fair. The Star Arcturus was used as a symbol linking the city's previous world's fair in 1893 with the 1933 fair forty years later. Apparently, the light rays travelling at the speed of light coming from Arturus would take 40 years (the same length of time since the previous fair) to reach the 1933 event.

Quilt Size: 66 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

Quilt owner Norma Darling purchased the quilt in April 1978. She was born in 1933 and collects items from the Chicago World's Fair and, as she said, "this quilt is one of a kind. And I am very proud to own it. The quilt was made by Marie Poetz. The design ofthe quilt is unusual. It depicts...

33-29-10

KID: 33-29-10

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Wilkie, Sue

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress

Creator: Wilkie, Sue

Location Made: Shreveport, Louisiana (LA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 75" x 85"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Solid/plain

Project: Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Sue is a retired music professor. She taught music, music history and directed operas. She was a singer and sang many operas.

51-148-562

KID: 51-148-562

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

Century of Progre...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress Kit Quilt

Location Made: Oklahoma (OK) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 77" x 87"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

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

33-29-107

KID: 33-29-107

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress Kit Quilt

Location Made: Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 74 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; American Folk Art Museum Collection

Quilt was donated by Shelly Zegart in 1995., Compare this quilt to <a href="https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=33-29-46" target="_blank">#066</a> and <a href="https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=33-29-61" target="_blank&q...

33-29-59

KID: 33-29-59

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Tussing, Cora

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress Kit Quilt

Creator: Tussing, Cora

Location Made: Cleveland, Ohio (OH) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

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

In an oral interview with Roger Tussing (age 90 in 1998) whose name is embroidered on the quilt, he related how his mother and father travelled to the Fair in the summer of 1933. She was particularly interested in seeing the quilts on display. He did not go with them. "When they returned she...

33-29-46

KID: 33-29-46

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress Kit Quilt

Location Made: Oklahoma (OK) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 85" x 96 1/4"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair; Courtesy of the The Autry Museum of the American West Collection

33-29-103

KID: 33-29-103

1930-1949

Century of Progre...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress 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; America Quilts 250! History Project

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

Century of Progre...

Clark, Sophie Schoe...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Century of Progress World's Fair Special

Creator: Clark, Sophie Schoenike Krueger

Location Made: Birnamwood, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 68 in. x 89 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Sateen, Solid/plain

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

Mr. Krueger was a logger, he lived in Shawano. They worked alongside the Indians, logging. Sophie was a midwife, had 5 children. She was very proud her son (Harry?) graduated from college and was a teacher at Horace Mann Jr. High School, Wausau. She loved to braid, make fringe, and quilt. She wa...

15-11-1938

KID: 15-11-1938

1930-1949

Chicago Fair

Stenge, Bertha

Date Made: 1930-1949

Chicago Fair

Creator: Stenge, Bertha

Location Made: United States

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 76 inches

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

33-29-30

KID: 33-29-30

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

Colonial Rose

Langley, Mabel

Date Made: 1930-1949

Colonial Rose

Creator: Langley, Mabel

Location Made: Dallas, Texas (TX) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

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

Commemorative

Unknown

Date Made: 1930-1949

Commemorative

Creator: Unknown

Location Made: United States

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

The only record of this quilt is a b/w photo taken by Sears Roebuck & Co. probably at the time of the 1934 exhibit at the Sears Pavilion.

33-29-49

KID: 33-29-49

1930-1949

Cornucopia

Mueller, Marie

Date Made: 1930-1949

Cornucopia

Creator: Mueller, Marie

Location Made: Garnavillo, Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 95" x 85"

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Muslin

Project: International Quilt Museum Collection; Ardis and Robert James Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

36-34-203

KID: 36-34-203

1930-1949

Couples of Many N...

Teska, Mary

Date Made: 1930-1949

Couples of Many Nations

Creator: Teska, Mary

Location Made: Grand Haven, Michigan (MI) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, Each of the appliqued squares shows the costumes of a man and woman in the average dress of their country.

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

33-29-105

KID: 33-29-105

1930-1949

Crown of Thorns

Porter, Lelia Rawls...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Crown of Thorns

Creator: Porter, Lelia Rawls

Location Made: Hollins, Alabama (AL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 79 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair; Birmingham Museum of Art Collection

In 1985, the quilt was purchased by the Birmingham Museum of Art with funds from the Fashion Group, Inc. in memory of Mary S. Faust., Per an interview with Marguerite Fulbright, the quiltmaker's daughter, she remembered "We had the pattern, but it got lost in the move. She belonged to a club. ...

33-29-15

KID: 33-29-15

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

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

Double Trellis

Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1930-1949

Double Trellis

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Oddly, piecing was not used as a construction technique to make this quilt. Even though the red and green triangles, arranged on strips LOOK like piecing, they are in fact appliqued.

Quilt Size: 72 inches x 91 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

When Elsie Krueger gave this quilt to Susan she explained that her mother had in fact not wanted it kept. At that point, during Gasperik's final illness, Elsie was distributing some of her mother's best quilts, so it is not surprising that Gasperik did not wish this one to be considered a gift. It...

18-14-19

KID: 18-14-19

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

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk

Project: Merikay Waldvogel Legacy Project; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair; America Quilts 250! History Project

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

Feathered Star

Hughes, Isabel

Date Made: 1930-1949

Feathered Star

Creator: Hughes, Isabel

Location Made: Linn Grove, Iowa (IA) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

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

33-29-58

KID: 33-29-58

1930-1949

Flags of All Nati...

Heller, Hattie

Date Made: 1930-1949

Flags of All Nations

Creator: Heller, Hattie

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Machine Piecing, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 87" x 94"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Silk, Satin

Project: International Quilt Museum; General Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

36-34-1498

KID: 36-34-1498

1930-1949

Floral Bouquet

Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1930-1949

Floral Bouquet

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 88 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

This Wurzburg kit <em>Formal Garden</em> No. 3555 was advertised: "This pattern has taken first prize in several National Contests." Perhaps that is why Mary Gasperik wanted to try her hand at this particular quilt pattern. It was also Wurzburg's most popular kit [see Michi...

18-14-41

KID: 18-14-41

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; Chicago History Museum Collection

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

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

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

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

Friendship Ring

Hammond, Mabel

Date Made: 1930-1949

Friendship Ring

Creator: Hammond, Mabel

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

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

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; International Quilt Museum

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

Gambler's Rest

Purviance, Alice

Date Made: 1930-1949

Gambler's Rest

Creator: Purviance, Alice

Location Made: St. Louis, Missouri (MO) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 77" x 104.25"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Muslin, Solid/plain

Project: International Quilt Museum; General Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

36-34-1501

KID: 36-34-1501

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

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

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

Grandmother's Fan...

Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1930-1949

Grandmother's Fan

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 64 inches x 89 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection; Sears Quilt Contest 1933 Chicago World's Fair

<em>Grandmother's Fan</em> is one of two quilts which Gasperik gave to her daughter Elsie early enough that the girls remember it being on their parents' bed. The other Gasperik quilt which Elsie liked to use on her bed was <em>Double Feather Star</em> (<a href="http...

18-14-23

KID: 18-14-23

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

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