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15-11-1143

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Who documented this quilt?

Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Wisconsin Quilt History Project Number:

A482

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner; Relative of quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

08-11-2008

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Interviewer:

Sylvia Adair

Where was the quilt documentation day held?

Marion Wolfe residence, Lake Drive, Whitefish Bay, WI

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Alphabet Quilt

How wide is the quilt?

36 in.

How long is the quilt?

47 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt finished?

04-1999

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Subject of the quilt:

alphabet

Number of quilt blocks:

24

Size of quilt blocks:

6 in. x 6 in.

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by pieced pattern sashing

Sashing width:

1 in.

Number of borders:

3

Describe the borders:

1 in. blue 1 in. white tone on tone 1 in. blue with 9 patch blocks in corners

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Multiple scrap; Print; Solid/plain; Other

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

1930s reproduction fabrics

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing; Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch; Hand Applique

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

Blue or Navy

Describe the back:

Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Hand sewn; Machine sewn

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton or polyester blend

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

7

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch; Single parallel lines

Quilt top made by:

Wolfe, Marion

Quilted by:

Wolfe, Marion

Where the quilt was made, city:

Whitefish Bay

Where the quilt was made, county:

Milwaukee

Where the quilt was made, state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Commercial/Published source: Newspaper

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Alphabet Quilt or ABC Quilt, by Nancy Page (pseudonym for Florence LaGanke Harris)

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

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

Note pinned to quilt reads: Alphabet Quilt 1999 Made by Marion Wolfe During the 1930s the Milwaukee Journal featured this alphabet quilt pattern by designer Florence LaGanke, with a different letter being printed weekly in the Shopping News section. The fabrics and block settings were to be determined by the quilt maker. A quilt made from these patterns by Carola Witte Strehlow is featured in the Wisconsin Quilt History Project's Book--Wisconsin Quilts, Stories in the Stitches. Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts board member Marion Wolfe hand pieced and hand appliqued this quilt using reproduction 1920s and 1930s fabrics.

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

Milwaukee Journal/Sentinel obituary and other articles.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Hayner

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

05-07-1925

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11-10-2007

Quiltmaker's educational background:

college

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

homemaker, substitute teacher, volunteer at Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Quiltmaker's county:

Milwaukee

Quiltmaker's city:

Whitefish Bay

Quiltmaker's state:

Wisconsin (WI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Hayner, Joseph H.

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Hayner, Marion McLeod Coward

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Business owner, Cera-Mite Corp.

Number of children:

4

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

3

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

North Shore Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Fox Point, Wisconsin

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Marion was a founding member of the Wisconsin Quilt History Project, served as its president and was an avid promoter of local philanthropic interests, primarily in Wisconsin.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Wisconsin Museum of Quilts & Fiber Arts

Cite this Quilt

Wolfe, Mario. Alphabet Quilt. 04-1999. From Wisconsin Quilt History Project, Wisconsin Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=15-11-1143. Accessed: 04/19/24

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