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Nancy Page Quilt Club - Alphabet 23

March 16, 1930

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum

Detroit, Michigan, United States

"Block Twenty-three in Alphabet Quilt," W for Windmill, The Detroit Free Press, March 16, 1930.

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Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project

East Lansing; Michigan; United States

The Michigan State University Museum has a collection of over 1000 quilts.

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12-51-2
Collection
Florence LaGanke Harris, aka Nancy Pag...

Waldvogel, Merikay

Florence LaGanke Harris, aka Nancy Page

Waldvogel, Merikay

Collection

12-91-838

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12-91-838

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1930-1949
Original Alphabet...
Moe, Emma Thompson

Date Made: 1930-1949

Original Alphabet Crib Quilt

Creator: Moe, Emma Thompson

Quilt Size: 34.25 x 49

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Satin, Print, plain weave

Project: Massachusetts Quilt Documentation Project, MassQuilts

KID: 11-37-3526

11-37-3526
1930-1949
Alphabet Quilt
Clarke, Bozena Vilh...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Alphabet Quilt

Creator: Clarke, Bozena Vilhemina

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 76" x 96"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Fabric scraps not suitable for quilting were used to make rugs. Mother-in-law Bozena Clarke's old frame was set up in the attic. Quilts were quilted there in the spring, when it wasn't too hot or too cold for the space. One spring Harriet remembers her mother and her grandmother Arnold set up the fr...

KID: 12-8-8062

12-8-8062
1930-1949
Alphabet Quilt
Clarke, Bozena Vilh...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Alphabet Quilt

Creator: Clarke, Bozena Vilhemina

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 68" x 110"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection

Fabric scraps not suitable for quilting were used to make rugs. Mother-in-law Bozena Clarke's old frame was set up in the attic. Quilts were quilted there in the spring, when it wasn't too hot or too cold for the space. One spring Harriet remembers her mother and her grandmother Arnold set up the fr...

KID: 12-8-8063

12-8-8063
1928
Alphabet Quilt
Lamson, Mrs.

Date Made: 1928

Alphabet Quilt

Creator: Lamson, Mrs.

Location Made: Ohio (OH)

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 54" x 83"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-8096

12-8-8096
c1930
Alphabet quilt
Johnson, Julia

Date Made: c1930

Alphabet quilt

Creator: Johnson, Julia

Location Made: Detroit, Michigan (MI)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Open/Dimensional work

Quilt Size: 40" x 58"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

The materials were chosen carefully. The orange in the O block is seersucker to create a rough feel and is orange in color. The umbrella in the U block has French knots for raindrops. The tree in the T block has green leaves and yellow flowers on the fabric. Each block has applique upon applique ie:...

KID: 12-8-4727

12-8-4727
1931
Alphabet Applique...
McDougal, Anastasia...

Date Made: 1931

Alphabet Applique

Creator: McDougal, Anastasia

Location Made: Niles, Michigan (MI)

Quilt Size: 63" x 68"

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-2568

12-8-2568
Pictured alphabet...

Pictured alphabet quilt

Location Made: Michigan (MI) United States

Project: Michigan Quilt Project

KID: 12-8-8571

12-8-8571
04-1999
Alphabet Quilt
Wolfe, Marion

Date Made: 04-1999

Alphabet Quilt

Creator: Wolfe, Marion

Location Made: Whitefish Bay, Wisconsin (WI) United States

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

Quilt Size: 36 in. x 47 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Multiple scrap, Print, Solid/plain, Other, 1930s reproduction fabrics

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

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 det...

KID: 15-11-1143

15-11-1143
2018
Alphabet Quilt
Destefanis, Rose D....

Date Made: 2018

Alphabet Quilt

Creator: Destefanis, Rose D. Megna

Location Made: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 45 in. x 80 in.

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Floral, Plaid, Print, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

Quilt top was made by the owner's mother c. 1935 and used by the owner. She later had the top repaired and made into a finished quilt in 2018., The owner added: "My mother, Rose Megnan Destafanis, could knit, crochet and do many other crafts. She would see something and try it on her own wit...

KID: 15-11-2527

15-11-2527
Alphabet Blocks
Stein, Minnie

Alphabet Blocks

Creator: Stein, Minnie

Location Made: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WI) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 38.50 in. x 56 in.

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

This Alphabet Quilt, an original design by the maker, was made in 1932 for the maker's first born child and owner of the quilt. The quiltmaker was 32 years old when the quilt was made.

KID: 15-11-2313

15-11-2313
1930-1949
Alphabet Quilt
DeStefanis, Rose Me...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Alphabet Quilt

Creator: DeStefanis, Rose Megna

Location Made: Milwaukee, Wisconsin (WI) United States

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

Quilt Size: 45 in. x 76.50 in.

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Checked, Dotted, Floral, Novelty, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Wisconsin Quilt History Project

"She loved to try new things and loved to make things for family."

KID: 15-11-1773

15-11-1773
1950-1975
alphabet quilt
Knudson, Viola

Date Made: 1950-1975

alphabet quilt

Creator: Knudson, Viola

Location Made: Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN) United States

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

Quilt Size: 84 x 59

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

KID: 19-15-1674

19-15-1674
1930-1949
ABC Quilt
Anderson, Nancy Eli...

Date Made: 1930-1949

ABC Quilt

Creator: Anderson, Nancy Elizabeth Gist

Location Made: Sparta, Tennessee (TN) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 41.5 x 55

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Multiple Scrap

Project: Quilts of Tennessee

KID: 22-18-1986

22-18-1986
1930
The Alphabet Quil...
Scheer, Olga

Date Made: 1930

The Alphabet Quilt

Creator: Scheer, Olga

Location Made: Tennessee (TN)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 59.25 inches x 78 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Dotted, Floral, Geometric, Solid/plain, Muslin

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

KID: 38-36-953

38-36-953
1929 when quiltmake...
ABC quilt
Pressly, Margaret

Date Made: 1929 when quiltmaker was 54 years old.

ABC quilt

Creator: Pressly, Margaret

Location Made: Omaha, Nebraska (NE) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Whip stitch, running, backstitch-outline, buttonhole, French knot. Used to embellish applique and write ABC letters, running, backstitch-oputline, buttonhole, French knot.

Quilt Size: 48" x 50"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Checked, Dotted, Floral, Geometric, Solid/plain, Striped, Muslin weight

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

KID: 38-36-2475

38-36-2475
Alphabet Quilt
Macklenberg, Anne

Alphabet Quilt

Creator: Macklenberg, Anne

Location Made: Minneapolis, Minnesota (MN) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Hemstitched. Chain stitch. Letters embroidered.

Quilt Size: 45" x 63"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Glazed, Checked, Dotted, Floral, Solid/plain, Striped

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Quilt Project 1987-1989

KID: 38-36-2400

38-36-2400
1930-1949
Alphabet quilt
Humphry, Martha Pen...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Alphabet quilt

Creator: Humphry, Martha Pennington; Graham, Laura Humphry; Galloway, Violet Graham

Location Made: Centerville, Iowa (IA) United States

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

Quilt Size: 39.25" x 56"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain, Floral, Dotted, Checked, Plaid, Striped, Muslin weight. Alpahbelt baby quilt; applique animals, birds, toys; different each block. White cotton thread was used in the construction of the top. There are 12 stitches per inch in the piecing.

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Heritage Quilt Study Group of Sharlot Hall Museum, Prescott, Arizona

The quiltmaker also lived in Iowa.

KID: 38-36-4726

38-36-4726
1930-1949
Applique Sampler ...
Marcel Moser

Date Made: 1930-1949

Applique Sampler Alphabet

Creator: Marcel Moser

Location Made: Iowa (IA)

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Blanket, buttonhole, or other decorative applique stitch, Hand Applique, Other applique, Embroidery, There is needle turn embroidery at the edge.

Quilt Size: 67.25 inches x 83.5 inches

Quilting Techniques: Machine quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Checked, Feedsack, Floral, Geometric, Multiple scrap, Plaid, Striped, Other, Silk, cotton, velveteen, rayon, homespun fabrics were used

Project: Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; Arizona Historical Society-Sanguinetti House Museum- Rio Colorado Division

KID: 38-36-3198

38-36-3198
1930-1949
App. Alphabet Bab...
Huffman, Ann Skilli...

Date Made: 1930-1949

App. Alphabet Baby Quilt

Creator: Huffman, Ann Skilling

Location Made: Garrett, Indiana (IN)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Whip and blind stitch, novelty, yellow embroidered outline stitch

Quilt Size: 41.5" x 56"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Floral, Muslin weight

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

KID: 39-40-1942

39-40-1942
1930-1949
Baby Quilt
Barnes, Helen Morto...

Date Made: 1930-1949

Baby Quilt

Creator: Barnes, Helen Morton

Location Made: Hammond, Indiana (IN) United States

Project: Indiana Quilt Registry Project

KID: 39-40-1220

39-40-1220
c. 1931
Alphabet - Nancy ...
DeVolve, Alma Eliza...

Date Made: c. 1931

Alphabet - Nancy Page

Creator: DeVolve, Alma Elizabeth Loder; Loder, Emma Strnad; Donovan, Esther Loder

Location Made: Indiana (IN) United States

Contruction: Machine Piecing, Hand Applique, Embroidery, Needle turn applique by hand. Hand embroidery.

Quilt Size: 66-1/2" x 87-1/2"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Muslin, Checked, Dotted, Floral, Geometric, Print, Striped

Project: Oregon Quilt Project

Quilt was found in mother's trunk.

KID: 40-38-439

40-38-439
c. 1930
Alphabet Quilt
Cooper, Lila G.

Date Made: c. 1930

Alphabet Quilt

Creator: Cooper, Lila G.

Location Made: Indiana (IN)

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 65" x 87"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Solid/plain

Project: New York Quilt Project

KID: 49-142-2484

49-142-2484
1930-1949
Alphabet Quilt

Date Made: 1930-1949

Alphabet Quilt

Location Made: Indiana (IN)

Contruction: Embroidery, Applique and piecing by hand and machine. Motifs are buttonhole stitched.

Quilt Size: 47.25" x 66.25"

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Novelty, Print, Solid/plain, Twill and plain, weave fabrics.

Project: New Hampshire Quilt Documentation Project, Phase II

KID: 56-165-117

56-165-117