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Wholecloth Baby Quilt; Pink Satin Wholecloth (Linda); Satin Whole Cloth
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QUILT INDEX RECORD
18-14-82
DESCRIPTION:
This wholecloth quilt, one of five by Gasperik, was made in 1937-38 for the birth of a grand-daughter who still treasures it today. See also #007, #042, #078 and #079.
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Mary Gasperik Legacy Project
Who documented this quilt?
Mary Gasperik Private Collection
CONTRIBUTING INSTITUTIONAL INVENTORY CONTROL NUMBERS: Enter the main control number for this item you are entering.
027
TYPE OF QUILT OBJECT: Choose the best description for the quilt being documented.
Finished quilt
QUILT'S TITLE, IF IT HAS ONE: Many quilts have no title, but contemporary quilters often give a name to their quilts.
Wholecloth Baby Quilt
OWNER'S NAME FOR QUILT'S PATTERN: Enter the name given to the quilt by the owner. This can be the name the family used to refer to the quilt as it passed through different generations, e.g. "Aunt Susie's quilt" or a pattern name that the owner used.
Pink Satin Wholecloth (Linda)
ALTERNATE NAME(S) FOR QUILT'S PATTERN IN COMMON USE: This is the name of the quilt pattern that it is commonly used among quilt makers and historians. It may be different in different regions of the country.
Satin Whole Cloth
OVERALL WIDTH: Enter how wide the quilt is.
34 inches
OVERALL LENGTH: Enter how long the quilt is.
51 inches
SHAPE OF EDGE: Choose the best description for the edges of the quilt.
Straight
SHAPE OF CORNERS: Choose the best description for the corners of the quilt.
Straight
PREDOMINANT COLOR(S): Enter all colors that are found in the quilt.
Pink
OVERALL CONDITION: Choose the best description for the quilt being documented.
Excellent/like new
TIME PERIOD: Choose the time frame that best describes when the quilt was made. The date does not have to appear on the quilt to enter it in this field. This can be your best guess based on family stories or your own knowledge of quilts.
1930-1949
DATE FINISHED: Enter the date the quilt was finished.
1937-1938
FAMILY/OWNER'S DATE FOR QUILT: If there are family stories that indicate a date when the quilt was made, enter that date.
1937-1938
OTHER DATE ESTIMATION BY WHOM: Enter the name and/or title of the person who estimated the quilt's date for field 23d.
Merikay Waldvogel
FURTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING DATE(S): If you know anything else about the date the quilt was made, please tell the story.
Quilt made for grand-daughter born in January 1938.
LAYOUT FORMAT: Choose the best description for the layout (or set) of the quilt.
Medallion or framed center
NUMBER OF BORDERS: Borders are the strips of fabric that are added after the blocks (and sashings) are put together. They appear on the outside edges of the quilt. Quilts often have multiple borders. Enter the number of borders on the quilt.
None
FABRIC TYPES USED IN QUILT TOP: Choose all the types of fabric that are used to make the quilt top.
Satin
FABRIC PATTERNS, STYLES, MOTIFS, OR PRINT CATEGORIES USED IN QUILT TOP: Choose all the types of prints that are used to make the quilt top.
Solid/plain
FABRIC FIBER TYPES USED IN QUILT BACK: Choose the fiber type used to make the quilt back.
Satin/Sateen
COLOR OF BACKING: Enter all colors that are found in the quilt backing.
Pink
DESCRIPTION OF BACK: Choose the best description for the back of the quilt.
Solid/plain
QUILTING TECHNIQUES USED: Choose the technique that best describes the way the quilt layers are held together.
Hand quilting
QUILTING DESIGNS USED: MOTIFS/OVERALL PATTERNS: Choose the overall quilt design found on the quilt top.
Grid diamond
QUILTING DESIGNS USED: DECORATIVE PATTERNS: Choose the decorative quilt design found on the quilt top.
Feathering; Wreaths
QUILTING DESIGNS USED: BACKGROUND FILL PATTERNS: Choose the background quilt design found on the quilt top.
Grid/crosshatch
PLEASE DESCRIBE OTHER QUILTING DESIGNS USED: Describe any other quilting designs that appear on the quilt.
The pattern used for the large quilted wreath will be identifiable by the unusual way the rows of feathering meet in the center top and center bottom.
ANY OTHER FEATURES OR NOTES ABOUT THE QUILT'S APPEARANCE, MATERIALS, OR CONSTRUCTION: Describe anything about the physical appearance of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field.
Gasperik uses the blank canvas of this wholecloth quilt to exhibit her quilting expertise. An oval feathered wreath fills the center. Smaller circular wreaths are in each corner.
QUILT TOP MADE BY: Enter the name of the person(s) who made the quilt top.
Gasperik, Mary
QUILTED BY: Enter the name of the person(s) who quilted the top.
Gasperik, Mary
CITY: Enter the name of the city where the quilt was made.
Chicago
COUNTY: Enter the name of the county where the quilt was made.
Cook County
STATE: Enter the name of the state where the quilt was made.
Illinois (IL)
COUNTRY: Enter the name of the country where the quilt was made.
United States
HOW WAS QUILT ACQUIRED BY OWNER: Choose the best description for how the owner acquired the quilt.
Gift
DETAILS ON HOW THE QUILT WAS ACQUIRED:
Quilt given to owner at time of her birth.
QUILTMAKER'S REASONS FOR MAKING THE QUILT: If the quilt was made for a specific purpose, choose the reason from the list.
Baby or crib
QUILT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO BE USED AS: Choose how the quilt was originally used.
Bedding, special occasion
QUILT IS PRESENTLY USED AS: Choose how the quilt is being used by the present owner.
Keepsake/memento
OTHER PRESENT USE(S) OF QUILT: If you chose Other, please explain the quilt's present use.
Mary's grandchildren regard her quilts as a unique collection to be preserved and appreciated.
SOURCE OF QUILT'S MATERIALS: Choose how the quilt maker acquired the fabric for this quilt.
Purchased new
QUILT TOP PATTERN SOURCE: Choose where the quilt maker found the pattern for this quilt.
Unknown
ANY ADDITIONAL NOTES OR STORIES ABOUT THE QUILT'S DESIGN OR MATERIALS SOURCE: Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field.
Pattern source is not known. Comparison to McCall Kaumagraph patterns as well as to Eleanor Beard and Wilkinson Sister quilt designs might be informative.
EXHIBITIONS: List all known exhibits where this quilt has been displayed.
The Quilts of Mary Gasperik, Ravenswood Historic Site, Livermore, CA, March 14-15, 1992.
OTHER RELATED ITEMS: List other materials that exist about this quilt like oral histories, wills, diaries, or patterns.
Linda MacLachlan has the original white percale cover for her quilt. It is eyelet trimmed and has a central cut-out in the shape of the middle medallion.
AVAILABLE SOURCES FOR QUILTMAKER: List other source materials about this quiltmaker such as photos, oral histories, book or newspaper publications, fame for some other reason or event.
Merikay Waldvogel and Barbara Brackman. Patchwork Souvenirs of the 1933 Chicago World's Fair, (Nashville, TN: Rutledge Hill Press, 1993)102-103.
Merikay Waldvogel "One American Dream Comes True", Quilters Newsletter Magazine, March 2008, 46-49.
OWNERSHIP OF THIS QUILT IS:
Private
NAME OF QUILT OWNER:
Linda Krueger MacLachlan
QUILT OWNER'S COUNTRY:
United States
AUTHOR/INTERVIEWEE'S RELATION TO THE QUILT:
Author/researcher; Blood relative of quiltmaker
OTHER RELATIONSHIP TO SOURCE: If you chose Other, for the relationship to the source, describe the relationship here.
Grand-daughter
OTHER INFORMATION ON SOURCE PERSON TO QUILT:
Grand-daughter Susan Salser began this research effort in 1991, after she and her two sisters divided up the quilts which belonged to their mother (Elsie Gasperik Krueger) who died in 1988. Her ongoing research has been fruitful and interesting.
QUILTMAKER'S MAIDEN NAME:
Mihalovits, Maria
QUILTMAKER'S GENDER:
Female
QUILTMAKER'S BIRTH DATE:
01/25/1888
DEATH DATE OF THE QUILTMAKER, IF APPLICABLE:
05/25/1969
QUILTMAKER'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND:
Hungarian
QUILTMAKER'S EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:
Elementary School
QUILTMAKER'S COUNTRY OF BIRTH:
Hungary
IN WHICH KIND OF ENVIRONMENT DID THE QUILTMAKER GROW UP?
Rural
CITY WHERE THE QUILTMAKER LIVES/LIVED:
Chicago
COUNTY WHERE THE QUILTMAKER LIVES/LIVED:
Cook
STATE WHERE THE QUILTMAKER LIVES/LIVED:
Illinois (IL)
COUNTRY WHERE THE QUILTMAKER LIVES/LIVED:
United States
QUILTMAKER'S FATHER'S NAME:
Mihalovits, Istvan
FATHER'S BIRTHPLACE:
Hungary
FATHER'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND:
Hungarian
QUILTMAKER'S MOTHER'S NAME:
Mihalovits, Vidoszava
MOTHER'S BIRTHPLACE:
Hungary
MOTHER'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND:
Hungarian
SPOUSE'S ETHNIC BACKGROUND:
Hungarian
SPOUSE'S OCCUPATION:
Milk Dealer/Grocery Store Owner/Butcher
NUMBER OF CHILDREN:
3
NUMBER OF FEMALE CHILDREN:
1 (Elsie 1909-1988)
NUMBER OF MALE CHILDREN:
2 (Elmer and Stephen)
HOW DID THE QUILTMAKER LEARN TO QUILT?
From guild or club member; Self-Taught
WHEN DID THE QUILTMAKER LEARN TO QUILT?
Age 40-49
WHY DOES/DID THE QUILTMAKER QUILT:
Pleasure; Other
OTHER, WHY THE QUILTMAKER QUILTS:
Mary Gasperik made quilts because it was her life passion and greatest talent. As opportunities arose, she entered contests and exhibited them publicly. She also made special quilts for her family.
NAME OF QUILTING GROUP: If the quilt maker belonged to a group, enter the name of the group.
Tuley Park Quilt Club and Detroit News Quilt Club
LOCATION OF GROUP:
Southside Chicago and Detroit MI
SPECIALIZED ACTIVITIES/EVENTS OF QUILTING GROUP: Enter activities the group participated in.
Chicago group met to quilt and held periodic quilt shows; Detroit group held national exhibits and contests.
ESTIMATED NUMBER OF QUILTS MADE BY THIS QUILTER:
more than 50
DID THE QUILTMAKER SELL QUILTS?
no
DOES/DID QUILTMAKER TEACH QUILTING: Is the quilt maker also a quilt teacher?
no
PHOTO CREDIT:
Don Gonzalez
ACCESS AND COPYRIGHT IS:
Restricted
HOLDER OF COPYRIGHT:
Susan Salser
Details
Cite this Quilt
Gasperik, Mar. Wholecloth Baby Quilt. 1937-1938. From Mary Gasperik Legacy Project, Mary Gasperik Private Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=18-14-82. Accessed: 05/20/22
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Gasperik, Mary Quiltmaker
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1930-1949
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