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Indiana Wreath

1937

Gaperik Private Collection

United States

The cover of the Indiana Wreath pattern published by McCall's in 1937-1938.

No. 524. The gorgeous Indiana Wreath quilt.

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Gasperik Legacy Project, Mary

Gasperik Legacy Project, Mary

Chicago; Illinois; United States

The Mary Gasperik Quilts consist of 80+ quilts made in Chicago at the height of the quilt revival of the 1930s and 40s. Nearly all quilts are still owned by her descendants who generously supported this online project spearheaded by grand-daughter Susan Salser.

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Quiltmaker
Gasperik, Mary
Mary Gasperik Legacy Project

Gasperik, Mary

Mary Gasperik Legacy Project

Chicago; Illinois; United States

Mary Gasperik made more than 80 quilts while living in Chicago at the height of the quilt revival of the 1930s and 40s.

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1938-1945
Indiana Wreath
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1938-1945

Indiana Wreath

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, Other embellishment technique, extra layer of batting pads the applique grapes

Quilt Size: 73 inches x 99 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

McCall probably obtained its pattern #524 Indiana Wreath from a quilt businesswoman named Cecilia Knapp of Monroe Michigan. The Winter 1937-38 issue of McCall's Needlework Magazine on pages 26-27 in an article titled "Cott...

KID: 18-14-36

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1938-1945
Indiana Wreath
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1938-1945

Indiana Wreath

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, Other embellishment technique, extra layer of batting pads the applique grapes

Quilt Size: 74 inches x 94 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

Judging by the pp 26-27 presentation of the McCall <a href="https://quiltindex.org//view/?type=publications&kid=18-121-111" target="_blank">Indiana Wreath</a> No. 524 pattern in the Winter 1937-38 issue of McCall's Needlework</e...

KID: 18-14-37

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1938-1945
Indiana Wreath
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1938-1945

Indiana Wreath

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, Other embellishment technique, extra batting under appliqued grapes

Quilt Size: 80 inches x 102 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

Susan Salser has the note, dated December 20, 1968 and saved by her mother, which she sent to her grandmother thanking her for "your dotted grape wedding present quilt".

KID: 18-14-38

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1940s
Indiana Wreath
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1940s

Indiana Wreath

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, Other embellishment technique, extra layer of batting pads the applique grapes

Quilt Size: 80 inches x 101 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

The interesting thing about the four Indiana Wreath quilts is that they show more experimentation with quilting design than experimentation with applique pattern. It is the selection of fabrics, and the quiltING patterns which distinguish these four quilts which look, at first...

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