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Piecing Quilts

December 16, 1934

Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum; Susan Salser

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A magazine section for young people.

The Young Writers Club
Piecing Quilts
Drawn by Dorothy Lepine, 77 years old.

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.

Legacy
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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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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Museum
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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Collection
Detroit News Quilt History Project

Salser, Susan

Detroit News Quilt History Project

Salser, Susan

April; 2004

With its Quilt Club Corner column, association of registered members, sponsorship of an annual quilt show, and underwriting of a quilting program on WWJ-radio, The Detroit News played a major role in quilting in the 1930s.

Collection

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Essay
Mary Gasperik and the Detroit...

Salser, Susan

Mary Gasperik and the Detroit News "Quilt Club Corner"

Salser, Susan

May; 12; 2005

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