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Gasperik 01: Masterpiece Quilts

As Mary Gasperik matured as a quiltmaker, her creativity with the tools, techniques and patterns of quiltmaking grew. These three quilts marry remarkable needlework expertise with fluid innovation in patterns, colors and arrangements to produce original masterpiece works.

Hungarian Harvest

Road to Recovery

Colonial Quilting Bee

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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Mary Gasperik (1888-1969): Her Lif...

Waldvogel, Merikay

Mary Gasperik (1888-1969): Her Life and Her Quilts

Waldvogel, Merikay

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American Quilts Empowered Immigrant Wo...

Salser, Susan

American Quilts Empowered Immigrant Women

Salser, Susan

2011

Quiltmaking could be an empowering form of self-expression for immigrants to the United States at the turn of the 20th Century, as in this case study of Hungarian-born Chicago quilter, Mary Mihalovits Gasperik, written by her grand-daughter, researcher Susan Salser.

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Mary Gasperik and the Tuley Park Quilt...

Waldvogel, Merikay

Mary Gasperik and the Tuley Park Quilting Club

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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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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Mary Gasperik and The Illinois State F...

Salser, Susan

Mary Gasperik and The Illinois State Fair

Salser, Susan

July; 8; 2021

Mary participated in the Illinois State Fair from 1940-1966 winning over 40 ribbons.

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Gasperik 02: Antique Quilt Design Sour...

Waldvogel, Merikay

Gasperik 02: Antique Quilt Design Sources

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 03: 1930s Quilt Pattern Sourc...

Waldvogel, Merikay

Gasperik 03: 1930s Quilt Pattern Sources

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 04: Kit Quilts

Waldvogel, Merikay

Gasperik 04: Kit Quilts

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 05: Gifts for Children

Waldvogel, Merikay

Gasperik 05: Gifts for Children

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 06: Gifts for Weddings & ...

Waldvogel, Merikay

Gasperik 06: Gifts for Weddings & Anniversaries

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 07: Appliquéd Blo...

Waldvogel, Merikay

Gasperik 07: Appliquéd Blocks

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 08: Mystery Quilts - Unidenti...

Waldvogel, Merikay

Gasperik 08: Mystery Quilts - Unidentified Patterns and Kits

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 09: Wholecloth Quilts

Waldvogel, Merikay

Gasperik 09: Wholecloth Quilts

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 10: Practical Quilts

Waldvogel, Merikay

Gasperik 10: Practical Quilts

Waldvogel, Merikay

May; 12; 2005

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Mary Gasperik's Road to Recove...

Salser, Susan

Mary Gasperik's Road to Recovery quilt

Salser, Susan

May; 12; 2005

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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.

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The Quilts of Mary Gasperik

Salser, Susan

The Quilts of Mary Gasperik

Salser, Susan

1992

In 1992, three of Mary Gasperik's granchildren, worked with other family members to present the quilts of their grandmother.

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Mary Gasperik Quilters Hall of Fame In...

Salser, Susan

Mary Gasperik Quilters Hall of Fame Induction Exhibit

Salser, Susan

July; 22; 2021

The Mary Gasperik Hall of Fame Exhibit, was held at the Marion Public Library from July 15-17, 2021 as part of the Quilters Hall of Fame Celebration 2021.

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1938-1940
Hungarian Harvest...
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1938-1940

Hungarian Harvest Festival

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery, The girls costumes are intricately embroidered.

Quilt Size: 79 inches x 94 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

This was not a quilt made for or presented to a specific individual., For the central figures, <em>Peasant Costume in Europe, Book 1</em>, (1937) illustrated by Kathleen Mann may be the design source. Gasperik's daughter Elsie, who encouraged her to develop her own design ideas, gave he...

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1939
Road to Recovery
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1939

Road to Recovery

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique, Embroidery

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 95 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

Elsie Gasperik kept and maintained the quilts her mother left behind in the East Hazelcrest house after Mary Gasperik died, in May 1969. In about 1980 she and her siblings divided up 19 quilts. This quilt was among that group and Elsie selected it. Gasperik tended to keep those quilts which she and ...

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1935-1940
Colonial Quilting...
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1935-1940

Colonial Quilting Bee

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Embroidery

Quilt Size: 79 inches x 92 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

An unusually large array of different print fabrics are found on this quilt, making it an ideal choice to compare with fabrics found in other Gasperik quilts, particularly the Tree of Life quilts (#031, #044 and #065) and Hungarian Girls (#014).

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