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Gasperik 02: Antique Quilt Design Sources

Like many expert quiltmakers of her day, Mary Gasperik looked to antique quilts for inspiration and design possibilities. Gasperik owned a copy of Marie Webster's Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them, which she heavily annotated. Gasperik's antique quilt copies include Double Feather Star, Indian Feather Star, and Indiana Wreath, all of which appeared in Webster's book.

Double Feather Star

A page from Marie Webster's, Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them.

Indian Feather Star

A page from Marie Webster's, Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them.

Indiana Wreath (#011)

Indiana Wreath (#063)

Indiana Wreath (#043)

Indiana Wreath (#032)

A page from Marie Webster's, Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them.

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

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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...

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Mary Gasperik and the Tuley Park Quilting Club

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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 01: Masterpiece Quilts

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Gasperik 01: Masterpiece Quilts

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July; 8; 2021

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Gasperik 03: 1930s Quilt Pattern Sourc...

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Gasperik 03: 1930s Quilt Pattern Sources

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May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 04: Kit Quilts

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Gasperik 04: Kit Quilts

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May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 05: Gifts for Children

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Gasperik 05: Gifts for Children

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May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 06: Gifts for Weddings & ...

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Gasperik 06: Gifts for Weddings & Anniversaries

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May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 07: Appliquéd Blo...

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Gasperik 07: Appliquéd Blocks

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May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 08: Mystery Quilts - Unidenti...

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Gasperik 08: Mystery Quilts - Unidentified Patterns and Kits

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May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 09: Wholecloth Quilts

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Gasperik 09: Wholecloth Quilts

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May; 12; 2005

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Gasperik 10: Practical Quilts

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Gasperik 10: Practical Quilts

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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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1993
Double Feather St...
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1993

Double Feather Star

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Broadcloth, Muslin, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

Grand-daughter Linda MacLachlan backed the quilt and, in 1993, began finishing it, following the quiltING pattern Gasperk used on #045.

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1935
Double Feather St...
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1935

Double Feather Star

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 76 inches x 97 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

This quilt is treasured by Susan because her mother helped Gasperik make the pattern, and because her mother treasured and displayed the quilt on her own bed for so many years. The quilt was a much appreciated direct gift from Gasperik to her daughter, Elsie. To Salser, this represents a significa...

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1937 circa
Double Feather St...
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1937 circa

Double Feather Star

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 78 inches x 100 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain, Other, The one print fabric used is white stars of varying sizes on maroon background

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

Mary's daughter Elsie Krueger helped her mother make the pattern for this quilt based on a photograph of a portion of an antique quilt presented by Marie D. Webster in Quilts: Their Story and How to Make Them. The photograph follows text page 66 in the book and its caption rea...

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1935-1950
Indian Feather St...
Gasperik, Mary

Date Made: 1935-1950

Indian Feather Star

Creator: Gasperik, Mary

Location Made: Chicago, Illinois (IL) United States

Contruction: Hand Piecing, Hand Applique

Quilt Size: 77 inches x 96 inches

Quilting Techniques: Hand quilting

Fabrics: Cotton, Print, Solid/plain

Project: Mary Gasperik Private Collection

KID: 18-14-28

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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...

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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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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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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...

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