| Grapes and
Vines
Mary Schafer
c. 1972
Flushing, Genesee County, Michigan
Cotton with Polyester Batting
88 x 98
MSUM# 1998:53.43
Photo by KEVA, all rights reserved Michigan State
University Museum
Mary Schafer’s “Grapes and Vines” is patterned
after a quilt pictured in Marie Webster’s classic 1915 book,
Quilts. The intricate appliqué design was a trademark of
Webster’s work. Mary received the pattern from the estate
of Betty Harriman in 1971.
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