Poppy Wreath
Mary Schafer
c. 1954
Flushing, Genesee County, MI
Cotton
78” x 93”
MSUM# 1998:53.77
Photo by KEVA, all rights reserved Michigan State University Museum

This appliquéd piece was Mary’s second quilt. It was made from a kit produced by the Progress Company. The design of a central medallion with a floral motif is very typical of a mid-century kit quilt. Typically, kit quilts such as this would have included numbered and pre-cut appliqué pieces, and the quilting lines would have been pre-marked with dots on the background fabric. Mary continued to use the method of using dots to mark quilting lines throughout her career.