January 21, 1934

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

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A Quilt Club Corner column including letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

Quilt Corner Members Enjoy Club Friendships

By EDITH B. CRUMB.

It certainly is a good thing that all of these Quilt Club members are jolly and good natured because the Corner is getting so crowded and there is so much chatting going on that it is like one big bee-hive. But wouldn’t you prefer to have it like that than to have just a few members scattered about a great big Corner. No one ever gets lonesome now, for there is always someone right next to her to cheer her up, offer suggestions, exchange patches and help a little bit now and then with a few stitches. It is fun—isn’t it?

And now I know that you are anxious to see what letters there are for today. Some are long, some short, but all interesting, and here they are for your Sunday afternoon’s reading. The first is from Gran.

I want to thank you for all the lovely cards and gifts at the Yuletide. It makes me quite happy to be so kindly remembered and honored.

We surely have a lovely membership. The quilt exhibit proved we have wonderful pieces of patches and quilters.

I had a wonderful time at the Contest and so did all who went with me. Awfully sorry to have missed seeing so many members.

My hand is healing slowly, but my poor fingers are stiff and I can hardly move them and both are so very sore. It may be months before they are completely restored. My good old left hand has to do duty for both and it is sort of awkward and so clumsy.
GRAN.
422 West St., Howell, Mich.

Doesn’t it seem just like old times to hear from Gran again. I know that everybody will be so happy to know that her hand is recovering after that unfortunate experience just before the Quilt Show. She certainly is a plucky little lady and does more with her one hand than some of us can accomplish with two. I won’t tease her to keep on writing, for I know it is difficult for her to do so, but when she feels like I know she will do all she can to keep in touch with her true friends—and that is what we are.

I, for one, want the Quilt Corner to continue. I enjoy the Corner very much and look forward to the special nights that it is in the paper.

I didn’t see half enough of the Quilt Show. I had one entered and now it goes to a very dear daughter.

I want to say I had an extraordinary Christmas gift from my neighbor and quilt friend Mrs. Oscar Miller, a Grandmother’s Flower Garden done in inch blocks completely finished. It really seems a dream it is so beautiful and I cannot express my gratitude for I know of the many hours spent on it.

I think the workmanship and the tiny stitches in quilting nearly perfect and my daughter gave me a chair set done in finest of cross stitches so you see I had two outstanding gifts in handiwork, and I think I am very lucky.

While at Mrs. Miller’s yesterday we had a call from two quilt friends we met at the Quilt Show and we exchanged pieces. Oh what an interesting afternoon!
MRS. WILIAM BELL,
11 Mile road, Birmingham, Mich.

You had one of the nicest Christmases I could ever imagine. To have a hand-made quilt given to one is almost beyond belief and then, in addition to that, the very fine cross-stitch chair set must have made you very happy.

You and Mrs. Miller seem to get a great deal of enjoyment out of the Corner and it is a pleasure to hear from both of you, so be sure to write again soon.

It certainly was a disappointment to me when I wasn’t able to enter my quilt in the Contest, although I had filled out my blank for the Double Wedding Ring quilt and the top to my Flower Garden which isn’t quite finished as yet due to very long illness in our family.

Probably I will be fortunate next time to have one or two of my quilts in the Contest.

My Flower Garden is going to be so lovely with the black pots and the strips of salmon. The black certainly adds life to each flower.

I think my next quilt will be the Trip Around The World and I’m like so many others, wishing that Marie Wiesmuller, would write us telling us how she blended her colors.
MRS. E. J. MUETHER.
531 S. Sugar St., Celina, Ohio.

Even though you were not able to finish your quilt for the last Contest, don’t you think that you will soon be able to get down to sewing and finish your Flower Garden and add to your quilt supply a Trip Around The World also.

Everyone has been hoping that Mrs. Weismuller would be kind enough to write in her color scheme and I feel sure that if she has read all of the letters asking about this she will do so. And when she does I will surely put her letter in the Corner.

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.

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