August 03, 1934

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

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A Quilt Club Corner column including an advertisement for The Rose Medallion pattern leaflet and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

What to Do With 'Trip' Scraps
This shows how Mrs. Edna Draper utilized the squares which she had left over from her "Trip Around the World" quilt. The polka dot squares are the same throughout the quilt, the small squares and triangles being different.
She Made Her First Quilt When Seven Years of Age

By Edith B. Crumb.

What to do with the pieces left over from a “Trip Around the World” quilt is a puzzle to Mrs. Edna Draper, 13974 Monte Vista avenue, Detroit, but finally she designed a block like that shown in the illustration and when she has a quilt made from it she will have one from original design and at the same time utilize all of her scraps.

The only blocks which are the same throughout the quilt are those which the polka dot design and these are from materials with a medium blue background and small white polka dots with a tiny speck of red in the center of each dot.

These patches were cut three inches square, the patches from the “Trip Around the World” were two and one/fourth inch square and then there were small triangles made by cutting a two inch squares in two diagonally. The finished block measures 12 inches square.

When Mrs. Draper was a little girl she lived on a farm and in the neighborhood were several littler girls and fortunately, all of these little girls like to sew and make quilts. So Mrs. Draper made her first quilt when she was seven years old. The little girls in her circle begged and exchanged patches, met afternoons, and made quilts. Mrs. Draper said that her quilt was a Flat Iron design, being easy to make and very effective because only one patch of a kind is included.

For Wedding Gift.
I’ve wanted to joining the club for a long time but always hesitated because I had no quilt started, but now I have and I will start more when I finish the first one.

I intent to make a quilt for a wedding gift. I thought of the Dresden Plate made up in all pastel prints? Doesn’t that sound pretty?
Helen Schroeder.
3075 Woodlawn Ave,
Detroit, Mich.

The Dresden Plate will make a very lovely wedding gift and I know that it will be greatly appreciated. There are so many beautiful…(clipping cut-off)
(clipping cut-off)...piece them so fast I wouldn't be surprised if you had five or six.

I am so happy to see that you have sent in your membership to the Quilt Club Corner and trust that you continue to enjoy it.

Charming Rose Makes a Guest Room Quilt

What could be more charming than a pink rose medallion with green leaves for the guest room spread? Or, if one prefers the petals of this applique flower may be made of blue, lavender or yellow.

The rose medallion is an applique pattern which is ready for Detroit News readers. Detail directions are given in the leaflet by the Quilt club editor called The Rose Medallion Quilt Pattern.

Send self-addressed, stamped envelope to Quilt club editor, or call in person at the Detroit News Public Service Bureau in the Majestic building or the General Motors building.

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.