July 28, 1933

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

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column including a coupon for Quilt Club membership and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

Beauty in the Home
...Woodwork....Dining Room
by Edith B. Crumb
This department seeks to give assistance to all who are interested in beautifying their homes and will be glad to answer questions pertaining to interior decoration. In order to serve all who, seek advice promptly no more than three problems will be discussed in any one reply. Readers are invited to write to this department as often as they wish, but to limit each letter to three questions. State your question clearly write on only one side of the paper, enclosing a self-addressed, stamped envelope and address Beauty in the Home department, Detroit News. Letters with their answers will be published for the benefit of all homemakers but names and addresses will not be made public.

(clipping cut-off)...may be cushions for the chairs, these being covered in material to match the draperies.

Quilt Club Corner.
It is several months since I wrote last to the Corner, but I don't forget to read it every evening and then I cut it out and save the letters.

I have had some very interesting letters from Mrs. Purcell of Kokomo, and have had some delightful ones from a lady in Portland, Michigan. I love to write and hear from people and how I love quilts! If I could only spend more time on the ones I have started.

I have been tryi;ng to attend one of the sewing bees of the Quilt Club out Grand River way but have not been able to plan ahead for this. I would like to hear from other members and exchange quilt pieces with them.
Mrs. Constance K. Murphy,
13660 Northlawn Ave., City.

You must be very busy clipping, writing letters and making quilts, but don't wait so long again before writing to the Corner. I hope that you will be able to attend one of those neighborhood sewing bees soon for the ladies seem to have lots of fun at them.

I have just finished quilting my Flower Garden quilt (the first one I have ever made) and every one who has seen it so far has told me to enter in the Contest, so I am sending my name for membership and by the time it is held I'll try to bring myself to enter my quilt.

I wish I had counted the amount of thread I used just in appliquing the flower pots and flowers. In the quilting I used 700 yards of thread, not including that used for binding. I quilted around each flower and am thrilled at the beauty of it which I getwhen I turn the quilt over as every flower is quilted on the back of the quilt, making it as pretty on the back as on the top.

Now I want to ask you one question. Through to much handling (also the pencil marks used for quilting lines) it has become slightly soiled and if I enter it I do not want to wash it first as I know it won't look so nice (they never do after washing). Will the cleanliness of the quilts be counted or will they be judged by the nice work?
Mrs. C.T.

Yes, cleanliness will be one of the pints, but yours may not be as soiled as you think it is. Why not get a cake of magnesia, rub it on the soiled spots (thickly) then roll the quilt up for a few days and you will find that you can brush a lot of the soiled part away.

I know your quilt must be lovely and you must not hesitate about entering it.

Beauty in the Home Editor:
Please enter my name as a member of the Beauty in the Home Quilt Club.

Name………………
Street and number……………
City………………………State…………………

This enrollment in the Beauty in the Home Quilt Club entitles the member to enter her quilt in the exhibit which will be held after the completion of the series of Horoscope patterns. Date of announcement will be made later.

Anyone who has completed a quilt from any Detroit News pattern will be eligible to become a member and enter this contest.

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.