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A Great Big Cross Police Man Is Chased Away by Quilters

September 14, 1935
Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum; Susan Salser
Detroit, Michigan, United States
A Quilt Quilt Club Corner column including letters from Quilt Club members, a list of Quilt Club members, a coupon for Quilt Club membership, and an advertisement for the Spanish Fleet pattern leaflet.
Busy Quilt-Makers Gather for Day of Happy Picnicking
Here is a group of quilt-makers who believe that the combination of quilting, chatting and eating makes just about the happiest day that could be imagined. Each is either busy making a quilt or interested enough in this fascinating occupation to think that she would like to start right away and make one. This would only mean that she would make many, for after the first one there is no stopping a quilt-maker. It is such fun!
A Great Big Cross Police Man Is Chased Away by Quilters


By Edith B. Crumb

Sewing, of course, is just about the most important thing in the quilt-makers day, and next to that is chatting and eating, and if all three may be combined what else could even a quilt-maker wish to make her happy?

In the illustration is how s recent gathering of quilts at Belle Isle-at the sign of the patchwork quilt. There have been many such get-togethers this summer but this marked the last one. Instead of putting the patchwork quilt on the schiller monument, it was wrapped around a tree.

A few weeks ago a big cross policeman objected to having it on the Schiller monument and removed it with the idea of taking it away; but did he do it? I should say not!Two or three quilt makers started to run after hum and he called his police man friends in the car to open the door quickly and he dropped the quilt, jumped into the car and was rescued from these ferocious quilters!

They Will All Be There
It is safe to say, I think that every woman shown in the illustration will be at the Detroit News quilt show in October. Some will attend one day, some two and I know that we will see come of them there every single day from opening to closing time.

The names of those at the picnic are Mrs. Alice Lane, Mrs. Mabel Monkhouse, Mrs. Anne C Wilson, Mrs. C.H. Marlar, Karl Monkhouse Jr. ( who told me that his name was Karl Junior Le Roy Monkhouse Junior) who is four years old and Harold Jones who is also four years old; Mrs. Edna Frick, Mrs. M.H Rhoades, Mrs. L Lilley, Mrs. Anna Barber, Mrs. J Poole and Mrs. Cora Rutan. Then after the picture was take Mrs. Emma Schneck, Mrs. Oscar Miller and Mrs. Venus Bell arrived. They had a long distance to cine ad I don" wonder that they were not on time. Mrs. Miller doesn't think that she will have many entries for the show for she says that she had 13 thrashers for three days and that took up a good deal of her time before and after having them. Mrs. Bell, her friend lives near and helped her at this difficult time. Mrs. Bell, by the way, will never forget last years show, for when she returned home from a happy day looking at quilts and chatting leisurely with her friends she was greeted with the news that her first grandson had arrived on the 13th of October.

Plan for Exhibit
In taking down the names of these picnickers, I asked each one how many quilts Se intended to enter and with two or three exceptions every one named everywhere from one to four or five that she was getting ready for the show.
When I reached Mrs. Wallis she said the she did not have any to put in. At least she didn't think so before I finished talking with her I marked down at least 12 that she could bring and she was still describing some when I was on the other side of the table. She shouldn't be so modest about her accomplishments.

There is only one group of quilters who are working hard to get their entries finished for the show. How about your quilts-old and new- are yu getting them ready to enter between Oct. 1 and 12. They are to be brought to The Detroit News main building, Second and Lafayette no earlier than Oct. 1 nor later than Oct. 12

A Generous Offer
Dear Miss Crumb: I saw a letter in the Corner about a woman making rugs out of stockings. I have a good many old ones and she may have them if she would care to send for them.

My quilts are progressing beautifully and I have only the lavender and brown to finish.

I am still receiving patches and will send some in exchanges as soon as possible.

I hope to see all of you at the show.
Mrs. A.J. Kreger
Route No. 2 Robinson Sub
Plymouth, Mich.

That is very generous of you to make that offer, Mrs. Kreger and I hope that the woman who wrote in about making the rugs sees your letter so that she may avail herself of this opportunity.

We hope to see you at the show, too, and several quilts or tops entered by you, so don't disappoint us.

An Unusual Pattern

Dear Miss Crumb - I joined the Quilt Club when it first started but have never written before of entered a quilt.

I have just completed one which I would like to enter in the next show if you have a place for it - not because of the workmanship but it is different from any I have seen. It is a Paisley design and I got the pattern from my aunt in southern Indiana.

I enjoy making quilts very much and now that I am convalescing I have more time to spend on them.
Mrs. Salem Watson,
4399 Manistique avenue,
Detroit, Michigan.

All of these Quilters Belong to the Corner
Cora Clark
8065 Dodge Ave
Van Dyke Mich.

Mrs. E.S. Clark
3114 Garden Ave
Royal Oak, Mich.

Mrs. Emma Clark
5243 Haverhill Ave.

Mrs. L.W. Clark
16900 Nine Mile Road
East Detroit, Mich.

Mrs. Frank Cleary
3418 Douglas Rd
Toledo, Ohio

Edyth Clem
Route No. 2
Cloverdale, Mich.

Mrs. Charles lements
1781 Division St.,
Muskegon, Mich.

Mrs. E. A. Slemons
427 East St.
Rochester, Mich.

Mrs. Joseph Clevender
17 West Noble St
Monroe, Mich.

Blanche Cline
719 West Noble St
Monroe, Mich.

Blanche Cline
719 N University
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Mrs. Grace Coonan
8800 Mackinaw Ave

Spanish Fleet Quilt Sails Into Harbor
This is really a fan pattern but is put together in so charming and different a formation that it has been named "The Spanish Fleet." While the design ses up all manner of tiny scraps and odds and ends, yet there is a bit of a trick in putting it together that makes it rather necessary to have the leaflet, telling how to do it.
The catalog number of the leaflet is ID 43.

To obtain the leaflet send your address and five cents postage-making sure to inclose the catalog number ID43- to The Detroit News Public Service Bureau and it, with any four others you select, will be mailed to you unfolded to fit the new holders. Or call in person at The Detroit News Public Service Bureau in the main building of The News at Second and Lafayette or at the branch offices in the General Motors or the Majestic Buildings.

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

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Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.

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