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Redford Baptist Church Had Unusual Quilt Show
December 12, 1933
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 Club Corner.
Redford Baptist Church Had Unusual Quilt Show
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.
NEARLY 100 quilts were entered in the exhibit held by Circle No. 1 of the Redford Baptist Church. This was far more than the ladies had anticipated and it took three rooms to display the quilts, one room having all new ones, the other antiques and in the third were quilts which had won prizes at other contests, as well as a few unfinished tops.
In the illustration is shown Mrs. J. D. Field, 22215 West Six Mile Road, examining an antique album quilt. Mrs. Field lent atmosphere in the occasion by dressing in a costume reminiscent of the time when the antique quilts were being made.
Almost every type of old quilt was shown, including crazy quilts those with small conventional patches and pieces and many tops also were entered.
A coverlet woven in 1833 by Peter Hartung was interesting, and another attractive coverlet was of wool spun by Mrs. Viola Brace’s grandmother and woven by her uncle.
Just remember when you are making a quilt that you are making an heirloom and if you could look forward 50 or 75 years and see it on display, don’t you think you would like to have it admired for fine sewing, color combination and design? This means care taken in every stitch, with the result that you will be more than satisfied. Be sure that all of your materials are fast color and after your quilts are finished, use them. A good quality quilt put to use and laundered carefully has a long life.
The antique quilts shown in this exhibit have been carefully preserved and in spite of their age still have long use.
The quilt as shown is called the Album quilt and was one way of making a friendship design. The name of the friend was written right through the cross-bar in the center of the block and then embroidered. No two blocks are made of the same material, but each is unusually interesting in itself.
Mrs. L. A. Murray, 4391 Seebalt avenue, telephoned this office the other day and said that she had heard and read that many of the quilt-makers were asking about a tan and green Flower Garden quilt which was at the exhibit and she was wondering if it might have been hers. Perhaps some of you remember the name which was on the quilt that was mentioned. If so, and it was not Mrs. Murray’s, will you please write and tell the Corner readers to whom it belonged?
Spent Two Days at Show.
I just must add a word or two of appreciation for the lovely Quilt Exhibit. It was surely marvelous the way the quilts were arranged. There were a lot of beautiful quilts. I spent two days at the Contest and enjoyed myself every minute. I wouldn’t have missed it for anything. And the way they handled the quilts after the Contest! We didn’t have to wait one minute when we went to get them and they were all done up so nicely.
The Flower Garden quilts were beautiful and so were the Trips. I want to make one like the one made by Marie Weismuller, of Lincoln Park. It was made in rainbow colors. The Horoscope quilt that won first prize was lovely.
MRS. FRED COWPER,
2840 N. Gibraltar, Rockwod, Mich.
It is very generous of you to write such a nice letter about the Quilt Exhibit and I am so happy to know that you enjoyed it so thoroughly.
Several have written in about the attractiveness of the quilt made by Marie Weismuller and I wouldn’t be surprised if there were a great many more rainbow Trips made this year.
Please write often, Mrs. Cowper, so that the Quilt Club Corner may be sure of running at top speed for a long, long time.
Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.
Redford Baptist Church Had Unusual Quilt Show
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.
NEARLY 100 quilts were entered in the exhibit held by Circle No. 1 of the Redford Baptist Church. This was far more than the ladies had anticipated and it took three rooms to display the quilts, one room having all new ones, the other antiques and in the third were quilts which had won prizes at other contests, as well as a few unfinished tops.
In the illustration is shown Mrs. J. D. Field, 22215 West Six Mile Road, examining an antique album quilt. Mrs. Field lent atmosphere in the occasion by dressing in a costume reminiscent of the time when the antique quilts were being made.
Almost every type of old quilt was shown, including crazy quilts those with small conventional patches and pieces and many tops also were entered.
A coverlet woven in 1833 by Peter Hartung was interesting, and another attractive coverlet was of wool spun by Mrs. Viola Brace’s grandmother and woven by her uncle.
Just remember when you are making a quilt that you are making an heirloom and if you could look forward 50 or 75 years and see it on display, don’t you think you would like to have it admired for fine sewing, color combination and design? This means care taken in every stitch, with the result that you will be more than satisfied. Be sure that all of your materials are fast color and after your quilts are finished, use them. A good quality quilt put to use and laundered carefully has a long life.
The antique quilts shown in this exhibit have been carefully preserved and in spite of their age still have long use.
The quilt as shown is called the Album quilt and was one way of making a friendship design. The name of the friend was written right through the cross-bar in the center of the block and then embroidered. No two blocks are made of the same material, but each is unusually interesting in itself.
Mrs. L. A. Murray, 4391 Seebalt avenue, telephoned this office the other day and said that she had heard and read that many of the quilt-makers were asking about a tan and green Flower Garden quilt which was at the exhibit and she was wondering if it might have been hers. Perhaps some of you remember the name which was on the quilt that was mentioned. If so, and it was not Mrs. Murray’s, will you please write and tell the Corner readers to whom it belonged?
Spent Two Days at Show.
I just must add a word or two of appreciation for the lovely Quilt Exhibit. It was surely marvelous the way the quilts were arranged. There were a lot of beautiful quilts. I spent two days at the Contest and enjoyed myself every minute. I wouldn’t have missed it for anything. And the way they handled the quilts after the Contest! We didn’t have to wait one minute when we went to get them and they were all done up so nicely.
The Flower Garden quilts were beautiful and so were the Trips. I want to make one like the one made by Marie Weismuller, of Lincoln Park. It was made in rainbow colors. The Horoscope quilt that won first prize was lovely.
MRS. FRED COWPER,
2840 N. Gibraltar, Rockwod, Mich.
It is very generous of you to write such a nice letter about the Quilt Exhibit and I am so happy to know that you enjoyed it so thoroughly.
Several have written in about the attractiveness of the quilt made by Marie Weismuller and I wouldn’t be surprised if there were a great many more rainbow Trips made this year.
Please write often, Mrs. Cowper, so that the Quilt Club Corner may be sure of running at top speed for a long, long time.
Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.
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