May 12, 1934

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

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A Quilt Club Corner column including advertisements for the Indian Trail and Nosegay No. 18 leaflets and letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

Two Church Circles Turn Out 12 Quilts
Left to right: Miss Alice Morris, Mrs. O. A. Robinson, Mrs. F. E. Whitney, Mrs. O. Scotten, Mrs. John Gregory, Mrs. G. W. Graves, Mrs. R. J. Nillis, Mrs. W. E. Huthwaite (President of the Women’s Association), Mrs. Mary McKinney, Mrs. E. J. Maloney, Mrs. Laura McKay, Mrs. Thomas Bell, Mrs. G. C. Huthwaite, Mrs. J. N. McDonald and Mrs. B. Hendricks.
Large Star Design Quilt Was Pieced by a Man

By EDITH B. CRUMB.
WHEN the members of the Mothers Circle and the Women’s Auxiliary of the Fort Street Presbyterian Church decided to make quilts, they were very serious about it, worked very industriously and gave proof of their sincerity by turning out 12 quilts since the middle of December.

Usually these two groups meet separately, one every Thursday and the other every Monday, but it was my good fortune to discover them at a time when they met together, which is rarely.

One of the things which makes the quilting of these two circles so interesting is that the quilts are all so different there is no monotony.

On the frames is one in a bright daffodil yellow and white. That at the very front is bright red and white (made of scraps from a flag factory); the second one on which the quilting is being done is bright blue and white; and the three hanging at the back are Dresden Plate of all colors and prints, a bright blue and white and a red and white star.

And, oh, I simply must tell you about that star quilt, for you will be as astonished as I was. It was made by a man—and you should see the fine work on it. He did every bit of the piecing on it.

Haven’t you always heard that if you didn’t want to be talked about you should never be the first one to leave a gathering? Well, it’s true, but if this man had returned he would have heard some very delightful remarks. Had it not been that he was late for an appointment, I am sure he could have been persuaded to be included in the picture, but after his secret was out and I was told maybe I ought not write about it I think I will just put in a few words. Anyway—don’t you think it is a very beautiful quilt, and don’t you hope that it will be entered in The News exhibit with many others from the Fort Street Presbyterian Church?

Made Eight Quilts.
I have made eight quilts but only entered one, a long time ago at a quilt show, I’m a little lsot when it comes to the quilting. I bought a set of the hoops at the last quilt show and I like them very much. I just started to quilt a Double Wedding Ring.
MRS. F. C. BURTON.
1427 Lakeview ave., Detroit, Mich.

You will get along fine with the quilting hoops, Mrs. Burton, and once you have become accustomed to working with them will find that quilting will be very easy.

Follow Indian Trail for Your Next Quilt
If you are a quilt maker and in doubt where to go next, just follow the old “Indian Trail,” and make one of the most interesting of the traditional old patterns.

Here is a new quilt block which has a wealth of names. It was called by any one of a dozen or more titles, but the one which the Quilt Club Editor believes to be the most authentic is Indian Trail. The block is a handsome geometric design and is not hard to make.

And don’t forget that No. 18 of the Nosegay leaflet is waiting for you.

To get this leaflet address Quilt Club Editor and inclose self-addressed, stamped envelope,; 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.