January 31, 1935

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

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A Quilt Club Corner column including an adverstisement for the Brother-Sister quilt series leaflet and letters from Quilt Club members.

Twin Quilts Being Finished by This Circle
Standing, left to right: Mrs. Donald Urquhart, Mrs. Robert McKineel, Miss Lillian Andrew, Miss Mabel Lee and Mrs. L.F. Ditzler. Sitting left to right: Mrs. F.W. Jothan, Mrs. Chase C. Reed, Mrs. L. F. Jolls, Mrs. J.A. McKay, Mrs. A.L. Coward and Mrs. J.W. Scott.
Five Orders Are Waiting to Be Put on the Frames

By Edith B. Crumb

Every Tuesday is quilting day for the members of the Women's Association of the North Woodward Presbyterian Church. Woodward and Philadelphia avenues, Detroit and this week they are working on an order that is quite unusual- twin piecework quilt. Two frames are set up, having quilts alike, the pattern bring a Snowball.

I often find two quilts being worked on at the same time but I have never seen twin quilts at a sewing circle before. The members of this organization spend several days on one quilt, not working against time and every stitch is taken "just so" in orderly that there is a uniform appearance to the finished quilt.

There are five quilts waiting for the frame and one this has just been finished was sent from New York and will soon be on its return trip.

No piecing is done by the members of the organization for orders, merely the quilting and binding coming under their care.

The process derived from this work is contributed towards the women's work of the church.

These quilters take a vacation during June, July and August; but from the way in which I notice they enjoyed this day of quilting I am sure they look forward to a return to the needle and frames early every September.

Last Blocks Ready for Children's Quilt
This is Johnnie's calico pony racing for first place on the Brother quilt, and not even his series No. 13 is going to keep him out of it. Ivy, the little lass on the sidelines, finds herself adorning leaflets No. 14 of the Brother-Sister series.

These leaflets are the last of the lot. On No. 14 are directions for piecing the entire body of the quilt.

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Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.