April 3, 1937

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

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A portion of a Quilt Club Corner Column. This column includes information about women and the quilts they are bringing in to be entered in the Quilt Show.

All Conversation Centers Around Big Quilt Exhibit
By Edith B. Crumb

Only two words were necessary for conversation at yesterday's Quilt Club Corner meeting and those were Quilt Show. Nearly every quilter who appeared had just come from 827 West Lafayette boulevard where she had entered her quilt or quilts for the big show which is to be held in the Naval Armory April 16,17 and 18th.
Mrs. Bina Ransbottom entered 10 quilts and plans to bring two or three more down. She brought all of these on the street car and would have had a pretty hard time but the conductor helped her with all of her packages and saw to it that she had all of them safely when she stepped off from the car.

Mrs. Cecelia Knapp and Mrs. A.C.J Mason dropped in from Monroe for a little visit with us and Mrs. Knapp had a very beautiful quilt top which every one of us was interested in seeing.

Constance K Murphy and Judith Yost also dropped in for a little chat and we hoped to see both of them at the show.
Several new quilters joined, among them being Mrs. Ethel Scotey, 3424 Grand River Avenue, Mrs. Tillie Garbarini, 7164 Tuxedo Avenue, Mrs. Kenneth Bannon, 10027 Elmire Avenue and Mrs. Gilbert Gerken 15473 Manor Avenue.

Mrs. Garbarini had a handsome net curtain trimmed with lace which she had crocheted for it and she surprised everyone by saying that every window in her house had curtains with hand crocheted lace on them and she had made every one of them.
I forgot to tell you that Constance K Murphy is planning to enter four tops and Gran has already sent three quilts from Howell.
There is just one more meeting before the Quilt Show and then the next one will be at the Armory.

Remember that the show opens at 2 p.m. the first day and 10 a.m. the other two days, staying open all three days until 10 p.m.
If you have no already made your quilt entries be sure that they are brought down to 827 West Lafayette boulevard by 5 p.m. Saturday April 10.

The receiving office is open daily from 8;30 to 5 p.m. and the earlier you come the more quickly you will be able to make your entries.

Cornerites Birthday
April 8, Mrs. W.E. Corder, R.F.D. No 1 Box 79 Romulus, Mich.
April 9 Mrs. S Pantzer, 186 E Savannah Ave, Detroit
April 10 Mrs. Jean Frick R.R. No. 4 Box 405 Mt. Clemens, Mich.
April 10, Mrs. Luella Call, 19 Pasadena Ave, Highland Park
April 10, Mrs. Paul Zimmerman, 5223 31st Street, Detroit
April 11, Mrs. O.L. Dilbert 5148 Steadman Ave, Dearborn
April 11 Mrs. B.J. Klingelsmith, 12147 Pinehurst Ave, Detroit
April 11 Mrs. H.B Hawkins, 1766 Canfield Ave, Detroit
April 12, Mrs. George Weismuller, Jr. 1076 Garfield Ave, Lincoln Park,
April 13 Mrs. Alice Wyman Berville, Mich.
April 13 Mrs. Myrtle Howell R.F.D. No. 1 Box 87 Birmingham Mich.
April 14 Mrs. Donald Michael 8440 North St., Utica Mich.

These Members Belong to Quilt Club Corner
Mrs. Ray E Ayres
3166 S Beatrice St

Mrs. Emma Cates
General Delivery
Salem, Mich.

Mrs. Maybelle Kinsley
16641 Tuller Ave

Mrs. Maggie McCabe
Brighton, Mich.

Eva A Sisson
537 Detroit Ave
Royal Oak, Mich.

Mrs. Verne Staples
Millington, Mich.

Mrs. Nettie Swift
Washington, Mich.

Mrs. Lucille Tournier
6027 Grandy Ave
Flossie West
Brighton, Mich.

These Quilt Show Entry Coupon
(to be used by those who are not Quilt Club Members)
Dear Quilt Club Corner Editor
I am planning to make the following entries as follows in The Detroit news Quilt Show to be held April 16,17, and 18.

Completed appliqued quilts from News pattern
Completed piecework quilts from News patterns
Appliqued tops only from News patters
Piecework tops only from News patterns
Completed quilts or tops from other than News patterns
Quilts or tops from any pattern made by children
Antique quilts or tops
Crocheted or knitted bedspreads
Name
Street and No.
City State

​Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.