April 11, 1937

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

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A portion of a Quilt Club Corner Column including the image and description of Detroit News working tagging quilts that have been entered in the 1937 Quilt Show.

Acres of Quilts Will Bloom April 16, 17, 18 in Fourth Annual News Show
Entries Will Break All Records with Three More Days To Go
Giant Exhibit Opens Friday of This Week
By Edith B. Crumb
First of all, I want to tell you the latest bit of news! It's important! The time for entering your quilts has been extended to Wednesday, April 14; but not a single quilt will be accepted after 5p.m. of that day.
So many women have worked so hard to finish their quilts for the show and have just a little bit to do that we felt it was only fair to give them just a little more time. You have no idea how quickly and in what quantities the quilts have arrived this year.
Even last Monday morning in the rain, there was a surprising number entered. That just goes to show you that quilters never say die and can't be stopped by a little thing like a rain storm.

The first quilts were brought on April 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Mrs. Luella Call, 19 Pasedena Avenue, Highland park, received the first coupon for her entry. With her were Mrs. Janet Jadick, 3942 Williams St., Detroit; Mrs. Pearl Miller, 19189 Riopell, and Mrs. Annie Taylor, 8093 Navy Avenue, were here at 6:35.

From then on the quilts were brought in and received by mail until all the counters and tables that we could find were piled high.

Many little girls have been busy this past year making quilts for we have a good number of entries made by them.
Miss Eva Baxley, 657 Blaine avenue, who has the use of one hand only has sent in an interesting quilt which is made with embroidered patches, beautifully done. A history of this quilt which is made with embroidered patches, beautifully done. A history of this quilt is attached to it for you to read.
The members of the Bay Court Mothers Club must have spent a busy and interesting summer for they have brought three lovely quilts in for display.

We are delighted to see that Mrs. O.L. Chivers, 15827 La Salle boulevard has entered a quilt again this year, for we know that she enjoys quilt making and does many original things with colors and designs.
Another interesting thing is that so many are entering more than one quilt, Mrs. J Logan 1659 15th Street, has entered eight quilts, one of them having been made by Colette Logan who si 14 years old. May Mancuse, 1822 Division Street, has entered three embroidered spreads; Mrs. James Burns, 23220 Wellington Avenue, East Detroit has made four entries; six quilts are credited to Mrs. W.E. Goodwin 15389 Indiana; Mrs. Marian A Ridler, 7055 Senator Avenue, has entered four and four have Lettie McIntyre's ( R No. 2 Farmington) name on them. Mrs. Ida May hunt, 1155 Stanley Avenue has entered seven quilts and Mrs. Mable Hanson of the same address has five with her name on them.

Mrs. H Pety 3136 Concord has entered a lace spread which was made by an orphaned girl in Belgium in 1895 and the lace spread which Mrs. C Cross (R No., Farmington) entered was made in 1865 by a woman who was born in Holland. She started the spread when she was 18 years old and it took her three years to complete it.
These are only a few of the interesting things which you will see at the show and I promise you that it will be a gorgeous sight for the quilts are more beautiful than ever.

The doors of the United States Naval Armory will be open to the public at 2 p.m. on Friday, April 16 and will remain open until 10 p.m. on all three evenings, and on Saturday and Sunday the show will open at 10a.m.
Those who have been to the other shows are making arrangements to come all three days, for they say that it simply cannot be seen in one day.

The Quilt Club Corner membership has grown to such an extent that we have planned to enlarge the space for chatting, sewing, and patch exchanging.

Here is where real quilt makers meet and become acquainted or renew acquaintances and even find lost relatives and discover that their neighbors are also quilt makers.
If you like to visit, plan to come and stay all day and if you have never become acquainted with any of our quilt makers, but always wanted to know them, come and tell us and we will see to it that you meet those who are interested in the same things you are. You might bring along a few bright patches to exchange, and perhaps you have some patterns which others will find interesting.

I'll be seeing you next Friday, at 2 p.m.
Quilts, quilts, and more quilts piled into The Detroit News Receiving Room beginning April 1, for the Fourth Annual News Quilt Show which opens Friday of this week in the Naval Armory, Jefferson Avenue at Belle Isle Bridge. Above are Virginia Pauli and Irma Armstrong engaged in the gigantic task of receiving sorting, piling, storing in their separate bags and receipting the quilts.

Prizes for News Quilt Show
Grand prize (must be from a News pattern) $100

Completed Appliqued Quilts
1st prize, completed appliqued quilts 50
2nd prize, completed appliqued quilts 25
3rd prize, completed appliqued quilts 15

Completed Piecework Quilts
1st prize, completed piecework quilts 50
2nd prize, completed piecework quilts 25
3rd prize, completed piecework quilts 15

Appliqued Tops Only
1st prize, appliqued tops only 25
2nd prize, appliqued tops only 15
3rd prize, appliqued tops only 10

Piecework Tops Only
1st prize, piecework tops only 25
2nd prize, piecework tops only 15
3rd prize, piecework tops only 10

Quilt or tops made from other than News patterns
1 prize 50
2nd prize 15.00
3rd prize 10.00

Best Quilt made by Children (any pattern)
1st prize, quilt made by a child 10
2nd prize, quilt made by a child 5.00
Antique quilt with most interesting history 10.00
Most Unusual crocheted or knitted spread 10.00

​Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.