November 30, 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 the Warrendale Community Center.

Warrendale Center Has Group of Busy Quilters
The Quilting Club of the Warrendale Community Center meets twice a month at the center, 19007 West Warren avenue. Standing left to right: they are Mrs. Angeline Menard, Mrs. Maude Wineski, Mrs. Mary Horger (chairman of the club) Mrs. Clara Snyder, Mrs. Viola Callahan, Mrs. Mary Kliczinski and Mrs. Lillian Ossenmacher. Seated, they are, left to right, Mrs. Clara Simpson, Mrs. Jessie Welch (secretary of the club) Mrs. Helen Dzmelik, Mrs. Helen Klym, Mrs. Frances West and Mrs. Ophelia Kleczinski.

Club Meets Twice a Month and Has All Day Sessions
By Edith B. Crumb
Quilt Club Editor, The Detroit news
Time never passes slowly at the Warrendale Community Center. 19007 West Warren avenue, for there is too much to do. When everyone is busy everyone is also happy, so you can well imagine that this house is bursting with joy all the time.
Not long ago I found a whole group of women working away like everything on a quilt. You can see their pictures on this page.

The club is known as the Quilting Club of the Warrendale Community Center, and meets twice a month. The quilt on the frames was made by the Mothers Club, and it was to be sold at the annual bazar, the proceeds to be given for the summer camps.

The members of the club quilt for each other and occasionally have an order for work and finish the new quilt.
Besides quilting these members knit, crochet, and make all kinds of pretty things for their homes.
A note from Miss Mabel L Tanner, of Romeo Mich. gives the news that on Nov 3 a son, Ernest Norman, was born to Mrs. Marjorie Bragdon, R.F.D No. 2 Waterbury, Vt. I am sure many of you will want to write a little note or card to our far away Quilt Club Corner members and make her feel that you are near neighbors. Miss Tanner says that Mrs. Bragdon has already received some lovely little gifts for the baby from some of the Cornerites.

Mrs. Lydia Mohring 123 Fulton Street, Petoskey, wrote for the Pot of Tulips design and told us she had her prize quilt on display at one of the stores in Petoskey for a week last summer and, of course, received many compliments on it. She sends her regards to all of the Quilt Club Corner members. Perhaps you remember Mrs. Mohring won a prize at the last Detroit News Quilt Show, but she was unable to attend the exhibit and see the gorgeous display.
A note was received from Mrs. Sylvia M Carlen, 1585 Lemay Avenue. Mrs. Carlen says she has finished answering all the kind messages she received on her birthday. Mrs. Carlen certainly likes the idea of the greeting cards as she feels it gives great pleasure to many readers as the quilters.

A young many who sang at Mrs. Carlen's wedding 30 years ago and with whom she had not kept in touch for many years, sent her a card. Mrs. Carlen knew she lived in Detroit on the west side but never found her. The singer read the Quilt Club Corner and wrote to Mrs. Carlen, so now you know why she likes the idea of the birthday listing. Her old time friends is now an invalid in a wheel chair.

Mrs. A.E. Williams, R.F.D. No. 1 Box 38 Smiths Creek, also wrote to us recently. She says she has not been well enough for a long time to keep up with her quilt making, but now the long evenings are here she expects to get busy at it again. She started a Flower Garden and wants to piece another Beggar's Patch. Both of these quilts are for friends. Mrs. Williams wonders if anyone would like to exchange patches with her. She has bought several bundles of pieces but most of them are too small.

She has a bundle of sky-blue broadcloth, six ounces to be exact. The pieces are triangular in shape and anyone needing some for a quilt has only to drop her a car and she will send them to her. The pieces are about four inches wide and about eight inches long. The first one who writes to her gets the pieces.

She is also willing to let anyone who wants small pieces for Flower Garden or Postage Stamp quilts have some scraps. Mrs. Williams wishes to be remembered to everyone in the club. She expects to be alone all day throughout the winter. The nearest neighbor is almost half a mile away, so she will look forward to receiving letters.

These Members Belong to Quilt Club Corner
Mrs. Margaret Adams
South Rockwood, Mich.

Mrs. Anna Glover
South Rockwood, Mich.

Mrs. Sarah Kahn
South Rockwood, Mich.

Mrs. Osborn
South Rockwood, Mich.

Mrs. E Ouelette
South Rockwood, ich.

Mrs. Louise Powell
South Rockwood, Mich.

Mrs. Virginia Richardson
South Rockwood, ich.

Mrs. Ruth Riggs
South Rockwood, Mich.

Mrs. Henriette Warner
South Rockwood, Mich.

Mrs. Agnes Woodcraft
South Rockwood, Mich

​​Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.