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Quilt Group Contributes to Church

June 12, 1940
Detroit News Quilt History Project; Michigan State University Museum; Susan Salser
Detroit, Michigan, United States
A Quilt Club Corner Column describing a silk Log Cabin quilt made by a church group.
Quilt Group Contributes to Church

By Edith B. Crumb

Members of the Needlecraft Group of the North Woodward Congressional Church have fashioned this Log Cabin quilt entirely from tiny pieces of silk. The money from sale of quilts foes into church treasury. The quilters are: Standing left to right:- Mrs. George Card, Mrs. E.N. Sweet, Mrs. Alex Stevenson and Mrs. B.T. Martin. Seated left to right: Mrs. Claribel Yates(hostess) Mrs. Frank Chapin Mrs. Ida MacKay and Mrs. Annie McClellan.

For 15 years the women of the Needlecraft Woodward Group of the North Woodward Congressional Church have met every Tuesday summer and winter for an all day session of quilting in the assembly room of the church.

When it's necessary to finish some quilt in a hurry they met more often than this and occasionally there is a day's quilting in the home of one of the members. The group as shown is being entertained at the residence of Mrs. Claribel Yates, 2934 West Grand Boulevard.

When the group is quilting at the church, the luncheons are prepared by the church housekeeper and when is on vacation they have pot luck luncheons.

The quilt show in the picture is made from the good old time Log Cabin pattern and all pieces are silk. The back is to be plain mahogany Stateen and when completed will be a beautiful covering.

This is one of many church circles which earn money for their organizations, the proceeds from some quilts going into the general treasury, while others go for new carpeting, the coal bill, etc. And so it goes- many hours and thousands of little stitches going into the building up and maintaining of a large organization.

Perhaps your church circle does quilting. It so, write and tell us about it. We would be happy to hear from you and look forward to a letter telling us how many there are in the circle, how long it has been organized, how often you meet, and to what purpose you put the money earned by the quilting.
If you have not already called for your quilt which you entered in the show, please do so as soon as possible. These are now being given out at the information desk on the first floor of the main building of the Detroit News Second and Lafayette avenues.

​Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.

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