March 08, 1932

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

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A portion of a Beauty in the Home column announcing the Lily of the Valley, the sixteenth pattern in the Flower Garden quilt.

.. with fluted ruffles, put up with a valance of the same material trimmed with two fluted ruffles and caught back with ruffled bands.

The furniture might be of walnut and the predof jade green moire mde in very tailored fashion, the seams being piped in apricot stain.

For the slip covers or furniture covering there might be flowered chintz with a lavender background, the seams being piped in jade green.

There might be over-draperies in this room of flowered chintz with a jade green background and even though there were flowered wall ... ham, and the furniture may be finished in red trimmed wtih black.

With the first scheme there might be light yellow oil-cloth for the covering of the cupboard shelves and the edges might be finished with green and white embossed paper trimming. With the second scheme, there might be light green oil-cloth for the covering of the shelves, the edges being finished with red and white embossed paper trimming.

Garden Quilt Popular
I am making the Flower Garden quilt and I think it is going to be just beautiful. I have made each of the blocks as it has come out and every one who sees the quilt wants to make one like it.
Mrs. J.C.H.

You will probably start a little quilt-making bee among your friends, Mrs. H., and what fun it will be when all are making the same quilt and trying to have different colors in the flowers. Thank you for writing.

Lily of the Valley Is 16th Design
How happy you will be to know that this week's leaflet has on it a pattern of the Lily of the Valley for the sixteenth block of the Flower Garden Quilt! Really, you could not consider that your garden would be complete without this dainty little flower, so here it is waiting for you.

In all, remember, there will be 21 different block patterns for this quilt, 20 being used for the top, which will be four blocks wide and five blocks long. The extra block should have 16 made alike which will be for the border to fit on the two sides and the end.

Please remember, also-that from now on no notices for patterns will run over one week, so you must watch this column closely in order to keep up with the other quilt makers and have just as many blocks as they.

A number of readers have asked if blocks might be had in advance; but that is impossible. No envelopes will be held for future patterns. By asking for one pattern at a time you will receive the most prompt service.

To receive this sixteenth pattern, this Lily of the Valley, just send your request for it to the Beauty in the Home Department, The Detroit News, enclosing with it a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Copies of this leaflet may also be secured by calling personally at Public Service Bureau in the Majestic Building or General Motors Building.

Back patterns of the Flower Garden built may also be secured at either of these Public Service Bureaus.

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.