December 21, 1935

Detroit News Quilt History Project; Mary Gasperik Legacy Collection; Salser, Susan

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A Quilt Quilt Club Corner column including an advertisement for the "Maiden at the Spinet" Silhouet pattern.

A Quaint Silhouet for Christmas Gift
If you are looking for a quaint little picture to frame and give way for Christmas, you would delight someone by selecting the "Maiden at the Spinet," as shown in the small cut. It is six inches wide and five inches high and is in a leaflet which contains suggestions for framing. You really ought to send for at least two for you will want one for yourself.

To obtain this leaflet send your address and five cents postage to The Detroit News Public Service Bureau making sure to enclose catalog number ID-15, and it, with any other four leaflets you select will be mailed to you unfolded to fit the new folders. Or call in person at The Detroit News Public Service Bureau in the main building of The News at Second and Lafayette boulevards or at the branch offices in The General Motors or the Majestic Building.

This is the time of year when everyone should be made as happy as possible, and when it does not take much to make some people happy, there is no reason why this should not be achieved.

That is why the following letter has been written to the Quilt Club Corner:
Dear Miss Crumb and Quilt Club Corner Members: We are so near the Christmas holidays that I hope to slide this S.O.S. into Santa's mail bag at just the right moment.

As you already know, our Quilt Club Corner has grown to be somewhat of a Good Cheer Corner, every member in her own kind way doing for someone else who would be lonely if it were not for akind letter or a quilt patch to help out on the slow days of a convalescent period.

It would be so kind if some of the members would send greetings to Miss Dorothy Page, care Maybury Sanitarium, Northville, Michigan. She listens to the broadcast every Monday and is making a quilt.
Mrs. Sylvia Carlen,
1585 Lemay aveneue, Detroit, Mich.

Surely, Mrs. Carlen's message will reach many who will see to it that Dorothy Page has a word of cheer and, perhaps, a quilt patch or two to add to her supply.

There just isn't such a person as a true quiltmaker who would not see to it that any one in need of cheer has to be lonely if letters and cards will be of any help.

Perhaps Miss Page will write to us and let us know if she has a pleasant Christmas.

Heard Herself Discussed
My Dear Miss Crumb and All of the Quilt Club Corner Members: I thought I would write as I feel I am quite far away from all of you.

I am sure you will remember me. I am the white-haired old lady that stood by a quilt that had many thousand pieces in it and heard what many folks said about the person that would piece such a quilt.

One would wonder who would do it and another would say that it was made by someone who has nothing else to do and another would say that someone who was crippled had pieced that one.

Now I am telling you, dear ones, that I am not crippled and I do a lot of other work besides making quilts. Now I am piecing another one. I have missed my paper since I have been down hear and am wondering how L. D. and Upsy are coming on. I am on top of Cain Creek Mountain and do not hear the program, but will be back home by Christmas.
Mrs. Cordelia Reed,
23424 Easterling, Ave.
Hazel Park, Mich.

Isn't it nice to have that letter from Mrs. Reed when she is so far away from home? That shows that she misses us and nothing could be more flattering. However, we are happy to know that Mrs. Reed will be back by Christmas so that she can read all about Lazy Daisy and UPsy and listen to us again. I hope that she writes to us when she returns. She must have had lots of fun listening to what was said about her.

I know that she enjoyed making her quilt and that she is having lots of fun making another one.

We had her picture in the paper on September 20, showing her taking a few finishing stitches on her Trip Around the World Quilt. It was made of very little blocks and arranged so that there were many trips in it instead of one large pattern.

State Quilt Finished
Dear Miss Crumb: I must tell you how much I enjoyed the quilt show. The prize quilts were just lovely and there were such a lot of ribbon awards, too.

The crocheted and knitted spreads were beautiful.

I met so many of the Quilt Club Corner members. Gran is certainly looking younger. I was sorry that I could not get my quilts down to enter them.

The top of the State quilt was finished. I am rather sorry it is finished as it was so much fun trying to collect the blocks for it. Best of luck to you and all of the Quilt Club Corner members.
Mrs. Mae Richard.
15757 Dolphin avenue.

It was very nice of you to write that note and I am so glad that you enjoyed the show so much and had such a pleasant time with the Quilt Club Corner members. I want to say to the members who are acquainted with Mrs. Richard that she has been ill again and would like to have a letter or card from you.

There may be some of you who do not know Mrs. Richard and would like to start corresponding with her. She would be happy to have a note from you. I am sure, and you know when you are convalescing it is a joy to receive letters and cards.

Member From Indiana
Dear Miss Crumb: I would...(clipping cut-off)

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.