December 5, 1933

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

Detroit, Michigan, United States

A Quilt Club Corner column including letters from Quilt Club Corner members.

Quilt Club Corner.
Another Log Cabin Quilt Is Interesting To Study
by Edith B. Crumb
This department seeks to give assistance to all who are interested in beautifying their homes and will be glad to answer questions pertaining to interior decoration. In order to serve all who, seek advice promptly no more than three problems will be discussed in any one reply. Readers are invited to write to this department as often as they wish, but to limit each letter to three questions. State your question clearly, write on only one side of the paper, enclosing a self-addressed, stamped envelope, and address Beauty in the Home Department, Detroit News. Letters with their answers will be published for the benefit of all homemakers, but names and addresses will not be made public.

AT first glimpse you may think that the same illustration is being shown every night in the Quilt Club Corner, but if you will compare them you will find that there is a distinction between the quilts, even though they are all made of Log Cabin quilt blocks.

The manner in which the blocks are assembled is what alters the general effect, and in today’s picture you see a quilt with a light center, dark and light borders outlining it a very pleasing arrangement.

This quilt won a ribbon at The Detroit News Quilt Exhibit and was entered by Mrs. Willis Lee Smith, 1606 Carmel avenue, Detroit, it is of wool and cotton fabrics and was made 83 years ago by Mrs. Mary Brown at Lebanon, O.

If you will keep the illustrations of the various Log Cabin quilts shown in this column you will find it very interesting to see how many variations there may be from just one kind of block.

The letters are coming into the Corner in large numbers and I want to thank all of the quilt-makers and interested members for taking such an interest and helping it to continue.

I don’t think that many have waited long before starting more quilts; and please don’t worry about the type of pattern to be put out very soon. So many have asked not to have appliques, while others would prefer appliques to piecework design. So you may make either or both. I wouldn’t be surprised to find many of you making several.

Those who sent quilts from out-of-town are to have them returned by Parcel Post this week, so please do not worry because you have not received them. Because so many wished to call for them, it has been decided to leave the mailing until the last.

Let’s Welcome Mrs. A.!
Your Quilt Corner is very interesting. I am very sorry that I came to live in Michigan a day after the Contest ended. I am very anxious to know about some of your patterns, especially the Trip Around the World.
MRS. S. O. ARSDALE,
Hotel Heldenbrand,
Pontiac, Mich.

The Quilt Club Corner members will be glad that you are interested in their Corner and I wouldn’t be surprised if you had letters from some of them. Inasmuch as you have just come to Michigan to live, I trust that they will make you feel welcome by writing to you and, perhaps some will offer to exchange patches with you so that you may start a quilt right away. Several patterns have been sent to you and I hope that you will find them attractive.

Please let the Corner know if you receive any letters, for it is always interesting to know how the correspondence progresses.

I wonder if the woman who made the Flower Garden quilt in light green and tan would write to me. Here quilt was in the same row as Mrs. Fischer's quilt.

I was not able to exchange patches. When I arrived these did not seem to be anyone who wanted to exchange, so I had to take mine home, I hope someone will exchange with me by mail.
Mrs. George Sancho.
14545 Fulton,
Inkster, Mich.

I hope that this little note will bring you word from the woman who made the quilt you described.

You just happened in with your patches at the wrong time, Mrs. Sancho and I am sorry about it. The quilt-patch exchanging seemed to go by "fits and starts." Sometimes thre were 15 or 20 quilt-makers chatting and exchanging and then the Corner would be just as quiet as could be and you just came along at a quiet time. I started out with five pounds of patches and they only lasted an hour, so I will know what to do in preparation for the show next year.

You should have no trouble exchanging patches by mail for this is still going on and your name and address should surely bring you some. Please let us know if you receive any.

MY mother, sister and I visited the Quilt Show and we certainly enjoyed looking at all of the beautiful quilts. I have never made a quilt, but after seeing how pretty they are, I think I would like to try it. Will you please tell me how and where I may obtain patterns?
MRS. FRANK HUGHES,
15363 Woodingham,
Detroit, Mich.

There are a great many, Mrs. Hughes, who (like you) have decided to make a quilt since seeing so many at the show. I suppose it is difficult to decide upon a pattern; but this much I will tell you—you will not stop at one quilt, for when you start you just can’t stop and you just go on and on making quilts.

If you will send a self-addressed, stamped envelope to the Quilt Club Corner, The Detroit News, and state what patterns you wish they will be send right out to you. There is no charge for these other than the required postage. If you prefer to call for them, they will be given you at The Detroit News Public Service Bureau in either the Majestic Building or the General Motors Building.

Courtesy of The Detroit News Archives.