The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1889-10-09
AUTOGRAPH QUILTS.
a Michigan Lady Suggests Several Practici
Ideas to Her Female Friends

Michigan Lady Suggests Several Practical
Ideas to Her Female Friends
This is day of autograph hunters. The
epidemic assumes various forms. Some
have the craze for postal albums. One
lady of my acquaintance has an album of
several hundred postals from people she
admits she never saw and never expects
10 see. Another rage is the auto-quilt,
but few people at the present have the
temerity TO aspire to the crazy-quilt.
For my part have not yet been able to
have seen so many witched, and
bewitched, into what was originally
intended to be a thing of beauty, but
what really had the appearance of being
the production of the weakened frame of
some poor destitute lunatic. In fact l
never see a crazy quilt without vivid
childhood remembrance of q kaleidO-
scOpic view / once had, after falling from
q high swing. Autograph quilts containing
a block from each state and territory in
the Union are also much in vogue. My
idea OF an autograph quilt is something
entirely different, and as it is original
with myself | will give it, as no doubt it
will be new to others. | am saving
q piece of each dress and apron of
my children's clothes from their ba-
byhOod up; upon each piece
sew a bit of paper. with the date and
age of the child at the time they had the
garment. After am done collecting shall
make each aquilt of his and her own pieces
then with indelible ink mark each block,
the age of the child at the time the gar
ment was bought, also what that garment
was. What think you OF my idea? Try
il, mothers. 1t will be something the
children can always keep, and something
they will prize above gold long after that
dear mother has crossed the mystic river
into the great beyond. | love TO piece
quilts and expect to be just that old-fash-
Toned all my life.
During our warm summer weather we
had sewing classes in which we learned
our young girls TO sew, and piece quilts,
and we found this one of the best ways of
teaching our girls how to use a needle,
and really an economical way too, for
every household has more or less pieces
to spare, and the quilts are always sala-
BILE. Plain nice square is the best pat
FERN for very new beginners, after that
''the road TO California and back, or
'the wedding knot" or "haystack."
ANY of these is pretty, and easy to piece.
Start a sewing class or society, and do
think there should be one in every COM
munity. 1t paws in a matter of economy,
and pays parents to have their girls know
how to sew. Now before the long winter
evenings is a good time to commence. In
these classes work is play, the girls be-
come interested, compare their work, and
naturally strive to excel. We have good
variety OF patterns in our class, and if you
Il
will send them to you if you send a stamp
TO pay the postage. We have "The Road
70 California" and "Back Castle Stairs"
''Moon and Stars Kings Crown"
Devils Puzzle" "Dutchman's Puzzle"
"Old Maids Puzzle" You see we believe
In puzzles. Then there are 'Robbing
Peter to Pay Paul." Centennial We'd
ding Knot. "Wheel of Fortune, Moth
er's Fancy" "Bear's Paw" "Pincushion"
and Cucumber" Hit and Miss. This
uses pieces Of all sorts and sizes. Also.
''Haystack," Button String" TOAD in
Puddle" "Texas STAR" Texas Tears"
"Garfeld's Monument" This last is
lovely pattern. The letter c. in the
.5<Ner Of the white monument, and
set in a dark ground, makes
= Willingly pretty pattern. We also have
the Ocean Wave, ""Maple Leaf, !" North
bIu CtdI, NOHln ptdi, DrOhe1 DISHES,
''Brick Wall, "Sweet Gum Lea, . Tan
gIed Garter" Double I" Hearts and
Gizzards, ""Blind Mans Fancy" Mon
key-wrench" and Basket and Sunhower. I"
This last one makes quite snowy outside
spread. If any OF your readers will send a
stamp for postage for anyone OF these pat
terms or send ten or dozen stamps and
will send by mail all the patterns / have
mentioned and the directions for making;
also l will make and send a paper block
with each pattern, so that one can see Just
how it looks before commencing. Anyone
is welcome to send for the patterns, and if
can further help you l will be pleased to
do so. MRs. F. A. WARNER,
East Saginaw, Mich, 223 Hess-st.