The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1912-10-05
THE "ExTENsloN QUILT"

The extraordinary success of Branch
No. 80 of the Women's Auxiliary to
the Catholic Church Extension Socie-
ty, of which Mrs. Julia E. Klug is
president, in raising funds for Me-
mortal Chapel by means of an Extern
sion Quilt" and the generous and en-
thusiastic interest shown by the par
ishioners of st. Charles Church, Chi
cago, in this novel plan, lead us to
place it fully before the other branches
of the Auxiliary, as well as the read
ers of Extension, writes Rev. E. L.
Roe, Director General of the Women's
Auxiliary. We have every confidence
that the members of the Auxiliary,
especially the branches that have
planned to erect Memorial Chapels,
will find in the Extension Quilt an
attractive and an effective method of
raising the necessary funds. If every
branch now formed, or in course of
formation, would adopt this simple and
ingenious plan, such action would re-
suit in the building of hundreds of
Memorial Chapels.
The Plan.
The plan is very simple. An "Ex-
tension Quilt measures II feet by 10
feet, and contains ITO blocks, each
block being IL inches square. Each
block is spaced to have ten names
written on 1.-TWO on each corner and
two in the center-sO arranged as to
form the written names into a series
of crosses. In the center of each block
appear the words Extension Quilt"
The pattern is an exceedingly pretty
one, and very simple one to work
Every block is uniform, and is printed
by us from special die. The exact
position of every name and the line
on which it should be written, as also
full directions how to embroider the
names, are printed on each block.
Even the marginal lines for sewing
blocks together are clearly printed on
each block. We supply all the printed
blocks required for the making of an
Extension Quilt" without any ex-
pense to the branch or it's members.
The Method.
The method of raising money by
means of the Extension Quilt is also
very simple. Each member takes one
or more blocks, according to her time
and zeal, and has her friend, or neigh
Dor or acquaintance, sign his or her
name once, or even oftener, on the
block. For each signature a donation
of at least 10 cents is made. Each
branch may fix the donation at a
higher amount, if judged proper, but
no amount less than 10 cents should
be taken for each signature. One per-
son may write his or her name ten
times on block, or on several blocks,
but must make the required donation
for each signature. Each signature
entities the donor to one chance on
the completed quilt. The member Sc
curing signatures and donations has
the signatures embroidered uniformly
in red floss Each block, when so en-
broidered, is washed and ironed be-
fore being sewed into the quilt. The
washing grasses all traced lines and
a veritable collection of autographs.
forming very ornamental as we'll as
unique article. The Extension Quilt
when completed, is auctioned off pri-
vately, or, even better, at some form
of public entertainment given by the
members of the branch. This enter
tainment may be made the means of
adding goodly sum to the donations
made for signatures.
Advantages.
While the idea of the Extension
Quilt is primarily intended to raise
funds for the work of the Auxiliary
and is especially suggestive to
branches intending to erect Memorial
Chapels, it is clear that it will help
spread knowledge of Extension, and
thus do most effective good in awak.
en1ng interest in the cause of the
poor missions. 1t will be only natural
for those whose signatures and dona
lions are requested for an Extension
quilt to ask about Extension itself
and this will afford splendid oppor
tunity of explaining the object and
needs of our work. The members OF
the Auxiliary will thus be enabled to
carry out the very first object of the
Soclety-"to arouse the missionary