Th* RURAL NEW-YORKER 
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More Old-fashioned Quilts 
I have been much interested in the 
articles on the old-fashioned patchwork 
quilts which have been published in re¬ 
cent issues of The R. N.-Y. I have in 
my possession several specimens of these 
quilts, handed down from both sides of 
the family. The pictures accompanying 
are taken with an ordinary kodak. My 
chief interest in having these published 
well as ginghams, and are used in a quilt 
by themselves; these make pretty, light¬ 
weight quilts for Summer use. There are 
so many pretty quilt patterns among the 
old quilts made years ago that it is little 
trouble to find one requiring little sewing, 
yet pleasing in effect, and the buying of a 
bit of red, blue or yellow will help so 
much in bringing pleasing designs. 
Real quilt making, as done by our 
Ruing Sun Quilt with Border 
would be to learn the names of the dif¬ 
ferent designs. Can anyone name them? 
MRS. n. A. s. 
R. X.-Y.—These are only two of the 
pictures sent. There are several others. 
Are we right in believing these to be Oak 
Leaf and Rising Sun? 
Keeping a Supply of Bed Covers 
Plenty of covers are a necessity; the 
bought ones are expensive, are shabby in 
appearance, under-size, not washable, fade 
badly, and are not nearly so satisfactory 
in many ways as those made at home, yet 
we see many housewives who pay out 
money every Fall for this line of goods, 
when they could, and should, bo made at 
home at less than half the cost, and that 
from a better grade of goods. There is 
often enough good material going to 
waste to make covers for many good com¬ 
fortables. I have several, beds to provide 
with covers, yet I buy very little really 
new cloth for quilt making. We have 
half a dozen girls in the home, all of 
whom either teach, or attend school, nine 
months in the year. This calls for many 
dresses, mostly ginghams, few of which 
are worn out; most children detest hand- 
downs and made-overs in the dress line, 
so that only a few of the best are remod¬ 
eled for school wear, and the rest are 
used in making quilts. 
The dresses are ripped, washed and 
pressed, and pieces cut into large size 
squares, sewn together on the machine, 
following some easy worked pattern. Lin¬ 
ings are made from flour sacks, discarded 
blankets, or a cheap grade of cotton 
checks. I use an ordinary batting, or 
often card my own cotton, which comes 
at about half the price of the commercial 
batting, and is much better. These 
quilts, or comforters, may be tacked three 
inches apart each >vay, or quilted in wide 
mothers and grandmothers (and the 
writer has done some such work years 
ago), is fast becoming a fad with women 
everywhere; this is pleasant work, and 
one which will help to pass the time, but 
the sewing together of tiny pieces requir¬ 
ing weeks to finish one quilt top. and 
more weeks for putting in the closely 
quilted lines, with stitches matched even¬ 
ly from end to end, can never again ap¬ 
peal to the sensible woman who must do 
the work of the average farm woman of 
today. No, indeed! Give us the soft, 
fluffy, warm comforters, blankets, and a 
light spread, or white sheet, embroidered 
with a simple design in applique, or plain, 
for top use, and we will be content to 
look at the pretty quilts once a year at 
the big fairs. 
We also save outing flannel, fleece- 
lined, and other heavy pieces, and make 
an occasional comforter from these, and 
they are light and warm as well. Then 
the men’s discarded clothing is used for 
making the extra heavy covers for the 
severely cold nights, or to take when the 
men must travel on cold days; outing 
linings are used for these, and they are 
tacked with strong thread, so that when 
too badly soiled the threads can be clip¬ 
ped, top and lining washed separately, a 
new batting used and retacking done. All 
sorts of quilts may be kept neat and clean 
for years if washable protectors are used 
at upper end, covers are sunned, beaten 
out well and packed away when not in 
use MRS. I.II.LIE YORK. 
Shelling Elderberries; Keeping Meat 
When preparing elderberries for use 
take a bunch at the base of the stems and 
rub them over a coarse sieve (coal sieve.) 
They will shell in less than half the time 
it takes by hand. I place the sieve over 
Oulc Leaf Quilt with Border 
lines, requiring about one spool of thread 
to each quilt, and properly cared for will 
last many years. 
When making dresses we roll all scraps 
together, tie, and put away; when a sup¬ 
ply has accumulated we sew together in 
some pretty pattern, always using a yard 
or two of some bright color, as red, yel¬ 
low, or green, to give an attractive ap¬ 
pearance to the finished quilt, the solid 
color being used for centers, corners, or 
where needed to bring out pattern to good 
effect. 
Percales and calicoes do not last so 
a pan, which will receive the berries as 
they drop off. 
It will soon be time to butcher pigs. 
A simple way to keep hams after they 
have been smoked is to rub well with 
borax, then wrap them in newspaper, 
Make bags for each ham or shoulder out 
of strong unbleached muslin. Make a red 
pepper tea by using one tablespoon pep¬ 
per to enough water to cover four bags 
well. Roil for a few minutes, then hang 
up to dry. Place the hams in the bags 
and hang in the woodshed or place where 
air can circulate. “lasty.” 
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