QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-8156
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
86.0011
Owner's name for the quilt:
Crazy
When was the form filled out?
1/17/1986
Quilt top made by:
Hawkins, Florence
Other people who worked on this quilt:
Miss Hawkins niece, Grace Matthews, put the back on the quilt. Her Great-niece, Emily Wolf, tied it.
If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:
Quilt owner
Where the quilt was made, city:
Nashville
Where the quilt was made, county:
Howard
Where the quilt was made, state:
Arkansas (AR)
Time period:
1950-1975
When was the quilt finished?
1960
Quilt is presently used as:
Lap robe/shawl
Describe present uses of the quilt:
Aunt Florence always said the things she made were done with love. It's a very good weight for a throw so members of the family compete for using it.
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Pt. Cedar
Quiltmaker's county:
Hot Spring
Quiltmaker's state:
Arkansas (AR)
Quiltmaker's birth date:
1872 approx.
Quiltmaker's date and place of death:
1964 approx,
Quiltmaker's educational background:
Educated at home and small local schools but I don't know how many years
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Methodist Episcopal
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Hawkins, John Basom
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
English, French
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Hawkins, Virginia Anne McCuen
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
English
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
From Relative
Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:
The quilter, my Great Aunt Florence, always wanted to stay busy and when she became quite crippled by arthritic and lived in a nursing home she continued to do things she had always done that let her remain seated. These included piecing quilts, crocheting and making books from greeting cards.
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
62"
How long is the quilt?
76 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Shape of corners:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the damage:
Re-stitched
Number of quilt blocks:
9, 3 half blocks
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Sashing width:
3"
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Corduroy, crepe
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
What color is the back of the quilt?
Gold
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
2
How is the binding made?
Edges turned in/ no separate binding
How are the layers held together?
Tied or tufted
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
Scraps from clothes family members made and wore.
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Emily Hobbs Wolf
Quilt owner's city:
East Lansing
Quilt owner's county:
Ingham
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Florence Hawkins gave it to her niece Grace H.H. Matthews who later gave it to her daughter Emily Hobbs Wolf
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Hawkins, Florenc. Crazy. 1960. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-8156. Accessed: 03/28/24