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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