QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1090

Owner's name for the quilt:

Crazy Quilt

Quilt top made by:

Lindsey, Anna

Other people who worked on this quilt:

The embroidery was done by Anna with help from her sister, Alace.

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quilt owner

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Inherited

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kennedy

Where the quilt was made, county:

Pickens

Where the quilt was made, state:

Alabama (AL)

Time period:

1876-1900

When was the quilt started?

The quilt was made by Anna Stokes before Anna was married in 1899.

When was the quilt finished?

1890-1899

Family/owner's date for quilt:

On the assumption that Alace was fifteen years old at the time she helped Anna with the quilt, I estimate the quilt was made between 1890 and 1899.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Kennedy

Quiltmaker's state:

Alabama (AL)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Stokes

Quiltmaker's birth date:

2/8/1872

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

2/25/1951

Quiltmaker's occupation:

housewife

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Stokes, Felix W.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English Scotch

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Shakelford, Martha Jane

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

English Scottish

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

11/1899

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Lindsey, Calvin Ben

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

farmer

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

77"

How long is the quilt?

74 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Overall color scheme:

Dark colors

Quilt's condition:

Poor/very worn

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

The quilt was originally nine squares and an 8 inch extension. A four inch border was added later on one side, and an inch and a quarter border was added on the opposite side.

Number of quilt blocks:

9

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

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?

Beige or Tan

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

No filling

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Rose

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Quilt was made out of scraps of materils that were available or worn out clothes (the usable parts.).

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Source of the information on this quilt:

Granddaughter of quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Joan W. BeBeau

Quilt owner's city:

Hastings

Quilt owner's county:

Barry

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Anna Stokes Lindsey (Grandmother), Florine Lindsey Wilson (Mother), Joan Wilson BeBeau (Daughter)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Was the quilt used for something other than what it is used for now?

My mother, Florine Lindsey remembers the quilt was always on the bed in the "front" bedroom.

Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Her Aunt Alice told her she embroidered the white horse because it was a family horse she often rode.

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum