QUILT INDEX RECORD
2-33-31
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Signature Quilt Pilot Project
Who documented this quilt?
Signature Quilt Project Public Submission
Signature Quilt Pilot Project Number:
MQP 09.0179
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Crazy Friendship Quilt
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Crazy
What color is the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Black; Blue or Navy; Brown; Red
Type of inscription:
Date; Initials; Multiple Names; Signature
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Signatures on the quilt include the following. The complete last names and husband's names (in parenthesis) are included where known. Happy Independent Aid Society 1936 Blanche J. (Jensen, Warren) Alice D. (Dopp, Jim) Mattie S. Flora R. (Rogers, Henry) Marge J. (Jensen) Myrtle D. (Dopp, Ken) Kari L. (Lillie, Ralph) Iva G. (Gilbert, Cecil) Violet H. (Hockstra) Jennie K. Zelda N. (Neitzel, Carl) Kate L. (Lillie, Clarence) Emma C. Carrie G. (Gilmore, Evert) Lura C. (Cesar, Elmer) Thelma J. (Jensen) Hilda J. (Jensen, Alton) Anna S. Hattie R. (Roth) Almeda Z. (Zenski, Jack) Dode S. (Stevens, Clyde) Gusta D. (Dyer, Amos)
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1936
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
Location of inscription:
multiple locations; on block
Time period:
1930-1949
Date estimated by an antique dealer, quilt historian or appraiser:
1936
Further information concerning dates:
On the quilt.
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Wool
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Ink drawing
Quilt top made by:
Happy Independent Aid Society
Where the quilt was made, city:
McBride
Where the quilt was made, county:
Montcalm
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
For this quilt, each member of the society made a square on which they embroidered their first name and last initial. The quilt is made of wool scraps, with the names, decorative stitching and other embellishments in yarn. It was not finished, and the edges are not square. Previous owner Shirley Nowakowski, stablized the top by tacking it to a muslin back.
Why was the quilt made?
Autograph or friendship
Quilt owner's name:
Heritage Village at Montcalm Community College
Quilt owner's city:
St. Johns
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:
This quilt top was made by members of the Happy Independent Aid Society, in 1936, as identified in the center block. The Happy Independent Aid Society began as the Ladies Guild of the McBride Methodist Church. The village of McBride is in Montcalm County, Michigan. When the society grew to include board members who were not members of the church, the church required they become an independent organization. Some members lived in the village of McBride, with the majority living on surrounding farms. The women met in each other's homes, and made quilts/blankets for families in need.
Description of quilt:
A wool crazy quilt containing signatures of the Happy Independent Aid Society in 1936 from McBride, Michigan.
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Cite this Quilt
Happy Independent Aid Societ. Crazy Friendship Quilt. 1930-1949. From Signature Quilt Pilot Project, Signature Quilt Project Public Submission. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=2-33-31. Accessed: 03/28/24
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