QUILT INDEX RECORD

38-36-1677

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

Who documented this quilt?

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project; The Black Diaspora Quilt History Project

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:

TUC140013

When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?

03-11-2014

Where was the documentation day held?

Tucson, Arizona

1. Type of quilt object

Finished quilt

2. Designer's title:

Silk Spool

3. Quilt Width:

76 inches

3. Quilt Length:

72.50 inches

4. Shape of edge:

Scalloped

5. Shape of Corners:

Other

6. Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

7. Predominant Color(s):

Blue or Navy; Coral; Green; Lavender; Purple; Red; White; Yellow

9. Overall condition:

Very good/almost new

14. Date of Quilt:

1976-1999

Date quilt completed:

00-00-1993

Family/owner's date for quilt:

00-00-1993

15. Source of Fabric:

Unknown

17. Layout format:

One patch or allover

18.1.1. Block pattern:

Apple Core, Friendship Spools, Axe Head

18.1.5. Brackman # or Other source & #:

185-A

18.2. Number of quilt blocks:

650

Size of quilt blocks:

3.75 in. X 1.75 in. inches

18.4. Block style (shape):

Same block throughout

18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:

Straight

18.7. Number of different block patterns present:

One

22.2. Border descriptions:

Borders on all sides Pieced borders Fabric same as quilt

23. Fiber used in quilt tops:

Cotton or polyester blend

23. Fabric used in quilt tops:

Sateen

24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:

Dotted; Floral; Multiple scrap; Novelty; Paisley; Print; Solid/plain; Striped

25.1 Piecing techniques:

Hand Piecing

27.1. Materials used in binding:

Other

27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:

Satin

27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:

Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Hand sewn; Machine sewn

27.5. Width of binding:

half inch - one inch

28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:

Polyester

28.2. Batting loft:

Medium (3/16?)

29.2. Quilted by:

Williams, Betty

29.3. Quilting technique used:

Hand quilting

29.3.1. Thread type:

Cotton

29.3.1. Thread color:

White, purple

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 1):

7 SPI

29.3.2. Number of quilting stitches per inch (Place 2):

7 SPI

Distance between quilting lines:

3.50 in.

29.4.2. Decorative quilting patterns:

Wreaths; Other

29.4.3. Background fill patterns:

Other

Other quilting designs used:

Circles

31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:

Cotton

31.2. Color of backing:

Purple; White

31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:

Two

31.3. Size of pieces in quilt back:

39.50 X 76 in., 38.50 X 76 in.

31.4. Description of back:

Machine sewn; Print

1. Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Name of Quilt Owner:

Peggy Hazard

Quilt Owner's City:

Tucson

Quilt Owner's State:

Arizona (AZ)

Quilt Owner's Country:

United States

When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?

2001, gift from the maker

2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:

1993 Masters Thesis, UofAZ, Comforts of Home exhibit at Tohono Chui Park and 3 Tucson Treasurers exhibit at Tohono Chui Park

3. Quilt maker's name:

Williams, Betty

Gender:

Female

Birth date:

04-20-1918

Death date:

11-29-2001

Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:

African American

Religious affiliation:

Protestant

Quilt maker's occupation:

Pastry Cook

Quilt maker's birth city:

Heidelberg

Quilt maker's birth state:

Mississippi

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:

Rural

Country:

United States

Mother's name:

Brown, Mariah Bringham

Spouse's/spouses' name(s):

Williams, Benjamin

Number of children:

Two

Number of female children:

Two

6. How did the maker learn to quilt:

From Relative

When learned to quilt:

Age 11-19

Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?

Church; Gifts; Income; Pleasure

7. Name of quilting group

Pima County Cooperative Extension Homemakers, Onyx Quilting Group

8. Estimated number of quilts made:

20-50 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did quiltmaker teach quilting?

only informally

Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:

She liked to make traditional designs and fine quilts, often gotten from books and magazines. She often made quilts with Christian themes such as crosses and doves.

Any other notes or stories about the quilt maker:

Roland Freeman, A Communion of the Spirits, l996, Comforts of Home, African-American Quilts I Tucson, AZ, Peggy Hazard unpublished Master Thesis, l993, UofAZ

9. Available sources for the quilt maker:

Two exhibits at Tohono Chui Park, Comforts of Home, l993, Treasured Madellions, Three Tucson Women, l999-2000. She was a mentor of the AQS, Paducah, KY

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Arizona Quilt Documentation Project

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