QUILT INDEX RECORD
38-36-4313
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Who documented this quilt?
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project Number:
TUC160071
When was the documentation day held? Or when was the form collected?
06-13-2016
Where was the documentation day held?
Tucson, Arizona
1. Type of quilt object
Finished quilt
2. Designer's title:
Mod Chain
3. Quilt Width:
92 inches
3. Quilt Length:
92 inches
4. Shape of edge:
Straight
5. Shape of Corners:
Straight
6. Overall color scheme:
Multicolor
7. Predominant Color(s):
Gray; Green
8. Identifiable Quilt Specific colors:
Cadet Blue
Describe any colors not included in the other color fields:
yellow, lavender, lime green
9. Overall condition:
Very good/almost new
13. Inscription:
Date; Multiple Names
13.1. Content of inscription(s):
2013-2014 "Mod Chain"
13.3. Method of inscription:
Computer generated
13.4. Location of inscription:
on back
Other location of inscription:
label on back, lower left
14. Date of Quilt:
2000-2025
Date quilt begun:
c. 2013
Date quilt completed:
c. 2014
Family/owner's date for quilt:
c. 2014
15. Source of Fabric:
Purchased new
16. Subject of the quilt:
Chain Link
17. Layout format:
Horizontal strip
18.1.1. Block pattern:
Chain Link
Describe the source of the pattern:
Smart, Amy
18.1.4. Commercial Pattern (Designer, Source):
Bought On-Line
18.2. Number of quilt blocks:
135
Size of quilt blocks:
7x7 inches
18.4. Block style (shape):
Squares
18.5. Arrangement of quilt blocks: block orientation:
Straight
20. Sashing width:
1.25 inches; plain fabric
23. Fiber used in quilt tops:
Cotton
24. Fabric patterns, styles, motifs, or print categories used in quilt top:
Checked; Dotted; Floral; Geometric; Multiple scrap; Plaid; Print; Solid/plain
25.1 Piecing techniques:
Machine Piecing
27.1. Materials used in binding:
Cotton
27.2. Fabric structure used in binding:
Plain weave
27.3. Construction techniques used in binding:
Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Home cut; Hand sewn; Machine sewn
27.5. Width of binding:
less than a half inch
28.1. Material used for quilt batting or filling:
Other
Other batting:
bamboo
28.2. Batting loft:
Thin (Less than 3/16?)
29.2. Quilted by:
Harris, Kathy
29.3. Quilting technique used:
Machine quilting
29.3.1. Thread type:
cotton
29.3.1. Thread color:
gray
29.4.1. Motif/overall quilting patterns:
All-over-design
Other quilting designs used:
Quilting in sashing part of overall quilting - All-over-design
31.1. Fabric fiber types used in quilt back:
Cotton
31.2. Color of backing:
Green
31.3. Number of pieces in quilt back:
1
31.4. Description of back:
Print; Same fabric used throughout
30. Quilt notes and observations:
Pattern bought from internet. Chain on row of black
1. Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Name of Quilt Owner:
Peggy Hazard
Quilt Owner's County:
Pima
Quilt Owner's State:
Arizona (AZ)
Quilt Owner's Country:
United States
When was this object acquired? Under what circumstances?
Maker made quilt as a bed covering.
2. Other related items such as publications, image, oral history, or ephemera:
3. Quilt maker's name:
Hazard, Peggy
Gender:
Female
Birth date:
05-13-1954
Ethnic background/Tribal affiliation:
European American
Educational Background:
M.A. in Art History
Religious affiliation:
Roman Catholic
Quilt maker's occupation:
Retired Museum Curator
Quilt maker's birth city:
Elizabeth City
Quilt maker's birth state:
North Carolina
Quilt maker's country of birth:
United States
In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker grow up:
Urban
5. Father's name:
Burba, Bernard
Father's birthplace:
Waukegan, IL
Father's ethnic/tribal background:
European American
Mother's name:
Vaclavek
Mother's birthplace:
Oak Park, IL
Mother's ethnic/tribal background:
European American
Spouse's/spouses' ethnic/tribal background:
European American
6. How did the maker learn to quilt:
From Class; Self-Taught
When learned to quilt:
Age 20-29
Why does/did the quiltmaker quilt?
Gifts; Pleasure; Other
Explain how and/or why the maker quilts:
Home Decor
7. Name of quilting group
Migrant Quilt Project
Location of group:
Tucson, AZ
Specialized activities/events of group:
Memorial Quilts documenting migrant deaths
8. Estimated number of quilts made:
20-50 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Describe the quiltmaker's unique or favorite materials, patterns, quilting techniques, etc.:
Pieced geometric patterns, "modern" quilts, Japanese and Hawaiian fabrics
9. Available sources for the quilt maker:
Quilt curator and historian; AQSG paper published in 2016 "Uncoverings: What the Eye "Doesn't See Doesn't Move the Heart: Migrant Quilts of Southern Arizona"
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Arizona Quilt Documentation Project
Details
Cite this Quilt
Hazard, Pegg. Mod Chain. c. 2014. From Arizona Quilt Documentation Project, Arizona Quilt Documentation Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=38-36-4313. Accessed: 03/29/24