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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

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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