Margie Ellen Guy Hockman

Margie Ellen Guy Hockman

04/26/2003

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VA22801-010

Margie Hockman introduces herself and her touchstone quilt, which uses her favorite Double Wedding Ring pattern. She talks about her upbringing and her first quilts. Hockman talks about the various quilting guilds she has belonged to and her roles in them. She talks about what special meaning quilts have in women's history, as well as some of the historical-type quilts she has made. Hockman talks about how quilts can be preserved physically and how quilting as an activity can be preserved throughout the generations. She talks about her experiences exhibiting quilts at various museums and exhibitions. Hockman talks about hand quilting versus machine quilting and why they should be judged separately.

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Quilts

Quilting

Quiltmakers

Quiltmakers--United States

Virginia Quilt Museum

Quilting--Patterns

Quilting--United States--Patterns

Quilts--United States

Sewing

Double wedding ring quilts

Appliqué.

Margie Ellen Guy Hockman

Le Rowell

Harrisonburg, Virginia

JT Eissenberg

Evelyn Naranjo

5.4 2019oh1317_qsosva0021 Interview with Margie Ellen Guy Hockman, April 26, 2003 2019oh1317_qsosva0021 qsosva Quilt Alliance’s Quilters' S.O.S.- Save Our Stories Oral History Project: Virginia Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History, University of Kentucky Libraries Interview indexer: JT Eissenberg, with the support of the Virginia Quilt Museum Quilts Quilting Quiltmakers Quiltmakers--United States Virginia Quilt Museum Quilting--Patterns Quilting--United States--Patterns Quilts--United States Sewing Double wedding ring quilts Appliqué. Virginia Quilt Museum 1930s prints Sewing machines Quilting guilds Women's history Hand quilting Machine quilting Margie Ellen Guy Hockman Le Rowell 0 https://nunncenter.aviaryplatform.com/embed/media/114056 Aviary audio 14 Touchstone quilt Um, this is Le--Le Rowell and today's date is April 26th, 2003. Margie Hockman introduces herself and her touchstone quilt, which uses her favorite Double Wedding Ring pattern. &quot ; Aunt Martha's Favorite Quilt&quot ; ; 4-H ; Clothes ; Family Circle (Magazine) ; Feed sacks ; Hand piecing ; Quilt pamphlets ; Quilting ; Quiltmakers ; Quilts ; Sewing ; Sewing machines ; Virginia Quilt Museum ; Woman's Day (Magazine) Double wedding ring quilts ; Machine quilting ; Quilting ; Quilting--Patterns ; Quilting--United States--Patterns ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts ; Quilts--United States ; Sewing ; Sewing machines ; Virginia Quilt Museum 0 135 Early interest in quilting So you went from the machine to hand piecing. Hockman talks about her upbringing and her first quilts. 4-H ; Acorn Hill (Va.) ; Bentonville (Va.) ; Hand piecing ; Machine piecing ; Pyramid quilts ; Quilting ; Quilts ; Sewing ; Sewing machines ; Warren County (Va.) Childhood ; Quilting--Patterns ; Quilting--United States--Patterns ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts 0 216 Double wedding ring quilt So this piece, the double wedding ring, you did not finish? Hockman talks about her Double Wedding Ring quilt in more detail, including what her plans are for it and where the fabrics came from. 1930s prints ; Applique ; Bindings ; Daughters ; Fabrics ; Family heirlooms ; Feed sack quilts ; Feed sacks ; Hand piecing ; Handwork ; Lessons ; Prints ; Pyramid quilts ; Quilting ; Quilting lessons ; Quilting--Patterns ; Quilts ; Sewing ; Stitches Applique--Patterns ; Appliqué. ; Cotton fabrics ; Double wedding ring quilts ; Quilting ; Quilting--Patterns ; Quilting--Patterns--United States ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts 0 473 First involvement with quilting Now, let's talk a minute about your involvement with quilting. What was your first introduction to a quilt? What was the first quilt you remember? Hockman talks about her family history of quilting and when she first saw quilts in her life. 1930s prints ; Cedar chests ; Depression-era patterns ; Fall colors ; Grandmothers ; Great aunts ; Great Depression ; Great grandmothers ; Mountains ; Patterns ; Pyramid quilts ; Quilts ; Squares ; Sunsets ; Traditional quilts ; Tumbler ; Utilitarian quilts Depressions--1929 ; Quilting ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts 0 702 Quilting likes and dislikes What do you most enjoy about quilting? Hockman talks about what she likes and dislikes about quilting. Binding ; Family responsibilities ; Finishing ; Pressure ; Projects ; Quilt shows ; Quilting ; Quilts Quilting ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts 0 793 Quilt purposes Do you have a quilt on your bed at home? Hockman describes some of the uses she has for quilts, including a wintertime bedspread and as gifts. Comfort ; Corduroys ; Embroidery ; Family gifts ; Gifts ; Quilts ; Wools Corduroy ; Quilting ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts ; Wool quilts 0 839 Quilting guilds Um, you belong to a guild? Hockman talks about the various quilting guilds she has belonged to and her roles in them. Arts and crafts ; Belle Grove Historic Plantation ; Belle Grove Quilt Guild ; Folk art ; Guilds ; Harrisonburg (Va.) ; Middletown (Va.) ; Middletown, Virginia ; Quilting guilds ; Quilts ; Shenandoah Valley (Va.) ; Shenandoah Valley, Virginia ; Skyline Quilters ; Stephens City (Va.) ; Stephens City, Virginia ; Strasburg (Va.) ; Strasburg, Virginia ; Top Of Virginia Arts and crafts ; Quilting ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts 0 955 What makes quilts great / Quilting as an art or a craft What do you think makes a great quilt? Hockman discusses how personal expression makes quilts great, the personal expression she puts into her own quilts, and some of the appliqué work she has done. Applique ; Art ; Craft ; Emotion ; Fabric ; Heart ; Heart and soul ; Patterns ; Personal expression ; Primitive work ; Quilt ; Quilting ; Quilts ; Soul ; Traditional pieces ; Traditional quilts Applique--Patterns ; Appliqué. ; Arts and crafts ; Craft and art ; Quilting ; Quilting--United States--Patterns ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts 0 1160 Quilting's connection to history Do you see special meaning in, um, in women's history in America through quilts? Hockman talks about what special meaning quilts have in women's history, as well as some of the historical-type quilts she has made. 9/11 quilts ; 9/11/2001 ; Civil War ; Fabrics ; Flags ; History ; Inaugurations ; Quiltmaking ; Quilts ; September 11, 2001 ; September 11th Quilts ; Smithsonian Fabrics ; Smithsonian Institute ; Virginia Quilt Museum ; Women ; Women's history Quilting ; Quilting--United States ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts ; Quilts--United States--History--20th Century ; September 11 Terrorist Attacks, 2001. ; Virginia Quilt Museum 0 1279 Quiltmaking process and environment Uh, yes, I heard about one in one of the previous interviews today that you're working on, the Appalachian, is it the, uh-- Hockman talks about the environment she quilts in at home and the process of making a quilt. Appalachian ; Fabrics ; Mountain Mist ; Q-Snap frames ; Sewing rooms ; Warrenton Quilt Group Quilting ; Quilting--Patterns ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts 0 1378 Quilt preservation Have--um, talk for a minute about preserving quilts. Hockman talks about how quilts can be preserved physically and how quilting as an activity can be preserved throughout the generations. Acid free paper ; Baskets ; Belle Grove Historic Plantation ; Belle Grove Quilt Guild ; Blue jeans ; Cedar chests ; Counted cross stitch ; Daughters ; Museums ; Preservation ; Quilt kits ; Quilt preservation ; Refold ; School projects ; Shelf paper ; Virginia Quilt Museum ; Young people ; Youth quilting Museums ; Quilting ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts ; Virginia Quilt Museum 0 1627 Quilting today and inspiration for quilts Um, since you started quilting and you're still quilting today, what trends have you seen over that period of time? Say, trends in maybe patterns, and design, or materials, uh, tools? Hockman talks about the differences between quilting now and the past. She talks about some of her other hobbies that inspire her quilting. Art quilts ; Design ; Dishes ; English cottage gardens ; Fabrics ; Flowers ; Gardening ; Materials ; Patterns ; Quilting patterns ; Tools ; Traditional quilts Art quilts ; Quilting ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts 0 1812 Exhibitions You've exhibited some of your quilts. Um, tell me where. Hockman talks about her experiences exhibiting quilts at various museums and exhibitions. She talks about her thimble collection and the time she was featured in the local newspaper. Applique ; Appliqued fabric ; Belle Grove Historic Plantation ; Belle Grove Quilt Guild ; Blue ribbons ; Feathers ; Hagerstown (Md.) ; Hagerstown feather quilts ; Hagerstown, Maryland ; Hand quilting ; Harrisonburg (Va.) ; Harrisonburg, Virginia ; Lydia Ann Berry ; Medallion ; Mini-Madness ; Northern Virginia ; Quilt patterns ; Quilt shows ; Quilting ; Quilting memorabilia ; Sewing ; Thimbles ; Virginia Quilt Museum ; Whole cloth Appliqué. ; Museums ; Quilting ; Quilting--Patterns ; Quilting--United States--Patterns ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quilts ; Quilts--United States ; Quilts--United States--Exhibitions ; Virginia Quilt Museum 0 2178 Hand quilting versus machine quilting Okay, I'm looking over some of the questions here and I think we've more or less covered everything. Hockman talks about hand quilting versus machine quilting and why they should be judged separately. Art quilts ; Baby quilts ; Hand quilting ; Machine quilting ; Techniques ; Traditional quilts Crib quilts ; Machine quilting ; Quiltmakers ; Quiltmakers--United States ; Quiltmaking ; Quilts 0 interview Margie Hockman introduces herself and her touchstone quilt, which uses her favorite Double Wedding Ring pattern. She talks about her upbringing and her first quilts. Hockman talks about the various quilting guilds she has belonged to and her roles in them. She talks about what special meaning quilts have in women's history, as well as some of the historical-type quilts she has made. Hockman talks about how quilts can be preserved physically and how quilting as an activity can be preserved throughout the generations. She talks about her experiences exhibiting quilts at various museums and exhibitions. Hockman talks about hand quilting versus machine quilting and why they should be judged separately. No transcript. 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Virginia Quilt Museum

1930s prints

Sewing machines

Quilting guilds

Women's history

Hand quilting

Machine quilting