
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-4793
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
86.1977
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Abstract
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Crazy
How wide is the quilt?
37"
How long is the quilt?
50 1/2"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Describe the quilt's layout:
Block pattern
Arrangement of quilt blocks:
Straight
Spacing of quilt blocks:
Side by side
Number of borders:
1
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Corduroy
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Embroidery
Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:
Applique
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
No filling
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Wool
How is the binding made?
Fringe
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
63
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Ingrid R. Mulkey
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
1963
Quilt's condition:
Good/moderate use
Describe the damage:
Missing tassels
Describe the repairs:
Re-stitched
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
Peach, 378 wool tassels
When was the quilt started?
10/1963
When was the quilt finished?
11/1963
Time period:
1950-1975
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Where the quilt was made, city:
Ironwood
Where the quilt was made, county:
Gogebic
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
My sister-in-law made carpets on a loom and had a box full of new corduroy scraps. She said I could have them, so I decided to use them as an experiment on a quilt.
Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:
At our first museum building on McLeod Ave., 1971 and at the present Depot Museum, 1986 also on exhibit at the Quilt exhibit at the Depot, 1986.
Quilt top made by:
Mulkey, Ingrid
Quilted by:
Mulkey, Ingrid
Quiltmaker's city:
Ironwood
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's county:
Gogebic
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Other names quiltmaker was known by:
Raivio
Quiltmaker's birth date:
9/13/1912
Quiltmaker's educational background:
High school, Fashion Illustration College
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Lutheran
Quiltmaker's occupation:
Artist desginer
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Raivio, Jon Anders August (Gust)
Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:
Finnish
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Raivio, Kaisa Maria (Kate)
Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:
Finnish
Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):
6/18/1936
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):
Mulkey, Joseph Frederick
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' ethnic/tribal background:
Irish
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
J.F. Mulkey Manufacturing Co.
How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Self-Taught
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 20-29
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
1-5 quilts
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
no
Number of children:
2
How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?
1
How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?
1
Quilt owner's name:
Old Depot Museum
Person filling out this form is:
Quiltmaker
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:
Ingrid Mulkey, maker and donor
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library, or Institution
Quilt owner's city:
Ironwood
Quilt owner's county:
Gogebic
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
When was the form filled out?
11/14/1986
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Received as a gift
Shape of corners:
Straight
Describe where the inscription was found:
top
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
Original designs
Cite this Quilt
Mulkey, Ingri. Abstract. 11/1963. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-4793. Accessed: 06/17/25