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12-8-4793

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

86.1977

Quilt's title:

Abstract

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Crazy

When was the form filled out?

11/14/1986

Quilt top made by:

Mulkey, Ingrid

Quilted by:

Mulkey, Ingrid

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Ironwood

Where the quilt was made, county:

Gogebic

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1950-1975

When was the quilt started?

10/1963

When was the quilt finished?

11/1963

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Ironwood

Quiltmaker's county:

Gogebic

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

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 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.

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

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

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

37"

How long is the quilt?

50 1/2"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Describe the damage:

Missing tassels

Describe the repairs:

Re-stitched

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Ingrid R. Mulkey

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1963

Method used to make the inscription:

Embroidery

Describe where the inscription was found:

top

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

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

63

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Wool

How is the binding made?

Fringe

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

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

Peach, 378 wool tassels

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.

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public-Other

Quilt owner's name:

Old Depot Museum

Quilt owner's city:

Ironwood

Quilt owner's county:

Gogebic

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Ingrid Mulkey, maker and donor

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?

Made entire quilt

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Original designs

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

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: 03/29/24