
QUILT INDEX RECORD
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 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.
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 Museum, Library, or Institution
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
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
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
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: 02/08/25