QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

93.0098

Owner's name for the quilt:

Storm at Sea with Mariners Compass

Quilt top made by:

Mullin, Nancy

Quilted by:

Mullin, Nancy

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

Received as a gift

Where the quilt was made, city:

Trenton

Where the quilt was made, county:

Wayne

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

2/93

When was the quilt finished?

1993

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

A gift for sister-in-law because she lost her job and had to move away.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Trenton

Quiltmaker's county:

Wayne

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Chilman

Quiltmaker's birth date:

12/14/1944

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.A. plus credits

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Accountant

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Chilman, William A.

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

English

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Chilman, Ruth Berner

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

10/19/1966

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and /or partner's/partners' name(s):

Mullin, Michael D.

Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:

Chemist

Number of children:

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 quilts

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Wyandotte Museum Quilters

Where does/did the group meet?

Wyandotte, MI

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

82"

How long is the quilt?

102"

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Nancy A. Mullin

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1993

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Describe the borders:

5 1/2", 1/2"

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Rosemary Mullin

Quilt owner's city:

Houston

Quilt owner's state:

Texas (TX)

How was this quilt acquired?

Gift

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum