QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

12.0143

Quilt's title:

Flying Flowers

When was the form filled out?

7/30/2012

Quilt top made by:

Mullenix, Maurine

Quilted by:

Mullenix, Maureen

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Hastings

Where the quilt was made, county:

Barry

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

2006

When was the quilt finished?

2007

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Hastings

Quiltmaker's county:

Barry

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Clum

Quiltmaker's birth date:

4/18/1925

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Hastings

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Michigan

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Rural

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

white

Quiltmaker's educational background:

B.A. from Western Michigan University

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Methodist

Quiltmaker's occupation:

farmer

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Clum, Floyd

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Clum, Kathryn

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

2/9/1946

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

Mullenix, John

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

teacher

Number of children:

5

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

3

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

2

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 50 or over

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

20-50 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?

82"

How long is the quilt?

92"

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Maureen Mullenix

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

2006-2007

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on border

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

20

Size of quilt blocks:

9" square

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Separated by garden maze sashing

Sashing width:

3"

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

10” white, diagonal quilted, appliqued butterflies, 4” multi color squares, quilted

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

10

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

12

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Patches outlined/in the ditch

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Parallel lines

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Describe the source of the pattern:

I love my garden, the flowers, birds and butterflies. I love to quilt and make my own designs so butterflies are part of my garden.

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

I get ideas from seed catalogs, bird books, quilt books and magazines. I draw all my own patterns, make cardboard templates and gather material around and press.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Maurine Mullenix

Quilt owner's city:

Hastings

Quilt owner's county:

Barry

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

I worked on blocks of this quilt when my husband was in the hospital for a short (3 or 4 days) stay. The nurses were fascinated by the blocks.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

What is the commercial name of the quilting design used for this quilt?

I used the magazine “BIrds & Blooms” to make sure the color and markings on my butterflies were as accurate as possible.

Describe any unique traditions, quilting related customs, beliefs, songs or rhymes used by the quiltmaker:

By trial and errors. I was determined that the whole quilt would be mine - all the work. I do quilt as you go and I do all the quilting on my lap, no frame, no hoops.

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees