QUILT INDEX RECORD

19-15-3884

Minnesota Quilt Project Documentation Number:

BD 064

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Minnesota Quilters Inc.

Who documented this quilt?

Minnesota Quilt Project (MQP)

How wide is the quilt?

66

How long is the quilt?

82

Quilt's title:

Crazy Patch

Quilt's condition:

Good/moderate use

Time period:

1930-1949

Type of inscription:

Single; Date; Single; Date

Describe the type of inscription:

Signed, Dated

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Ragna 1930

Describe the quilt's layout:

Crazy

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

crazy

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Side by side

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Wool

How are the layers held together?

Tied or tufted

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker; Original to maker; Public domain/traditional pattern; Public domain/traditional

Quilt top made by:

Molto, Ragna

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

unmarried

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1891 est.

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

late 1960s

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Swedish

Number of children:

none

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 11-19

Other notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

Age when quiltmaker learned: teens, How learned to quilt: mother

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

Number of quilts made by quiltmaker:, 50 approx

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

gift of maker's daughter 1972

Where the quilt was made, city:

Gary

Where the quilt was made, state:

Minnesota (MN)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Description of quilt:

crazy patch

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Minnesota Quilters, Inc.