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:

09.0002

Quilt's title:

Minnesota Hot Dish

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Half Log Cabin

When was the form filled out?

1/26/2009

Quilt top made by:

Ogren, Cathy

Quilted by:

Ogren, Cathy

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Quiltmaker

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

Made the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Muskegon

Where the quilt was made, county:

Muskegon

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?

2002

When was the quilt finished?

2002

Why was the quilt made?

Home decoration

Quilt is presently used as:

Room decoration

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Muskegon

Quiltmaker's county:

Muskegon

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's birth date:

11/28/1950

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Caucasian, French, English

Quiltmaker's educational background:

high school

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

protestant

Quiltmaker's occupation:

paraprofessional

Quiltmaker's father's name:

________, George

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

___________, Marion

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Caucasian, French, English

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

11/26/1969

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

Ogren, Joseph Michael

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

Laborer

Number of children:

3

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 40-49

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

no

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

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

Patchers at the Lakeshore

Where does/did the group meet?

Muskegon, MI

What are the main activities of the group?

Classes, sevice to others, fellowship, sharing life, supporting each other, sharing ideas

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

68"

How long is the quilt?

86"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Green; Burgundy; Beige or Tan

Describe the quilt's layout:

Block pattern

Number of quilt blocks:

48

Size of quilt blocks:

9" x 9"

Arrangement of quilt blocks:

Straight

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side

Number of borders:

2

Describe the borders:

1 1/2" solid, 6" piano border

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

This pattern is called "Minnesota Hot Dish." I made it on a retreat in Kalkaska at a girlfriends cabin. We all make one only in different colors. These colors matched my house and hangs in a rack in my living room.

Describe the source of the pattern:

Commercial

Commercial name of the pattern for the top:

Atkinson

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Cathy Ogren

Quilt owner's city:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

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

Made entire quilt

Copyright holder:

MSU Museum