QUILT INDEX RECORD

12-8-5904

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project; Michigan State University Museum Collection; Quilts and Health

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

11.0031

If this quilt is owned by a museum, enter the accession number:

2011:141.5

Object label:

Research Now...There's Still Time
Nancy Brenan Daniel
Prescott, Arizona
2006
Collection of Michigan State University Museum acc.#2011:141.5

Essay:

Artist statement:
I am a lucky daughter. In my mother’s 90th and 91st years, we had a lot of time to visit and talk of many things - mostly family things, and funny things, and our lives together. We were very lucky to have had that time, and for Mom to be fully rational.

Sometime after her 90th birthday party, she phoned my with an urgent request to visit. She was worried about something. She wanted to talk right away. I settled in for a bombshell. “I’ve misplace my stamps. I haven’t been able to find them all day,” she said. “Do you think I have ‘Early Onset Dementia?” She was totally serious. She no sooner said the words than she remembered where she had hidden the stamps.

“Mom,” I said, “At your age, I don’t think anything could be called ‘Early Onset!’” Five seconds passed before the two of us broke into uncontrolled, tear-producing laughter. We were the lucky ones. We had each other, totally, until the day she crossed over the Rainbow Bridge to be with Dad and her lifelong collection of dogs and friends who were there waiting for her.

This quilt is dedicated to research - and those who do the research. I hope that soon all daughters and sons, grandchildren and spouses will have their loved ones totally present until it is there time to leave this earth.

Nancy Brenan Daniel from Sims, Ami. Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece By Piece. Mallory Press, 2007.

Quilt's title:

Research Now...There's Still Time

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Patchwork Hourglass

Quilt top made by:

Daniel, Nancy Brenan

Quilted by:

Daniel, Nancy Brenan

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

Purchased the quilt

Where the quilt was made, city:

Prescott

Where the quilt was made, state:

Arizona (AZ)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt finished?

Spring 2006

Why was the quilt made?

Commemorative; Fundraising

Quilt is presently used as:

Museum collection

Quiltmaker's city:

Prescott

Quiltmaker's state:

Arizona (AZ)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Nancy is a traditional and a studio quilt maker, designer and teacher. As the granddaughter of a quilter she has had a lifelong interest in the art. After the university she began her professional life as an art educator. Today, she is a skilled designer and teacher, as well as a prolific author of books and magazine articles - mostly about the art of the quilt.

This is a:

Finished quilt

How wide is the quilt?

30"

How long is the quilt?

44"

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Beige or Tan; Black; White

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Printed on silk organza and stitched on the quilt: Research is the key “Our life is the creation of our minds....” Buddah, Marcus Aurelius, Johnathan Haidt Please Help, Help Me, Help Me, Help Me, Help Me, Help Me Remember Me Remember Me Research now... There’s still time... Original quilt by Nancy Brenan Daniel Spring 2006 Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative Patchwork Hourglass: Ink Jet printing on silk organza +stenciled details using Versatex dyes. Pfaff sewing machine. Hobbs batting. 29 1/2” x 44” Machine and hand quilted by designer. Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative “Alzheimer’s Forgetting Piece By Piece” #50 If found call 1-800-278-4824 or 1-810-348-2772 immediately.

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label; Computer generated

Location of inscription:

multiple locations

Describe the quilt's layout:

Pictorial

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton; Silk

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Organza

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Ink drawing; Photography/ photo transfer

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

How is the binding made?

Straight grain; Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Polyester

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting; Machine quilting

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

8

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 2:

5

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Outline; Single parallel lines

Describe the quilting designs used:

Clam shell

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

Artist statement: I am a luck daughter. In my mother’s 90th and 91st years, we had a lot of time to visit and talk of many things - mostly family things, and funny things, and our lives together. We were very lucky to have had that time, and for Mom to be fully rational. Sometime after her 90th birthday party, she phoned my with an urgent request to visit. She was worried about something. She wanted to talk right away. I settled in for a bombshell. “I’ve misplace my stamps. I haven’t been able to find them all day,” she said. “Do you think I have ‘Early Onset Dementia?” She was totally serious. She no sooner said the words than she remembered where she had hidden the stamps. “Mom,” I said, “At your age, I don’t think anything could be called ‘Early Onset!’” Five seconds passed before the two of us broke into uncontrolled, tear-producing laughter. We were the lucky ones. We had each other, totally, until the day she crossed over the Rainbow Bridge to be with Dad and her lifelong collection of dogs and friends who were there waiting for her. This quilt is dedicated to research - and those who do the research. I hope that soon all daughters and sons, grandchildren and spouses will have their loved ones totally present until it is there time to leave this earth.

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

This quilt was part of the special exhibit, “Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece.” The exhibit debuted at the American Quilter’s Society Quilt Exposition in Nashville, TN in August, 2006. It traveled to quilt shows all over the country through July 2009.

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

Alzheimer’s Forgetting Piece By Piece, Ami Simms curator, book. Mallery Press, 2007, page 104-105.

Source of the information on this quilt:

Museum employee

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public- Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's name:

Michigan State University Museum

Quilt owner's city:

East Lansing

Quilt owner's county:

Ingham

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Purchase

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

The Alzheimer’s Art Quilt Initiative, a non-profit raising money for Alzheimer’s research. Started and administered by Ami Simms, Flint, MI.

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Who photographed this quilt?

Pearl Yee Wong

Copyright holder:

MSU Board of Trustees