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:

14.0048

Owner's name for the quilt:

Papa's Prehistoric Pals

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Montana

Quilt top made by:

Conti, Suzanne

Quilted by:

Conti, Suzanne

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:

Savannah

Where the quilt was made, county:

Chatham

Where the quilt was made, state:

Georgia (GA)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Time period:

2000-2025

When was the quilt started?

9/2013

When was the quilt finished?

1/2014

Why was the quilt made?

Gift or presentation

Details about why the quilt was made:

The center of the quilt is made from favorite childhood sheets (late 1980s) my sons had as babies. I wanted to pass down these dinosaurs to their future children so I transformed them into a quilt.

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's city:

Bloomfield Hills

Quiltmaker's county:

Oakland

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Nigro

Quiltmaker's birth date:

7/23/1955

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Italian (Sicilian) and Polish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

MBA; BA from Michigan State University

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Director of Purchasing

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Nigro, Jospeh P.

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Nigor, Marie M.

Quiltmaker's marriage date(s):

5/23/2003

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

Conti, Paul J.

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

Engineer Aerospace

Number of children:

2

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 40-49

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

5-20 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?

64 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

87"

Shape of edge:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue; Brown; Yellow

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Signature; Date; Message

What is inscribed on the quilt?

YOU and this quilt Are both One of a Kind Traveling through time So treasured and love Wrapped in warm blessings From all those above Montana (Papa's Prehistoric Pals) Bright Hopes and Blocks in a Box Machine pieced and hand quilted by Suzanne Conti January 2014 Savannah, Georgia

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

January 2014

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Location of inscription:

on back

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Number of borders:

5

Describe the borders:

Bright Hopes and Blocks in a Box blocks in the pieced borders.

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Machine Piecing

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Separate binding applied; Straight grain; Front turned to back

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Childhood bed sheets

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Original to maker

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Suzanne Conti

Quilt owner's city:

Pooler

Quilt owner's county:

Chatham

Quilt owner's state:

Georgia (GA)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

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

Made entire quilt