QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-231
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:
PQ.1997.008.001
Alternate inventory control number:
CQC5189/B1132
This is a:
Finished quilt
Describe the item:
Quilt, Art
Quilt's title:
Color Games I
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Mosaic variation
How wide is the quilt?
53.500 inches
How long is the quilt?
54.500 inches
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
mitered
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Sherry Baine Driver
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe where the inscription was found:
upper right
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1991
Describe the quilt's layout:
One patch or allover
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: 4.75" Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: none Dim/Border2: none Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.25" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric types used to make the quilt top:
Other
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Geometric; Floral; Dotted; Solid/plain
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; Hand sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cotton
How are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Thread type used for the quilting:
single cotton
Color of thread used in the quilting:
metallic
Describe the quilting designs used:
loops, arabesques
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: Other Sash: Other Border1: Other Border2: Other Border3: Other Binding: hand/machine, straight, quilter-made, multicolored geometric print, cotton Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: lame, metallics Other Technique/Fab Prts: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread: single cotton, metallic Quilting Designs Used: loops/arabesques ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: cotton Backing: pieced cotton Edge Shape: Corner Shape: mitered ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:
Quilt top made by:
Driver, Sherri Baine
Quilted by:
Driver, Sherri Baine
Where the quilt was made, state:
Colorado (CO)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
How was this quilt acquired?
Gift
Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
An original design by the maker, which explores the color wheel and with shades and tints. Color placement provides the design and goes from dark to light; lame strips in some triangles form a friendship star; black backing; print binding. Quilting pattern: overall loops. Workmanship: construction - excellent. Quilting: Machine, fair to good. Uneven, Tension problems, metallic thread. Finishing 1/4" double fold, straight grain machine front, hand back, mitered. Visual impact: strong. HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Sherri Driver, of Englewood, CO. Ownership/History: Made by Sherri Jean (Baine) Driver of Englewood, CO in August, 1991. Made as an experiment with fabrics and colors. LocMade: Englewood///CO//United States
Why was the quilt made?
Unknown
The quilt was made to be used for:
Unknown
Quilt is presently used as:
Museum collection
Ownership of this quilt is:
Public Museum, Library or Institution
Quilt owner's name:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Quilt owner's city:
Golden
Quilt owner's state:
Colorado (CO)
Quilt owner's country:
United States
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
Copyright holder:
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Cite this Quilt
Driver, Sherri Bain. Color Games I. 1991. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-231. Accessed: 04/25/24