QUILT INDEX RECORD
24-20-31
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum
Who documented this quilt?
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project
Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum accession number:
PQ.2004.040.001
This is a:
Finished quilt
Describe the item:
Quilt, Art
Quilt's title:
African Dreams -- A Collaboration Quilt
How wide is the quilt?
35.500 inches
How long is the quilt?
39.500 inches
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt finished?
1995
Describe the quilt's layout:
Nontraditional or art
Describe the borders:
Dim/Block: Dim/Sash: none Dim/Border1: Dim/Border2: Dim/Border3: none Dim/Binding: 0.75" Other Dim Dtls (see Descr)
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain; Other
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:
Other embellishment technique
What color is the back of the quilt?
Beige or Tan; Black
Describe the back:
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
How is the binding made?
Machine sewn
What kind of filling is used in the quilt?
Cannot tell
Describe the quilt filling:
possibly polyester
How are the layers held together?
Hand quilting
Describe the quilting designs used:
to design, sparsely quilted
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
RMQM Search Terms: Other Block: central medallion is portrait of African child Other Sash: Other Border1: black/white print, skewed Other Border2: pieced African prints Other Border3: Other Binding: black cotton, machine applied Other Dim Dtls: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Artist Names/Info: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Medium/FiberT: Other Material/FabricT: Other Technique/Fab Prts: African geometric and pictorial prints ------------------------------------------------------- Other Layout Fmt: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Piecing Techn: Other Appliq Techn: Other Novelty Techn: Other Embell Techn & Items: beads, shell and bone objects Unique Constr Techn: ------------------------------------------------------- Other Quilting Techn: QStitches/Inch Place1: QStitches/Inch Place2: Thread Type: Thread Color: Quilting Designs Used: to design, sparsely quilted ------------------------------------------------------- Overall Color Scheme: Other PredomCol: Other QSpecificCol: ------------------------------------------------------- Batting: unknown (possibly polyester) Backing: black and tan African print Edge Shape: Corner Shape: ------------------------------------------------------- Add'l Info re Q's Appear/Matls/Constr: Central medallion is a portrait of a African child, surrounded by a black/white frame, and a large pieced border Add'l Info re Q's Design/Sources:
Quilt top made by:
Shaw, Carole Lyles
Quilted by:
Shaw, Carole Lyles
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:
Art Quilt, "African Dreams - A Collaboration Quilt" 1995, 35.5" x 39.5" This quilt is one of 64 art quilts that make up the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum's Rooted in Tradition Collection, which is on traveling exhibit throughout the USA through 2008. Featured in the book "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." HowAcquired: Donated to the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum by the maker, Carol Lyles Shaw of Laurel, MD. Ownership/History: Made by Carole Lyles Shaw and donated to the collection "Rooted in Tradition: Art Quilts from the Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum." LocMade: Laurel///Maryland
Why was the quilt made?
Art or personal expression
The quilt was made to be used for:
Artwork/wall hanging
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
Shaw, Carole Lyle. African Dreams -- A Collaboration Quilt. 1995. From Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum, Rocky Mountain Quilt Museum Collection; Women of Color Quilters Network; Black Diaspora Quilt History Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=24-20-31. Accessed: 03/29/24