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African Dreams -- A Collaboration Quilt

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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:

Print

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