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