QUILT INDEX RECORD

25-21-97

Who documented this quilt?

Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin

Texas Quilt Search Number:

tqs_0128

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner; Other

Source of the information on this quilt:

This quilt was reviewed and documented during the Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association's Phase II of the Texas Quilt Search, 1986-1989. Karey Bresenhan served as quilt historian.

When was the form filled out?

1989-1990

Choose the best description of the source to the quilt:

Quiltmaker; Quilt owner

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

Made entire quilt

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:

Designed quilt motif

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

This quilt is currently owned by the quiltmaker.

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

My Two Loves Quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

My Two Loves

Names for quilt's pattern in common use:

Star of Bethlehem; Lone Star

How wide is the quilt?

77 in.

How long is the quilt?

97 in.

Shape of edge:

Straight

Shape of corners:

Straight

What color is the quilt?

Blue or Navy; Burgundy; Gray; Pink; Red; Turquoise or Teal

Overall color scheme:

Multicolor; Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

Type of inscription:

Date; Initials

What is inscribed on the quilt?

JAB 1986

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

1986

Method used to make the inscription:

In the quilting

Describe the method used to inscribe the quilt:

quilted in

Location of inscription:

on block

Time period:

1976-1999

When was the quilt started?

1985

When was the quilt finished?

1986

Family/owner's date for quilt:

1986

Describe the quilt's layout:

Medallion or framed center

Describe the quilt setting:

central Lone Star or Star of Bethlehem is framed and set on point

Number of borders:

4

Describe the borders:

There are four borders framing the central medallion: a single pink solid outer border, a small print inner border, a sawtooth of several colors, and a thin dark strip surround the central Lone Star medallion design

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Print; Solid/plain

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Other embellishment technique

Describe the techniques used to make the quilt top:

Mrs. Baaklini has cut each of her pieces to center red and blue flowers in the diamonds of her darkest part and to position individual figures in the diamonds of the lightest part. She has also quilted her two daughters' hand prints into the top corners of the outside border.

Can you feel or see paper on the quilt that was used as a construction aid?

no

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Same fabric used throughout

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

How is the binding made?

Bias grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

less than a half inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cotton

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16?)

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Thread type used for the quilting:

cotton

Quilting designs used, decorative motifs:

Floral; Other

Quilting designs used, background fills:

Grid/crosshatch

Describe the quilting designs used:

close crosshatch grid of 1 inch or less on outside border; stars in counterpane; circular figure (from a wineglass) in border; both her daughters' hand prints are quilted at the top corners of the outside border; flowers and leaves are quilted in blocks surrounding the central medallion

Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:

The quilt is meticulously hand pieced, hand appliqued, and hand quilted. It features a traditional pattern set in a new design. The quiltmaker began picking fabrics for this quilt on the day her second baby was due in 1985; it has both her daughters' hand prints quilted at the top corners in the outside border. Old=fashioned-looking prints combined with heavy quilting creat the look of an antique quilt.

Quilt top made by:

Baaklini, Joy Ann Rose

Quilted by:

Baaklini, Joy Ann Rose

Where the quilt was made, city:

Austin

Where the quilt was made, county:

Travis

Where the quilt was made, state:

Texas (TX)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Tell the story of how the quilt was obtained:

Quilter began selecting fabric for this quilt in 1985 and hoped to complete her quilt i time for the Texas Sesquicentennial and the Austin Area Quilt Guild Show in 1986. She did, and her quilt won Best in Show at the AAQG show.

Describe anything about the history of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:

Joy Ann Baaklini notes: "I have been a weaver, painter, photographer, potter, but none of that 'took.' I can never imagine my life now without quilting. This quilt has brought more than just a cover for my bed; it has changed my whole life. I now am a full-time quilt maker exhibiting quilts all over the U.S." Mrs. Baaklini's quilt combines an antique look with a contemporary design. She notes: "I know the quilts I make will have something to say about me, about creativity, and about women for a long time to come. I think quilts are from the mind, heart and spirit."

Why was the quilt made?

Art or personal expression

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Bedding, daily use; Exhibit

Where did the maker get their materials?

Purchased new

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Public domain/traditional pattern; Traditional pattern variation

Exhibitions where this quilt was displayed:

Austin Area Quilt Guild Annual Show 1986; “Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, 1936-1986,” 16th Annual International Quilt Festival, November, 1990, Houston, Texas.

Contests entered:

Best in Show, Austin Area Quilt Guild Annual Show, 1986

Related items such as diaries, obituaries, wills, household inventories, or pictures of the quiltmaker:

featured in American Quilter magazine (summer 1989); Quilting Today Magazine (June/July, 1989); Texas Sesquicentennial Quilt Association, Texas Quilt Search Archives

Publications (including web sites) where this quilt or maker was featured:

featured in American Quilter magazine (summer 1989); Quilting Today Magazine (June/July, 1989); Bresenhan, Karoline Patterson and Nancy O'Bryant Puentes, Lone Stars: A Legacy of Texas Quilts, Vol. II, 1936-1986 (Austin: University of Texas Press, 1990), p. 156-157.

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Baaklini, Joy Ann Rose

Quilt owner's state:

Texas (TX)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

1947

Quiltmaker's birthplace, city:

Fort Worth

Quiltmaker's birthplace, state:

Texas

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's educational background:

University of Texas at Austin BFA

Quiltmaker's occupation:

professional quilter

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's state:

Texas (TX)

Quiltmaker's country:

United States

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

Baaklini, [unknown]

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

electrical engineer

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

2

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From guild or club member; Self-Taught

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 30-39

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Gifts; Pleasure

Notes on how the quiltmaker learned, and how and why they quilt:

creative rewards, strong sense of heritage

Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?

Austin Area Quilt Guild; Nite Owls; Austin Fiber Artists

Where does/did the group meet?

Austin, Texas

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Any other notes or stories about the quiltmaker:

When Joy Ann Baaklini began to quilt, she was simply wanting to make a quilt for her bed, but she "discovered the most satisfying means of expressing my art."

Who photographed this quilt?

Sharon Risedorph

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Assistant Director Winedale