QUILT INDEX RECORD

28-30-560

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Florida Quilt Project; Sunshine State Quilters Association

Who documented this quilt?

Florida Quilt Project; Geneva Historical Society

Florida Quilt Project Number:

SSQA - OV - 05 - 8

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

If you are a relative of the quiltmaker, how are you related? The quiltmaker is my:

Mother

When was the form filled out?

1936-1996

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

Made quilt blocks or part of quilt top

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

Inherited; Made the quilt

Describe the relationship to the quilt's maker:

Started by Mother, finished by daughter, Mother Julia Zajac Koestel

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Julia's Bed of Roses

Owner's name for quilt:

Yo-Yo

How wide is the quilt?

84 inches

How long is the quilt?

97 1/2 inches

Shape of edge:

Scalloped

Describe the edge:

Quilt construction creates self-edges

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Triangular format of circles

What color is the quilt?

Pink; Turquoise or Teal; White; Yellow

Overall color scheme:

Light or pastel colors

Quilt's condition:

Very good/almost new

Describe the damage:

One Yo-Yo is ungathered

Time period:

Timespan

When was the quilt started?

1936

When was the quilt finished?

1996

Describe the quilt's layout:

One patch or allover

Size of quilt blocks:

YoYo's 1 3/4 inch circle

Spacing of quilt blocks:

Side by side; Separated by plain sashing

Describe the borders:

3 Sides of quilt - triangles created from 6 YoYo's

Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:

Crepe,moire', satin, taffeta

Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Piecing

Novelty techniques used to make the quilt top:

Yo-yo

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

no

Quilt top made by:

Julia & Linda Koestel

Quilted by:

Unquilted (yoyo)

Where the quilt was made, city:

Started Cleveland,OH; finished Apopka,FL

Where the quilt was made, county:

Cuyahoga,OH/Orange, FL

Where the quilt was made, state:

Ohio (OH)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

How was this quilt acquired?

Inheritance

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

Started before mother married father, wouldn't marry until quilt done--owner finished in time for 60th Annivsary.

Why was the quilt made?

Personal enjoyment

The quilt was made to be used for:

Bedding, daily use

Quilt is presently used as:

Keepsake/memento

Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:

Maker (mother) used scraps from dress factory where employed

Where did the maker find their pattern?

Unknown

Where did the quiltmaker find the pattern for the quilting design on the quilt?

Public domain

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's name:

Linda Koestel

Quilt owner's city:

Apopka

Quilt owner's county:

Orange

Quilt owner's state:

Florida (FL)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Quiltmaker's maiden name:

Julia Zajac/Linda Koestel

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Quiltmaker's birth date:

08-26-1909/08-03-1951

Quiltmaker's birthplace, country:

United States

Quiltmaker's date and place of death:

11-04-2002

Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:

Polish

Quiltmaker's educational background:

Some H.S. / grad degree computer programer

Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:

Catholic

Quiltmaker's occupation:

Homemaker- bookkeeper / computer programer

In which kind of environment did the quiltmaker live?

Urban

Quiltmaker's father's name:

Erwin Koestel

Quiltmaker's father's birthplace:

Bruchsal, Germany

Quiltmaker's father's ethnic/tribal background:

German

Quiltmaker's mother's name:

Julia Zajac

Quiltmaker's mother's birthplace:

Warren, Mass.

Quiltmaker's mother's ethnic/tribal background:

Polish

Number of children:

2 (mother)

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

How did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

From Class; From Relative

When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?

Age 20-29

Why does the quiltmaker quilt?

Pleasure

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

Mother No/daughter - Central Florida Quilter's Guild, FL Cabin Fever

Where does/did the group meet?

Sanford, Orlando

What are the main activities of the group?

Biennial Quilt show/ charity quilts

Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:

more than 50

Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?

yes

Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?

no

Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:

Machine Quilting, paper piecing, some hand work.

Access and copyright information:

Open/Public Domain

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