
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-2625
Who documented this quilt?
Michigan Quilt Project
Where are the records for this quilt housed?
Michigan State University Museum
Michigan Quilt Project Number:
04.0042
Quilt's title:
Christmas Eve in the City
Quilt top made by:
Jolman, Kathy
Quilted by:
Jolman, Kathy
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Made the quilt
Where the quilt was made, city:
Muskegon
Where the quilt was made, county:
Muskegon
Where the quilt was made, state:
Michigan (MI)
Time period:
1976-1999
When was the quilt started?
Sept. 1999
When was the quilt finished?
Dec. 1999
Quiltmaker's gender:
Female
Quiltmaker's city:
Muskegon
Quiltmaker's county:
Muskegon
Quiltmaker's state:
Michigan (MI)
Quiltmaker's maiden name:
Walicki
Quiltmaker's birth date:
4/22/1956
Quiltmaker's ethnic background/tribal affiliation:
White
Quiltmaker's educational background:
high school grad
Quiltmaker's religious affiliation:
Catholic
Quiltmaker's occupation:
secretary
Quiltmaker's father's name:
Walicki, Wallace
Quiltmaker's mother's name:
Walicki, Dorothy
Quiltmaker's spouse's/spouses' and/or partner's/partners' occupation:
Business owner, Truck Repair Facility
Number of children:
2
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
When did the quiltmaker learn to quilt?
Age 20-29
Estimated number of quilts made by this quiltmaker:
more than 50
Does/did the quiltmaker sell quilts?
no
Does/did the quiltmaker teach quilting?
yes
Does/did the quiltmaker belong to a group? Name of the group?
Patchers at the Lakeshore; Weekly quilt bee
Where does/did the group meet?
Muskegon, MI; Grand Haven, MI
What are the main activities of the group?
To promote quilting
This is a:
Finished quilt
How wide is the quilt?
22 1/2"
How long is the quilt?
23"
Shape of edge:
Straight
Quilt's condition:
Excellent/like new
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Kathy Walicki Jolman
What is the date inscribed on the quilt?
Dec. 1999
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
Location of inscription:
on back
Describe the quilt's layout:
Pictorial
Number of borders:
1
Describe the borders:
1 1/2 pieced border
Fiber types used to make the quilt top:
Cotton
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Hand-dyed
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Rayon, lame
Piecing techniques used to make the quilt top:
Machine Piecing
Materials used to make the back:
Cotton
Description of the back:
backing is city scape fabric with New York twin towers on it before 9-11
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Describe the back:
How is the binding made?
Straight 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 are the layers held together?
Machine quilting
Quilting designs used, background fills:
Meander
Describe the quilting designs used:
Outline/Ditch
Where did the maker get their materials?
Purchased new
Describe the sources of the quilt's materials:
The border Santa fabric was from our Bee "fabric challenge".
Where did the maker find their pattern?
Original to maker
Ownership of this quilt is:
Private
Quilt owner's name:
Kathy Walicki Jolman
Quilt owner's city:
Muskegon
Quilt owner's county:
Muskegon
Quilt owner's state:
Michigan (MI)
How was this quilt acquired?
Made by owner
Access and copyright information:
Restricted
How did the quiltmaker participate in the creation of the quilt?
Made entire quilt
If the source helped design the quilt, describe their input:
Designed the pattern
Describe anything about the design of the quilt that wasn't already recorded in a previous field:
I generally make "nature" quilts and I wanted a "city" quilt. People are on their way home from work and Santa is coming from the North Pole with his train full of presents. I designed this wallhanging.
Describe any favorite patterns, tools, etc. used by the quiltmaker:
My favorite is hand work. Samplers that tell stories. Most of my quilts tell a story.
Copyright holder:
Michigan State University Museum
Cite this Quilt
Jolman, Kath. Christmas Eve in the City. Dec. 1999. From Michigan State University Museum, Michigan Quilt Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=12-8-2625. Accessed: 03/27/23
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