QUILT INDEX RECORD

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Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Michigan State University Museum

Who documented this quilt?

Michigan Quilt Project

Michigan Quilt Project Number:

04.0042

This is a:

Finished quilt

Quilt's title:

Christmas Eve in the City

How wide is the quilt?

22 1/2"

How long is the quilt?

23"

Shape of edge:

Straight

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

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

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

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

less than a half inch

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

Describe the back:

Print

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

1

Description of the back:

backing is city scape fabric with New York twin towers on it before 9-11

Method used to make the inscription:

Ink

Location of inscription:

on back

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Kathy Walicki Jolman

What is the date inscribed on the quilt?

Dec. 1999

Quilt's condition:

Excellent/like new

When was the quilt started?

Sept. 1999

When was the quilt finished?

Dec. 1999

Time period:

1976-1999

Where the quilt was made, city:

Muskegon

Where the quilt was made, county:

Muskegon

Where the quilt was made, state:

Michigan (MI)

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

Quilt top made by:

Jolman, Kathy

Quilted by:

Jolman, Kathy

Quiltmaker's city:

Muskegon

Quiltmaker's state:

Michigan (MI)

Quiltmaker's county:

Muskegon

Quiltmaker's gender:

Female

Other names quiltmaker was known by:

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 marriage date(s):

6-28-1974

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

Jolman, John

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

Business owner, Truck Repair Facility

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

Number of children:

2

How many of the quiltmaker's children were girls?

1

How many of the quiltmaker's children were boys?

1

Quilt owner's name:

Kathy Walicki Jolman

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.

How was this quilt acquired?

Made by owner

Ownership of this quilt is:

Private

Quilt owner's city:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's county:

Muskegon

Quilt owner's state:

Michigan (MI)

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Michigan State University Museum

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 the pattern

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.