
QUILT INDEX RECORD
12-8-2625
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:
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.
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: 07/12/25
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