Today at quilting class I assisted Dianna from Arizona in laying our her Coral and Fish design by John Serrao. She was unhappy with her colors of Peach on a very light Peach and had preferred a blue backing. I also preferred a blue backing so we scrambled in class and came back with two…
Month: October 2017
Honoring Tutu Correa
Tutu Caroline Correia, Poakalani’s Grandmother was also an avid Hawaiian quilter. Born in 1886 she moved from Ka’u on Hawaii Island to Honolulu when she was only 12. Soon after married at a very young age started her family and began her quilting passion. Poakalani often spoke of her home being full with women quilting…
Feeling Proud…
Real Proud of our family of quilters on Oahu and in Japan for one of the best Hawaiian Quilt Exhibits. Thank you for taking care of us in Yokohama and thank you for your gift of aloha the “Olympic Quilt.” Cut and basted in Japan, appliqued on Oahu and returned and quilted in Japan….
Yokohama 2017 – Island Flowers
We’re home from the most amazing Hawaiian quit exhibit held in Yokohama, Japan… and here are a few quilts we wanted to share with you. It was a huge undertaking that started back in 2012 when we first attempted to have all Eight Hawaiian Islands represented in our 2014 Hawaiian Quilt Exhibit at the Honolulu…