Playing an integral role in Hawaiian culture the bamboo had many uses from storage vessels, musical instruments to bamboo stamps. John created this design to show the simplistic beauty of the bamboo. This pattern is great for the beginner quilter. 90″ x 90″ Designed by John Serrao
Month: August 2014
I’m Forever Blowing Bubbles
I’m forever blowing bubbles Pretty bubbles in the air They fly so high, nearly reach the sky Then like my dreams they fade and die Fortune’s always hiding I’ve looked everywhere I’m forever blowing bubbles Pretty bubbles in the air In 2007 while at our quilting class at the Royal Hawaiian Shopping Center John was…
Bombax
The drive-way leading up to the Queen Emma Summer Palace is shaded by the Bombax Tree. The furry blossoms are very similar to the Lehua flower. This quilt was designed for that special Summer Home in Nuuanu. 45″ x 45″ Designed by John Serrao
Red Ginger
Red Ginger – 45″ x 45″ Designed by John Serrao
Hawaiian Sea Turtle
Hawaiian Sea Turtle 45″ x 45″ Designed by John Serrao/js671-bk8 Photo from the Sea Turtle Restoration Project. Read more about that amazing project.
Lei Pua Aloalo
Hawaii’s State Flower the Hibiscus. 45″ x 45″ Designed by John Serrao/js637-bk8
Hukilau
Designed after that famous song, The Hukilau… “Oh we throw our nets out into the sea and all the ‘ama’ama come a-swimmin’ to me. Oh, we’re goin’ to the hukilau Huki-huki-huki-huki-hukilau”. 45″ x 45″ Designed by John Serrao
Waikahalulu – Liliuokalani Gardens
Waikahalulu – Today known as the Liliuokalani Gardens which was once filled with an abundance of exotic flowers. Red Gingers, Yellow Gingers, Bird of Pradise, Torch Gingers and of course the Heleconia. This quilt was designed for that secret hideaway in lower Nuuanu. 90″ x 90″ Designed by John Serrao. My Tutu Correa’s home…
Cherokee Rose
Georgia State Flower – The White Rose designed after the Cherokee’s Trail of Tears Legend. 45″ x 45″ Designed by John Serrao Here is great site that talks about the Trail of Tears and the Cherokee Rose http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/LegendOfTheCherokeeRose-Cherokee.htm
Sunflower
Not your typical Hawaiian Flower but a favorite of Cissy, John’s daughter. A Sunflower for a daughter. 45″ x 45″ Designed by John Serrao. Did you know they’re are Sunflower fields on Oahu. Click on the link and be amazed. Unreal Hawaii
Hana’s Papaya
In Hana the Papaya Trees grows tall, very tall. The flowers reaches out from it’s center and branches out. John created this design to remember the Papaya Trees that grows in the remote and beautiful town of Hana. Pattern 90″ x 90″ Designed by John Serrao Take A Trip To…
Na Pua Ui O Hawaii – The Beautiful Flowers of Hawaii
Traditionally you never drew a Hawaiian Quilt pattern with more than one type of flower or plant in the design. Like Mealii Kalama, one of Hawaii’s most renown quilter and designer said,” God never intended for two types of flowers to grow from the same root”. But John being kolohe(rascal) told Mealii that it’s okay…