Hawaiian Quilting With Poakalani & Co.
… and Exploring the Art of Hawaiian Quilt designing with John Serrao
It’s a little blurry but you get the point. When first learning to quilt the more exact and meticulous your basting is the easier your needle turn applique will be. I found a photo of Poakalani’s lauʻae quilt square in progress and you can see she even basted along the center to the corners. She…
Two years ago, we expanded to teach and share Hawaiian quilting with the other side of the island of Oahu. We’ve always taught classes in town and never ventured over the Pali, but we surprised ourselves when we decided to venture off and teach Hawaiian quilting classes at Key Project in Kahaluu. It has been…
This week my employer invited the Poakalani quilting class to showcase “Ulu” design quilts for the kickoff of the “Aloha United Way” annual fundraiser and of course I accepted. I accept these small exhibits for several reasons. It showcases the beautiful quilts that are handsewn by our amazing quilters, and they need to be shown…
It’s been our tradition that every quilt show we participate in a new T-Shirt is designed and if you’re a long-time quilter with the Poakalani class you’re probably the owner of several “T-Shirt’s of Many Colors.” This past class I saw several quilters wearing Poakalani shirts from the many different quilt shows we’ve been in…