Hawaiian Quilting With Poakalani & Co.
… and Exploring the Art of Hawaiian Quilt designing with John Serrao
Prior to 1972 only large Hawaiian Quilt patterns could be found. When you attended your first quilting class a large queen size pattern and even king size patterns was your first introduction to Hawaiian quilting. In 1972 John and Poakalani decided to design smaller patterns for the beginner quilter. Inspired from the larger quilt patterns from Poakalanis grandmother the…
The Flaming Lily, Zimbabwe’s National Flower, a vine that loves to crawl and hang. Unfortunatley it’s becoming extinct due to it’s recent popularity. 45″ x 45″ Design and Copyright John Serrao
Cherry Blossom Quilt by Certified Instructor Kimi Kumagai shows another type of Contemporary Hawaiian quilting technique called reverse applique. While reverse applique is used in traditional Hawaiian quilting to accent flowers and leaves in this quilt it is only reverse applique that is shown. The Beautiful Cherry Blossoms slowly falling under the evening sky. Designed…
Every winter the whales come home to Hawaii. This quilt depicts their long journey home to warmer waters. 45″ x 45″ Designed by John Serrao Personal Design
Aloha to our Quilting Family and I hope everyone had an amazing Thanksgiving but Christmas is just around the corner and you know what that means… It’s time for our annual Poakalani Quilting Class Christmas Party. Please mark your calendar, it’s next week Saturday December 13th at 10:00am at the Old Archives Building. No class…