Hawaiian Quilting With Poakalani & Co.
… and Exploring the Art of Hawaiian Quilt designing with John Serrao
Quilt Project 50 +1. Quilting our next project for Honolulu Festival 2024. 51 – 45″ x 45″ State Flowers plus Washington DC
50 +1 State Quilts – 45″ x 45″ Wall Hangings It was a two year project and out of the 50 states 46 and Washington DC were completed and that was a huge accomplishment. Congratulations to all quilters who participated in this quilt show. It was amazing and the feedback from the visitors were overwhelming…
Congratulations Lori for finishing the Michigan Apple Blossoms. Mahalo for your hard work and dedication in completing this stunning quilt. Beautiful colors and wow those amazing stitches. Michigan became the 26th state in 1837 and is the 3rd highest producer of Apples in the great USA.
Gordon, a member of the Poakalani family for over twenty years finished his state for our 50+1 quilt project. He completed the state of Delaware also known as the First State, whose state flower is the Peach Blossom symbolizing spring, happiness and purity. It’s beautiful. Congratulations Gordon.
Because we weren’t at the Honolulu Festival this year our class was given another year to complete their state quilt. The quilts are slowly being completed and every time one gets finished, we are enjoying each and every unveiling. I so love hearing those oohhs’s and aahh’s. Please enjoy Maryland’s State flower quilt the Black-Eyes…
Another quilt completed for our 50+1 State Flower Quilts. State Flower for Illinois, the Violet. Quilted by Michiyo an amazing quilter who always brings her smiles to our class. Congratulations. These quilters are so awesome.
The Syringa blossoms of Idaho, quilted by Yuko a long-time member of the Poakalani Hawaiian Quilting Class. We still have 46 more quilts to go.
Another State Completed, the Apple Blossoms of Arkansas, quilted by Kiko an amazing member of the Poakalani Hawaiian Quilting Class.
Alabama’s state flower the Camellia completed by Rie. While the front of the quilt shows off Rie’s fine applique and quilting stitches her chosen fabric on the back of the quilt makes it truly personal to her. Absolutely beautiful, Front and Back. Mahalo Rie for your contribution to our Honolulu Festival Quilt Exhibit in March…
Okay Junko I know you’re behind there somewhere. Congratulations to Junko one of my favorite quilters and whose been a Poakalani quilter for over 20 years. Quiet and Shy but makes the most beautiful quilts. She completed the Orange Blossoms, the state flower for Florida. Amazing and Beautiful.
When we started planning this project Takako decided to quilt the Red Carnation, Ohio’s state flower. It was where she moved to at a very young age from Japan with her husband Ray. She has many fond memories of her Ohio home and she now lives in Hawaii and also completed the State flower of…
The State Flower of Hawaii the Yellow Hibiscus is now complete. Mahalo Takako for capturing the beauty of Hawaii’s state flower on a Hawaiian Quilt Wallhanging. 2 States completed and 49 more to go… including Washington DC.
Utah – Sego Lily