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Basting Stitches – It’s a little blurry but you get the Point!

Posted on October 26, 2025October 26, 2025 by Cissy

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…

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Another Color Test

Posted on October 28, 2017May 31, 2023 by Cissy

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…

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Echo or Definitive centers both are beautiful.

Posted on May 16, 2017July 6, 2023 by Cissy

Loving Barbara’s stenciled center giving the quilt  a more attractive middle.

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Anne-Marie’s Mix & Match

Posted on April 3, 2017July 6, 2023 by Cissy

Using a 45″ x 45″ design for the center of the quilt and then adding a Staghorn Fern border lei creates a beautiful 90″ x 90″ Full Size Quilt.  Congratulations Anne-Marie for a beautiful quilt.  One of the many you made.  Awesome applique and quilting by Anne-Marie. Quilt Design by John Serrao.

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Doing it right will save time and make your quilting easier.

Posted on February 2, 2017July 6, 2023 by Cissy

Prepping your large quilt for quilting by layering your backing fabric, batting and top fabric can be overwhelming.  Take your time and by using the grid basting procedure it will stop your batting from shifting and stop your quilt backing from puckering.  Joyce the quilt is beautiful I can’t wait to see it quilted.  Monsterra…

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Poakalani Hawaiian Quilting Classes

Quilt Class April 2023

Classes meet every Saturday  9:30am – 12:00pm at the Higashi Hongwanji Mission in Liliha.   New student fees are $35.00 which includes a 22″ x 22″ Cushion Kit.  Weekly classes are $10.00.  **Please always see updated class schedule above**

Higashi Hongwanji Mission
1685 Alaneo St.
Honolulu, HI

1 block from the Original Liliha Bakery and across from Lanakila School.  Please call Rae at 808-223-6608  or e-mail cissy@poakalani.com for more information.

Cissy

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