… and Exploring the Art of Hawaiian Quilt designing with John Serrao
Kauwā ke aloha i na lehua o Kāʻana Love is a slave to the lehua blossoms of Kāʻana. Kāʻana is a place between Keaʻau and ʻOlaʻa is where travelers used to rest and make lei of lehua. It took many blossoms and much patience to complete a lei. The lei was later given to a loved one….
He aikāne, He pūnana na ke onaona. Sweet indeed is a good friend ʻOlelo Noʻeau 516 Our story begins with an email from a co-worker who had a friend, who knew a friend, that was interested in Hawaiian quilting. I was then introduced to Jenn from the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. What started as…
…It’s been an amazing year from our trip to Oxford England to our daily classes. Mahalo to all our quilters who continue to quilt in Hawaii’s traditional style and the Higashi Hongwanji who gave us home. Let’s make 2025 our best year yet.
….and it’s beautiful. Even with her busy schedule she still finds the time to create her very own Hawaiian Quilt tradition. While she has already finished several smaller quilts, this quilt leaves a lasting impression because of its dramatic blue colors and the floral design of the Bird of Paradise and Heleconia. The center design…
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.
It took several years but Barbara finally completed her Kahili & Fan Quilt. A vintage quilt pattern from the Caroline Correa Collection. Traditional colors, beautiful design, fine quilting and applique stitches. Congratulations.
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.
…and will resume on February 17. Sorry for the last-minute notice but I just found out yesterday. See all of you on the 17th. I wanted to share with all of you this photo of our quilters working together to prep the “Boston Quilt” for quilting, what an amazing group of ladies, where the tradition…
From our family to yours the Poakalani Ohana wishes everyone a Blessed Christmas and Happy New Year.
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…
Memories were made, friendships were created but most of all… sharing our passion of Hawaiian quilting to quilters from all over the USA and Canada is what made this cruise memorable. Mahalo Nui to Karen Brown from Just Get It Done Quilts who initiated the idea; Ray and John from RGE Travel who made it…
