With these thoughts about tradition in mind, let's consider the use of color in Hawaiian quilting. Have you wondered if Hawaiian quilts are ever made with more than just two fabrics - two colors? The ...

We have mentioned before that in the Hawaiian language it is common to repeat a word for emphasis. Take huli huli chicken, for example. Huli means "to turn". So if you cook chicken on a spit ...

I realized that I had shared my jean jacket on social media but not on my blog. In 2020 I had an unfinished Hawaiian quilt top that I made using our Orchid Oasis Hawaiian Quilt Pattern. I thought it ...

Just wondering, what if?

We know in the mid-1800's, when missionary wives were bringing their quilts and quilting to Hawaii, that applique and album quilts were popular on the eastern seaboard ...

Your quilt top is finished. Hooray! You may have known from the beginning of this quilt whether you would hand or machine quilt it. Or you may have wanted to finish the top before you decided. If ...

It's that time of year when we begin to think about our travels. When I have an opportunity to fly I love to have a project to work on in the airports and during our stay. Needleturn applique projects ...

During the Victorian-era (1837-1901) the symbolic meaning of flowers was raised to a whole new level. Flowers selected for a gift bouquet were chosen to convey a secret message to the recipient (for ...

Echo quilting lines The concept of echo quilting is easy: Evenly spaced rows of quilting radiating out from the applique. But what do you do when quilting lines begin to merge between a center medallion ...

"Your first Hawaiian quilt should be a breadfruit design." Have you ever heard that? Do you know why it is said?" The Hawaiian word for breadfruit is 'ulu; and ulu means to grow, or increase. ...

One indicator of spring to me, is the arrival of the Dogwood blossoms. I call them blossoms but did you know they are really bracts. A bract is a fancy leaf and the nubby center is the flower. A Poinsettia ...