Hawaiian Quilts are unique in all the world http://www.nvo.com/poakalani/files/ will give you a pattern and instructions all the way to finished project http://members.aol.com/SangerSL/hawaiian.html How to do it by yourself with your own pattern This url has beautiful quilts to look at and admire! This is typical of Hawaiian applique quilt http://WWW.Hawaiian-Quilts.com/

For a close-up of the quilting (with a very non-Polynesian-looking model)at the same url as above:

i've got quilt books, quilting for stupid people and i still haven't got the hang of it. maybe i just like the idea of quilts and should buy them instead! *laugh*

Me too. My wicked Stepmother ended up with all of my Grandmother's hand made ones made for each of her granddaughers (me and my sisters) Hope she smothers under them!!!

how selfish of her!

Tell me!!! it gets worse, but that is not for here...*sigh*

The girls and I hand made quilts in Africa as an evening past time whilst house male read to us ... I still have the quilts. We did simple square patterns, and used old sheeting to join up the larger squares. They look quite effective. I have done more complicated ones in the past, including applique, but these are my favourites. Sorry about grandmother's quilts, Marcia....

Ah, you are fortunate to have had daughters. Teaching my male offsping was accomplished with great difficulty. He can do a very neat solder joint, but sewing is a whole nuther subject. He gets it done, but don't look too closely!!! Quilting with daughters sounds wondeful, eppercially with someone reading to me...

Great links up there!

those hawaiian quilts are beautiful! and yes, i'm still quite interested in making a quilt and don't want to take baby steps first. i adore the intricate ones all the way to the simple but stunning. a friend advised that i learn by sewing large scrap squares (say that three times fast) to get the hang of the corners and such. hmmmmm.....

My mother used to make me take out my sewing when I took large stitches for non-basting purposes. Now I make such tiny ones that when I sew patches on, the look like they are woven into the fabric. I was particularly careful with my son's National Park Ranger Uniform. Suddenly I had a whole bunch of Rangers calling me, Mom! Beginning Hawaiian quilters can start by using precut pillow square ensembles. They are lovely and much easier to do than the entire full-sized quilts. Wolfie, do you want one in your next Care package? I need to know the colors you want and I'll work from that.

oh marcia, you don't have to go to all that trouble--send whatever colors you'd like!

White background with blue or green or red jewel-tone appliques is how they usually come, but they also have light blue on dark blue. I much prefer the white background. They are always in the same stack, just like fabric bolts are. Your preference would not be any more difficult then chosing mine. Perhaps I should make my choice by sending the least intricate one. Some are so full of little twists and turns that it takes a whole lot of working to get it right. I'll find you something I think you'd like. We usually agree on these things =)

jewel-tone on white is great!! and you can send whenever you wish, sweetie. if you send it out soon, it'll get here on time *wink* (and i'm still working on your care package but right now, all the goodies are still locked in my mind)...

(you have too much to do to think about packages for me!) Jewel tones it is and I will choose by pattern, then. When you have a moment go feast your eyes at what I have put on the glass crafts topic if you have not yet seen it.

am working a quilt with a friend and we are both being instructed by a woman who can look at a quilt and tell you how to make it. this one will be a gift for my friend's mother and we're on the countdown til christmas to get it done! (marcia, before you take off from hawaii, don't forget the hawaiian quilt *GRIN*)

I promise Wolfie. I have to get out of the prison/house for a few moments of shopping. I did get into making dream catchers. I may make one for you if you do not have one already!!! Hawaiian quilt it is and block stamps too!