Those are the quilt patterns I love when everything just flows from the center. Joyce finally got her quilt cut, laid out and pinned. The heleconia makes a beautiful and full design. Personal design for Joyce from John Serrao. Can’t wait to see the completed quilt.
Category: Quilters
They come from near and far. Different cultures and ideas but we all have one thing in common the love for quilting. The Hawaiian quilters of Poakalani & Co. perpetuating a fragile art and culture.
Sometimes You Just Know…
…That it’s time to put away that needle and thread and breakout the sewing machine. Our amazing and wonderful Margaret e-mailed me this photo of her last hand-made quilt. She explained that her fingers are too painful to do any type of hand sewing and quilting. Her story is not the first time I’ve heard it…
Challenge yourself…. Be Like Pat :-)
I’m beginning to think that’s Pat’s motto, Challenge Yourself. She’s always challenging herself to do more, climb higher, make the impossible…ha!. Yep make the impossible here’s Pat’s next quilt design, The Hapuu Fern. I don’t think anyone else would have taken this challenge. I can’t wait to see the progress on this quilt. Hey Pat……
No don’t focus your eyes.
Another amazing quilt by Pat. The beauitful Rose quilt design by John using a variegated fabric.
Show And Tell Again….
Yep, I just can’t help myself. I had this on my FACEBOOK page but I just had to share it again. Pat’s amazing money tree quilt. A John design of course and I sincerely believe one of his best and we can’t forget Pat’s awesome quilting. She did this quilt in record time too….
Makes you want to hulahula.
Our Toshie is quite small in stature BUT she loves making those large King and Queen size quilts. This quilt depicts the many hula implements dancers use when dancing the hula. An amazing personal design by John Serrao for our amazing Certified instructor Toshie.
Magic Right Before Your Eyes.
Watching a quilts beauty unfold before your eyes is amazing. From Cutting, basting, applique to quilting it is Magic. The Woodrose.
Takako’s Happy Quilt
Some quilts just make you happy. This quilt designed by John is actually for a twin size bed but Takako’s going to make a queen size quilt with the pattern. It’s going to be beautiful when complete.
Hawaiian Quilting A Labor of Love
No one said it was going to be easy but when all is done it’s going to be an amazing quilt.
Just crazy well done…
Only one week to baste and applique next prepping for quilting….
Step 2 – Cushion top done next step quilting a larger wall hanging.
Yes, the next step is working on a larger quilted piece. I was happily surprised when the Woodrose pattern was the design of choice for the next project. The flower is found throughout Hawaii and a favorite among the many locals. Can’t wait to see it completed.
Ikumi’s Dove Orchid Hawaiian Quilt
John doesn’t design birds because every time he designs a Hawaiian quilt with birds the quilter, John likes to say, flies or moves back to the mainland. So no birds and no leaving but he designs orchids even dove orchids breaking that kapu. Congratulations Ikumi for a beautiful quilt. I hope you quilt with us…
Quilted Lei
Most Hawaiian Quilts have center Medallions but every once in while some quilts are designed with only a lei/border missing that center piece. Still Beautiful, just a different style. Enjoy Kimi’s amazing Kalo quilt. The Kalo is our Taro plant which we make Poi. Yokohama Quilt Exhibit 2015. Designed by John Serrao. Personal Design, Private…
Just Had to Share….. The Amazing Kumu’s Back in 2003 at a Design Workshop…
You all look the same. Beautiful
Aloha Everyone – Here is what you’ve been asking for. Enjoy our Quilt Exhibit in Yokohama, Japan
http://s1235.photobucket.com/user/wcissy/slideshow/Yokohama%20-%202015 Thank you to the sisters of my heart, Yoshimi, Suzie, “Pineapple” Keiko, Mitsue, Takako who worked so hard organizing the quilt show and our trip.It was a beautiful and amazing exhibit. Thank you to more sisters of my heart, Mie and Hana Yoko for taking care of John, the massages eased the pain. The Nakayama’s…
