HONOLULU (KHON2) — Here’s a way you can sew your own quilt. The Hawaiian Quilt Collection is donating free, do-it-yourself kits and patterns to every interested household address. The kits include ...

Jane Vegas so loved making Hawaiian quilts that when she was raising her seven children, she often lost all track of time while she was sewing, sometimes quilting as many as eight hours per day.

Most folks wouldn’t think of heading to Fort Collins for a taste of the tropics, but Colorado State University’s Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising offers a special treat — “Hawaiian Quilts: ...

Q This quilt has been in my family for several generations. I do not know who made it. It is about 8½ feet square and is in very good condition. Can you tell me if it is valuable? A While quilting ...

KAILUA-KONA — The only Hawaiian quilt museum in the state opened with a blessing Saturday morning at Hanama Place. “People were extremely generous,” Barry said of the quilts displayed. “They were ...

The Serraos, a family of Hawaiian quilters, show off some of their work at home in Nuuanu. From left, daughter Cissy with parents John and Poakalani Serrao, who died in 2012. John Serrao died Oct. 1 ...

This quilt was begun in the 1930s by an unknown quilter and finished by Ric Stark, one of the few male Hawaiian quilters today. The original quilter did the hand applique and Stark completed the hand ...

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This week, pieces by the Poakalani quilting circle are on display during the Salone del Mobile in Milan as part of a collaboration with Loewe. By John Wogan Iolani Palace is a grand, late-19th-century ...