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 ...

LIHU‘E — Dozens of vibrant quilts line the walls of the second-story Waimakua Gallery at the Kaua‘i Museum — a tribute to the rich history of Hawaiian quilting. Hawaii residents bid a final aloha ...

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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 ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — While cotton and wool were not available in Hawaiʻi until after European explorers began engaging the islands in the late 1700s and early 1800s, kānaka throughout the islands ...

KAILUA-KONA — “Most of us were told, at some point in our lives, that we were no good at art, and so we lost touch with our creative side,” Karen Barry, owner of Quilt Passions, reflected recently.

Every artist, no matter what the medium, has a source of inspiration. For Moanikeala Revoir, a quiltmaker who lives in Lehi, it was the bright flowers — birds of paradise — in her mother’s front yard ...

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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 ...

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