“I don’t want to go home with Pupula Haole”
Hawaiian Appliqué Quilt
34 ½”
For this year’s Little Red Hen challenge, I
wanted to make a pineapple quilt.
When
I was a little girl, I lived in Hawaii. One of my childhood memories of Hawaii was a
beautiful Pineapple quilt. In looking for a pattern for a Pineapple Hawaiian
quilt. I found out that not only was the technique of how they are made, but
they are to have special meaning to the maker. So I decided to design
my own, Pineapples had to be the main focus. Next it had to have sausage fruits
representing the weird fruits from the Sausage tree and also, some islands,
these items are part of my memories from Hawaii.
For
the hand quilting I outlined all the appliqué, then echo quilted portions and on
the pineapples and islands did definitive quilting and finished the quilting
with ocean currents in the white field.
As
for the name, I used to tell my mom and dad “I didn’t want to go home with the
Pupula Haole”, not realizing I was one myself.
Hand
appliquéd, quilted and bound.
Cotton
fabric, 80/20 Hobbs batting.
1st
place blue ribbon and Best of the Blues in Creative Hobbies – 2012 Pensacola
Interstate Fair
2nd place red ribbon - Little Ren Hens 2012 Hawaiian Applique Challenge
Special
thank you to
Little
Red Hens - for the Challenge and friendship
Elizabeth
Root – online tutorials and information
Poakalani &John Serrao – online inspiration
and information
Leah
Day – for inspiration for the ocean currents
  
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