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The Design
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Sewing the Seam
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The quilt was designed when Francis visited us at one of our Queen Emma Palace Quilting Classes. She indicated that her name was Lehua and would like a design representing her name. The quilt was designed that very day by John Serrao.
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Because the quilt is larger than your 45" width material you must join the fabric before cutting out your design. Using a 1/4 seam the material was joined to make a 108" x 108" complete piece.
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Pinning The Design
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Cutting The Design
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After the material is joined it's then folded into its 1/8 fold. The pattern is then layed on top and pinned to the folded material.
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After pinning the pattern to the folded material you must now cut out the design. You'll be cutting through eight layers of material so a sharp scissors is necessary
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Quarter Fold
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Half Fold
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After the design has been completly cut out you lay out the quarter design on its backing, which was also joined by its seams. If it looks like a big job........it is.
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After the quarter design has been laid, the design is then opened to its half design.
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Whole Design
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Basting
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The design is then opened up completly and pinned.
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After the design is completely laid and pinned it is then carefully basted. You need to baste the design to its back material so that the pins can be removed.
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Applique
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Completed Applique
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After the top design is basted on to its backing the applique process begins. Mie Morimoto a resident of Hawaii and Japan was chosen and honored to make this special quilt. The quilt will be traveling between two countries before its completed.
Mie is one of our master quilters.
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The top design has been completely appliqued to the bottom fabric with fine intricate stitches. Now the preparation for quilting begins.
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Joining the Batting
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Backing, Batting and Top Desig…
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Sometimes the batting is too small for a full-size quilt. If this occurs you must join the batting together. Join the batting by sewing them together side-by-side not one on top of each other.
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After the design is appliqued to its back fabric it's time to prepare your quilt for its last step, the quilting process. The top piece is centered on the batting and back material.
All three layers are then basted together.
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Grid Baste
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Quilt Center
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Baste all three layers together. Starting from the center grid out. It should be about 1-2 hand spans apart. Now you're ready to quilt.
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Always quilt the center of your quilt first. Start from the inside edge of your design and work toward its middle.
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Branches
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Definitive Quilting
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After the center of your quilt is complete start quilting its branches. You can now work from the center out.
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When quilting your design you may want to use a Definitive quilting style. Make the design look like the actual flower.
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Stitch in the Ditch
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Echo Quilting
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After quilting your branches don't forget to quilt in the ditich. Quilt outside the design-like an outline. Very close to the edge on the background fabric.
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After your design is completely quilted and you've stitched in the ditch you can now begin to echo quilt to the outside edge. Follow the design of the pattern to its outside edge.
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Echo Quilting
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Quilt Backing
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Echo quilting is said to be like the ripples in a pond. It also symbolizes the love of the quilter and Hawaii reaching out to family, friends and loved ones around the world.
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Remember the back of the quilt should look just as beautiful as the front of the quilt.
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Binding Your Quilt
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Kalikolehua
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After your quilt is complete don't forget to bind your quilt.
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After you've completed the binding of your quilt you've now finished your masterpiece. But remember the traditions of Hawaii after completing the quilt the owner must seal the love in the quilt by sleeping under it for one night.
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