Old 11-05-2008, 09:24 AM
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Originally Posted by kanoelani
It could be Hawaiian but neither the pattern used or the quilting looks like Hawaiian quilts I have seen. I am not an expert on this, but I just did not get the sense of the "islands" from it.

While Hawaiian quilts are similarly constructed, they are characteristically a single block covering the entire top or a small number of relatively large blocks. """""
I agree, that this is definately not the traditional Hawaiian quilting in either the applique nor the quilting.. Hawaiian quilting is usually echo quilting, following the design.

It could be an attempt to produce a quilt based on the design elements of Hawaiian quilts, but done on a smaller scale and perhaps, if it was a fund raiser, each block done by a different person..

But it does not follow the traditions of Hawaiian quilts.

Now, what it might be and how old requires a much closer look, in person.
Cant tell the materials and quality of the work in the pictures.

The value of any quilt is determined by many elements, including, originality, design elements, condition, and execution.

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