Dear Friends,
I was delighted to hear about this board from a few members of my Hawaiian Quilting Club and to see that there are several of you who are interested in the beautiful art of Hawaiian quilting. I too have Hawaiian Heartstrings and love the traditions, culture and people of the Islands.
I saw that you have passed on a few links already and wanted to share mine with you as well if you are interested.
While living in Kona on the Big Island of Hawaii, I was tenderly taken under the wing of Kapuna (elders) there and taught this beloved art. In time I designed my own line of patterns, kits and patternbooks and sold them in Hawaii and distributed them in several locations on the Mainlnad. Then, unfortunately, I was sidelined for a period of time and I was unable to continue my little business of kits, patterns due to my husbands health, I also had published a quarterly Newsletter called The Aloha Kapa Hui O'Kumu Kalina. I am in the process of getting this all up and going again, and would love to invite you to join my Yahoo-Group. I added a link to a simple little site I set up about Kalina's Hawaiian Quilting which may give you a little more info about Hawaiian Quilting. I've listed several wonderful links there about Hawaiian quilters and culture that I think you will enjoy.
A Hui Hou,
Colleen "Kalina" Johnson
[email protected]
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kalinashawaiianquiltingclub
http://www.orgsites.com/ca/hawaiianheartstrings/