my brother brought me a big stack of this beautiful fabric last time he was in hawaii. not wanting to cut it up i put it together with pin wheels that represent propellers. so now i can fly off to hawaii, too. the dark border is deep brown with gold veins. when i saw it i thought of lava. lots of lava in hawaii.
this is a couch throw. i will use the brown for the binding and now i just need to figure out how to quilt it.

wow that is fantastic....I really thought you were flying off to hawaii I had turned a deep shade of greeen.....lol!!

I would choose either an all over design, or in the ditch on the diagonal....but what do I know...!!!lol!!!

LOL sorry izzy, i was just dreaming

Well seeing as it was only a dream...you don't mind if I join you then??????????? :lol: :lol:

come on izzy, lets go.

I've already booked my ticket n bags are packed....can we go via Guam and drop in on Terri???????

sure izzy, maybe terri can come with us. the more the merrier.
although i think we should go home to spain with you after hawaii. i spent a couple of wks in spain about a hundred yrs ago (in the late 60's) and i absolutely loved the country. the people were so friendly. they made us feel so welcome in their country. it was a lovely experience.

Gorgeous! The Hawaiian fabrics are so lovely. You showcased them beautifully.

Wow nanobirdmo....thats a great idea....we can do a round robin while we take the trip and hand deliver all the pieces!!

thanks chele, come along with izzy and me. we're going to hawaii and then on to her place in spain.

Isn't it great that we can all share our hopes and 'dreams' too!! :D

Love your quilt. Hawaii is on my list for "someday" too.

Wow that is fabulous!! I thought you were on your way to Hawaii when I saw your post. lol

Beautiful fabrics and the colors are so rich. :)

Nice work, nanabird! I think an overall design would look just fine!

Ok, Let's go! I know where ALL the quilt shops are in Hawaii. Oh, and my favorite store of all times......Kaimuki Dry Goods. Great fabric! I would spend way too much money there.! They have a website too, but not as good as being there in person.

I recognize some of that fabric. I have some of it! :)

What a thoughtful brother! This is beautiful and I love the lava and propeller idea! So creative! It's just perfect!

okay tlrnhi, come on along. we need your expertise on where all the good stuff is.

We won't have to pay for a place to stay either. I'll just tell my daugter we are crashing at her place lol

excellent!!!!

Sometimes GOOD things come out of kids moving out and getting married. lol

I agree with Chele. You did the prints justice. Very, very nice!

I am anxious to see what the ones that got the stuff I sent them make.
This is going to be fun!

That is AWESOME!!! What a wonderful way to showcase the fabric your brother got you!! Has he seen it yet? I bet he'll want that fabric back when he does...then you can tell him...dream on LOL

Beautiful quilt and a hawaiian flower pattern would be pretty quilted all over. I love their fabrics in hawaii.

Nicely done!

M

I am impressed. I can tell by looking at the fabric that you had to fussy cut it somehow. Very nice. Very creative. I like the pinwheels. I don't do a lot of them because I'm obsessive about points. My points have to be perfect or I'm miserable.

That's not saying that my points are always perfect. It's just saying that sometimes I'm miserable.

:lol:

thanks for the encouragement everyone. you all sure make a person feel like keeping on.
my brother hasn't seen it yet. but i have enough to make another, so if he wants it i might let him talk me out of it. lol

:D That is so nice.....What a clever idea....Will you take me with you??? :lol:

of course ania, come on along.

Oooh, that is beautiful nana! And definitely helps give me some ideas what to do with fabric Terri sent me :)

OHHH, Just beeeuuuuteeeful! I loved your explanation of the fabric uses. You did a great job cutting the Hawaiian fabric. Now, that said, got anymore room on the dream plane of ya'll's?

Do you have room for 1 more on the trip to Hawaii???????????? I sure would like to come as long as we can shop and quilt

The more the merrier I say....what size plane should I book???????????

Sounds like it should be a big 'un!! :D :D

That was a perfect design for that fabric!! I'd do an overall in med blue thread--or a variegated blue--that looks like waves!! :D

thanks everybody. i appreciate all the compliments.
as for our trip, i'm with izy. the more the merrier.

That's a great pattern for those large prints! Hmmm, got me thinking about those large Asian / Oriental fabrics that I hate to cut up.

Your quilt is really lovely!

Thanks for sharing

hugs sue

very nice......

Well, if you guys aren't going until middle of January, just hop on over to Kauai Island and visit with me...I know where the fabric stores are there....I'll be there for a month.....