Originally Posted by
dunster
I've taken short classes with Nancy Chong - what a hoot she is! And I made quite a few of her 2-fabric appliques (2FAQ). I also used her tropical Hawaiian patterns to make blocks that I set into a
bed quilt. But the very idea of designng and making one of the typical Hawaiian bed quilts is daunting.
If you enjoy digging into a thick book simply for the pleasure of being immersed for a long time in a good read, you might also enjoy designing and making your own Hawaiian quilt. Yes, it does take a long time. We visited Hawaii many years ago and stayed at a hotel that was landscaped with beautiful ferns and also had a flock of flamingos. Inspired, I took pictures of both, then designed a quilt I called "Ferns and Flamingos". When I cut out the flamingos with the long legs and laid them out on the background, my husband said it looked like "chicken on a stick". I basted them, then added a border of ferns. It took me . . . 30 years to complete it! I worked on it for a year or two, then got sidetracked into learning to spin. Eventually I got back to it, and finished it two or three years ago. I wish I could post a picture . . . not sure I want to take the time and study to figure out how to do that. It's lightweight, and is a good summer quilt. I'm now working on a large wall quilt with an anthurium design.