Hawaiian Quilt

Hawaiian Quilt

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From practical things like cushion covers and bed covers to decorative tapestry and tote bag, Hawaiian quilt is one of a popular choices of souvenir.

Hawaiian quilts are made of cloth and cotton, with a large piece of cloth suturing by some embroidery patterns of Hawaii style, and also suturing with some small cloth cut to Hawaii style pattern.

The original birthplace is in Europe, in 1829 this patchwork afferent to Hawaii by the British missionaries. The Europeans in order not to waste cloth,  utilized the rags to  patchwork manner. For the protection against cold, they also add in some cotton.

But in Hawaii, they are not to using rags, but instead a large cloth and put it neatly cut out of eight square, reuse patterns and embroidery sew them into symmetrical style.

Hawaiian Quilts patterns coverage are from the local fruits, plants and animals. Fruits as pineapple, banana and coconut trees; plants such as all kinds of flowers and leaves, like hibiscus and orchids; animals such as birds, shells, sea turtles and dolphins.

Orchid not only behalf of pure also behalf of encourage, pineapple behalf of friendship, hibiscus behalf of a new love and a better future, frangipani representatives sincere, dolphin represents life and liberty, and the patron saint of the sea-Honu mean keeping people far from the disaster.

You can choose the right meaning of Hawaiian Quilt as a present to yourself or for the loved ones.

For those people who want to experiencing of DIY Hawaiian Quilt, you can try to buy a Hawaiian Quilt DIY combination they also with an instruction manual. Hawaiian Quilt is having so many color, wide variety of patterns and having different  fabrics, be sure to find your favorite

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