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QUILT INDEX RECORD

4-1-895

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Who documented this quilt?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project Number:

1145

Person filling out this form is:

Quiltmaker

When was the form filled out?

18-Apr-99

If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?

Made the quilt

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Kai Lai O Kuhie

How wide is the quilt?

112

How long is the quilt?

114

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Mitered

What color is the quilt?

Purple; White

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Time period:

1976-1999

Describe the quilt's layout:

Wholecloth

Fiber types used to make the quilt top:

Cotton

Fabric types used to make the quilt top:

Broadcloth

Fabric styles used in the quilt top:

Solid/plain

Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:

Hand Applique

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton or polyester blend

What color is the back of the quilt?

Lavender; Gray; Blue or Navy; White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

3

Width of pieces on the back:

37; 42 1/2; 32 3/4

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Print

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton or polyester blend

Fabric structure of the binding:

Other

How is the binding made?

Straight grain

What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?

greater than one inch

What kind of filling is used in the quilt?

Cannot tell

How thick is the quilt?

Thin (Less than 3/16")

How are the layers held together?

Hand quilting

Color of thread used in the quilting:

White

Number of quilting stitches per inch, place 1:

5

Width between quilting lines:

5/8

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Echo

Quilt top made by:

Morgan, Margo Armitage

Quilted by:

Morgan, Margo Armitage

Where the quilt was made, city:

Honolulu; Oahu Island

Where the quilt was made, state:

Hawaii (HI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Quilt owner's city:

Honolulu; Oahu Island

Quilt owner's state:

Hawaii (HI)

Quilt owner's country:

United States

Access and copyright information:

Restricted

Copyright holder:

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Cite this Quilt

Morgan, Margo Armitag. Kai Lai O Kuhie. 1976-1999. From Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Hawaiian Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=4-1-895. Accessed: 04/24/24