Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 2, Number 7, 1 July 1985 — Daughters Exhibit Hawaiian Quilts [ARTICLE]

Daughters Exhibit Hawaiian Quilts

A special exhibition of traditional Hawaiian quilts from the collection of the sponsoring Daughters of Hawaii will be on public view at the Queen Emma Summer Palaee. The quilts may be viewed throughout July from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily at 2913 Pali Highway . Summer Palaee will be closed July 4. Flag quilts will be featured in this exhibition, eaeh 40 years old or more. Quilts with variation of the design, "Kuu Ha'a Aloha," or "My Beloved Flag," were made around the time of annexation or a few years afterward. The quilts were made to show devotion to the flag of the Hawaiian kingdom. Later, American flag quilts were also made. Hawaiian quilting is an adaptation of the American quilting

brought by the New England missionaries. It is distinguished by its fine stitching and is usually a design of only one color app!iqued on another background color. However, quiltmakers used several colors to depict the flag motif. A retainer of Queen Emma believed that the Hawaiian quilting method originated upon the birth of Prince Albert, son of Queen Emma and Kamehameha IV, born in 1858. At that time, women began making quilts for the heir apparent. On his first birthday, the quilts were presented to the little pnnee. It is fitting that a display of similar quilts is being held in the lovely summer home where the King, Queen and little Prince Albert spent many happy hours. Regular admission of $3 for aduits and 50 cents for children prevail. For more information, eall 595-3167.