QUILT INDEX RECORD
4-1-708
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:
966
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
4-May-96
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:
Ka Heke No Ia ( "Grandmother's Pride"/ "Of All, You Are The Best")
How wide is the quilt?
42-3/4
How long is the quilt?
42-1/2
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
Mitered
What color is the quilt?
White; Green
Overall color scheme:
Two color
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Quilt name: "Ka Heke no ia"
Method used to make the inscription:
Embroidery
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:
Other
Fabric styles used in the quilt top:
Solid/plain
Describe the fibers or fabrics in the quilt top:
Plain weave
Applique techniques used to make the quilt top:
Hand Applique
Materials used to make the back:
Flannel
What color is the back of the quilt?
White; Green
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
1
Describe the back:
Different fabrics; Print
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Other
Fabric structure of the binding:
Satin
How is the binding made?
Machine sewn; Other
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
half inch - 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:
7-8
Width between quilting lines:
1/2
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo
Quilt top made by:
Lee, Billie Jean (B.J.)
Quilted by:
Lee, Billie Jean (B.J.)
Where the quilt was made, city:
Laie; Oahu Island
Where the quilt was made, state:
Hawaii (HI)
Where the quilt was made, country:
United States
Quilt owner's city:
Laie; 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
Lee, Billie Jean (B.J.. Ka Heke No Ia ( "Grandmother's Pride"/ "Of All, You Are The Best"). 1976-1999. From Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Hawaiian Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=4-1-708. Accessed: 04/19/24