QUILT INDEX RECORD
4-1-893
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:
1143
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:
Kuhio Kahili
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Lei O Ka'ahumanu
How wide is the quilt?
109
How long is the quilt?
103
Shape of corners:
Other
Describe the corners:
Binding is mitered on back.
What color is the quilt?
Green; Blue or Navy; White
Overall color scheme:
Two color
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Kuhio Kahili in ink on sleeve
Method used to make the inscription:
Ink
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:
Cotton or polyester blend
What color is the back of the quilt?
White; Green
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
34; 42; 32 1/4
Describe the back:
Different fabrics; Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton or polyester blend
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Bias grain; Machine sewn
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
Width between quilting lines:
5/8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo
Features or notes about the quilt's appearance, materials, or construction:
sewed on back machine stitched to top & hand stitched to back" [Also checked "whipped" and machine "straight stitch" for both font and back] [Quilt examined 5/17/01 Commercial bias binding has been machine stitched to edge of quilt then turned to back and whipstitched down. Binding is not visible from front. LGW]
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. Kuhio Kahili. 1976-1999. From Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Hawaiian Quilt Research Project. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=4-1-893. Accessed: 03/28/24