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QUILT INDEX RECORD

4-1-963

Where are the records for this quilt housed?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project

Who documented this quilt?

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project; Grove Farm Museum Collection

Hawaiian Quilt Research Project Number:

1209

Person filling out this form is:

Quilt owner

When was the form filled out?

10-Sep-00

This is a:

Finished quilt

Owner's name for quilt:

Lilia (Lily)

How wide is the quilt?

80 1/4

How long is the quilt?

79 3/4

Shape of corners:

Other

Describe the corners:

Mitered

What color is the quilt?

White; Red

Overall color scheme:

Two color

Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:

Very damaged but reasonably clean.

What is inscribed on the quilt?

Museum woven label: 14. "Lilia, Lily"

Method used to make the inscription:

Attached label

Time period:

Timespan

Family/owner's date for quilt:

Pre 1933

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

Embellishment techniques used to make the quilt top:

Embroidery

Embellishments used:

Cotton thread

Materials used to make the back:

Cotton

What color is the back of the quilt?

White

Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:

2

Width of pieces on the back:

64; 15 5/8

Describe the back:

Different fabrics; Solid/plain

Materials used in the quilt binding:

Cotton

Fabric structure of the binding:

Plain weave

How is the binding made?

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?

Wool

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:

1-1/4

Quilting designs used, overall motifs:

Grid/crosshatch

Quilt top made by:

Kaaihue, Haleaka

Quilted by:

Kaaihue, Haleaka

Where the quilt was made, city:

Kauai Island

Where the quilt was made, state:

Hawaii (HI)

Where the quilt was made, country:

United States

Ownership of this quilt is:

Public Museum, Library or Institution

Quilt owner's city:

Kauai 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

Kaaihue, Haleak. Lilia (Lily). Timespan. From Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, Hawaiian Quilt Research Project; Grove Farm Museum Collection. Published in The Quilt Index, https://quiltindex.org/view/?type=fullrec&kid=4-1-963. Accessed: 03/29/24