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Kihapai Pua O Kauai (Garden Island); Kihapai Pua O Kauai (Garden Island); Ka Mokupuni Kihapai (The Garden Island); Mokupuni O Kauai; Garden Island, Kauai; Kihapai Pua O Kauai (The Garden Island)
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QUILT INDEX RECORD
4-1-971
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:
1217
Person filling out this form is:
Quilt owner
When was the form filled out?
10-Sep-00
If you are the quilt owner, how did you acquire this quilt?
Purchased the quilt
This is a:
Finished quilt
Quilt's title:
Kihapai Pua O Kauai (Garden Island)
Owner's name for quilt:
Kihapai Pua O Kauai (Garden Island)
Names for quilt's pattern in common use:
Ka Mokupuni Kihapai (The Garden Island); Mokupuni O Kauai; Garden Island, Kauai; Kihapai Pua O Kauai (The Garden Island)
How wide is the quilt?
81 1/2
How long is the quilt?
68 1/4
Shape of corners:
Rounded
What color is the quilt?
White; Green
Overall color scheme:
Two color
Notes on condition, damage, or repairs:
Overall soiling-light; clean but not high priority. Active deterioration in one corner. Damaged by stain material in corner.
What is inscribed on the quilt?
Ink on twill tape: 10. Kihapai Pua o Kauai (Garden Island)
Method used to make the inscription:
Attached label
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
What color is the back of the quilt?
White
Number of pieces of fabric in the quilt back:
3
Width of pieces on the back:
2 1/2; 33 1/2; 32 1/2
Describe the back:
Solid/plain
Materials used in the quilt binding:
Cotton
Fabric structure of the binding:
Plain weave
How is the binding made?
Straight grain; Machine sewn
What is the width of the binding (measure on the top only)?
less than a half 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:
6
Width between quilting lines:
7/8
Quilting designs used, overall motifs:
Echo
Quilt top made by:
Waiau, Lydia Kaluapiilahaina Ellis
Quilted by:
Waiau, Lydia Kaluapiilahaina Ellis
Where the quilt was made, city:
Lihue; 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:
Lihue; 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
Waiau, Lydia Kaluapiilahaina Elli. Kihapai Pua O Kauai (Garden Island). 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=4-1-971. Accessed: 04/20/24