Editing Quilt (section)

====Hawaiian====
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[[Hawaiian quilt]]s are wholecloth (not pieced) quilts, featuring large-scale symmetrical appliqué in solid colors on a solid color (usually white) background fabric. Traditionally, the quilter would fold a square piece of fabric into quarters or eighths and then cut out a border design, followed by a center design.  The cutouts would then be appliquéd onto a contrasting background fabric. The center and border designs were typically inspired by local flora and often had rich personal associations for the creator, with deep cultural resonances. The most common color for the appliquéd design was red, due to the wide availability of [[alizarin|Turkey-red]] fabric.<ref>Susanna Pfeffer (1990). ''Quilt Masterpieces'', Outlet Book Company {{ISBN|0-517-03297-X}}</ref> Some of these textiles were not in fact quilted but were used as decorative coverings without the heavier batting, which was not needed in a tropical climate.  Multiple colors were added over time as the tradition developed.  Echo quilting, where a quilted outline of the appliqué pattern is repeated like ripples out to the edge of the quilt, is the most common quilting pattern employed on Hawaiian-style quilts. Beautiful examples are held in the collection of the Bernice Pauahi [[Bishop Museum]], Honolulu, Hawaii.
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File:Niihauans in 1885, taken by Francis Sinclair.jpg|Group of people from [[Niʻihau]] with their quilt, 1885
File:Ku'u Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag), Hawaiian cotton quilt from Waimea, before 1918, Honolulu Academy of Arts.jpg|''Kuʻu Hae Aloha (My Beloved Flag)'', from Waimea, before 1918, [[Honolulu Museum of Art]]
File:Kapa Kuiki.jpg|Kapa Kuiki
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