Menehune Quilts... The Hawaiian Way: 20 Original Designs

Menehune Quilts... The Hawaiian Way: 20 Original Designs by Root, Elizabeth. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781885804181.

Did the Menehune of Hawaii create Hawaiian quilting? Find out in this Hawaiian quilt book by Elizabeth Root with twenty new, original, designs for miniature (24"x24") quilts. The full color, 108 page book, is delightfully illustrated throughout by Tammy Yee and case bound with layflat binding. Each design has a 5" photo, corresponding page with suggested quilting lines and a sweet Menehune illustration and silly poem. The full size patterns include fabric allowances and choices. There are also instructions included for enlarging the designs for larger size wall hanging projects. The designs include: Breadfruit, Cactus Flower, Croton Leaf, Crown Flower, Crown and Kahili, Day Lily, Dolphin Fish, Forget-Me-Not, Guava, Lehua Blossom, Palm Leaf, Passion Flower, Pineapple, Plumeria Blossom, Royal Poinciana, Silversword, Spiderlily, White Ginger Wild Orchid. Also included is a fully illustrated, instruction section, and an illustrated Hawaiian quilting history section. This is a wonderful gift book for a quilting friend or beautiful addition to your own quilting book library.