Purple lady:
Hawaiian women and their relationship with patchwork:
• Transfer their life onto the fabric
• Usually use 1/8 of the fabric pattern
• Of the 4 Hawaiian Quilts that are on display,
- 2 of the 3 patterns are symbols of the olivy and crown flower (crown flower is loved by the Queen)
- this is the only way to honour the King and Queen (people whom they like very much)
• They proud to be Hawaiian and the quilts represents who they are
- Since then, women continue to make quilts
Lady with Flower head:
Making Ti-wai-wai:
• The Patterns come from the surroundings e.g. flowers
• Red and Yellow are the symbols of royalty
• Its done in the same way as the Hawaiian Quilts
- Only difference is that it is folded twice only, not 8 times
• Significance of the quilts:
- Used to be blankets
- Being used as gifts now because quilts are very valuable now
- Especially used as gifts for the favourite child’s wedding (would display the quilts on the walls as decoration for the wedding)
• Fan pattern is important as it is from Mania (?) Island
• It doesn’t take very long for small works (around 30cm x 30 cm) to be made
- Usually take 2-3 days for 1 small work
Quilt on the floor:
• Rose patterns (they like the rose patterns)
***** Personal thoughts *****
• Didn’t know that the colours in the quilts are actually of symbolic meaning.
• Apart from wedding ceremony, I wonder if they use quilts as gifts for other special occasions.
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