Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 9, Number 4, 1 April 1992 — Maui Quilt Day scheduled for April 3 and 4 [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Maui Quilt Day scheduled for April 3 and 4

Volunteers of the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project will be registering Hawaiian quilts and Hawaiian quilt patterns made before 1960 at the Maui Quilt Day on Saturday, April 4, at Baldwin High School Cafeteria. Maui residents are invited to bring their Hawaiian appliqued quilts, Hawaiian flag quilts and patterns for photo documentation, examination and registration between 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m, said Wendy Cameron, coordinator of the Maui Quilt Day.

"Uncovering Hawaii's Quilting Heritage," a slide lecture by Lee Wild will be presented at 7 p.m. on Friday, April 3, at the Kahului Library, followed by a volunteer training session from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. People may eall 579-9833 for details. Textile specialists and textile conservators will be available to assist quilt owners in registering and photo-documenting their quilts. The process will take approximately 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Registrants will receive a copy of eaeh quilt's

documentation papers. Documented information about the quilt and/or the quiltmaker such as letters, newspaper articles, genealogy, photographs, and diaries will be helpful in developing a complete history of the quilt and the quilter. Individuals and families who have more than five Hawaiian quilts to be documented may eal for a speeial appointment to register their quilts between 10 am. and 2 p.m. on Sunday, Apnl 5.

Laurie Woodard will present information on how to care and store Hawaiian quilts at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Baldwin High School Cafeteria. There will be a demonstration on folding quilts with acid-free paper, and acid-free paper for sale at the demonstration. To receive more information about the Hawaiian Quilt Research Project, write to: Kalihi-Palama Culture and Arts Society, ine., 357 North King Street, Honolulu, Hawai'i 96817 or phone 521-6905 for further details.

Volunteers Charlotte Cathcart and Sue B. Chang examine a quilt at a recent quilt documentation day on Moloka'i.