Sunday, January 9, 2011

Mom and Dad's Hawaiian Lap Quilts

Several years ago my parents served an LDS mission in Hawaii.  While they were there my Mom bought TONS of Hawaiian print fat quarters!  When she saw the fabric she just couldn't resist buying it because it was all so beautiful, even though she had no idea what to do with it once she got home because she doesn't sew any more!  So all of this incredible fabric just sat in a box for several years.  For Christmas 2010, I contacted all of my siblings and we decided to surprise my parents and make each of them a lap quilt out of their fabric!  They already had several large quilts for their bed that they got while they were in Hawaii, so I thought a lap quilt for each of them would be nice to cuddle up with on a cold winter's night and bring back some great memories of their mission!  My sister, Kristi, and her family currently live in South Korea because her husband, Chris, serves as a chaplain in the Army.  They came to America for a visit in January 2011, so we didn't give my parents their Christmas presents until everyone could be there.  They were soooo surprised!  I loved it! 

January 2011 - Dad's Bold Hawaii Lap Quilt
Pattern:  Yellow Brick Road
Fabric:  Hawaiian prints
Pieced by:  Me
Binding by:  Me
Quilted by:  Pam Faddis
Size:  Large Lap 
  
 

Dad's Hawaii Lap Quilt (Held by Jess and Kyle!)



Close-up of quilting and fabric 
   

Close-up of the corner
  

Quilt back
 


Close-up of quilting on the back

   
This is my Mom's quilt that we gave her!

January 2011 - Mom's Pastel Hawaii Lap Quilt
Pattern:  Yellow Brick Road
Fabric:  Hawaiian prints
Pieced by:  Me
Binding by:  Me
Quilted by:  Pam Faddis
Size:  Large Lap 
 

Mom's Hawaiian Lap Quilt


Close-up of quilting and fabric


Close-up of the corner


Close-up of quilting on the back

The following pictures are from the night we gave the quilts to my parents.  We were at Sizzler where we met to have dinner and our "belated" Christmas party!  Fun memories!


 






(That is my cute granddaughter, Cambria, in the corner of the picture!)





I love my parents sooooo much!!!



4 comments:

  1. Oh wow, that one corner is just fabulous quilting, and I love the Hawaiian fabrics....

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    1. The quilting is an edge-to-edge design that my friend did on her long-arm machine! It was perfect for these quilts! :o)

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  2. Oh my do I ever love these! Those fabrics were perfect for this pattern, and I can see why your mom bought them. The quilting pattern was perfect for them, too! What great mission memories that will spark, you're right!

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    1. I thought it would be fun for my parents to snuggle with these quilts on a cold winter night and dream about being in Hawaii again! :o)

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