PRQC Links

To continuously promote Hawaiian Quilting and the specialty of appliqué-style quilts, we offer the following links to other related websites. We share these links with the hope that you will find other products, services, interests and friends which will enrich your quilting experience.

Hawaiian Quilting

Quilts Hawaii - Elizabeth Root, Hawaiian Quilt designer, has the most charming, delightful website you will ever visit. At the root (pun intended) is Hawaiian Quilting, but the heart is pure Aloha. So much more than quilting, you will love this site! Patterns, books, cross-stitch, gallery, history, how-to's, recipes, e-cards, links and so much more.

Loretta Pasco's Quilt Hawaiian - Hawaiian quilt patterns, kits and designs, Hawaiian quilts, and information on Hawaiian quilting. Patterns from a variety of Hawaii's quilt designers.

Poakalani - "To perpetuate the cultural history and traditions of Hawaii through Hawaiian quilts by teaching this art to a new generation of quilters. Poakalani combines traditional Hawaiian design principles with modern dreams and visions to create new legacies and heirlooms." A rich website with much to offer.

Keri Designs - Designer, Keri Duke, designs Contemporary Hawaiian Quilts, cross stitch and needlepoint pillow patterns and kits.

Kwilts 'n Koa - One of the very rare places you can go to order a custom hand-made Hawaiian Quilt! (not imported, but made in Hawaii using high quality cotton fabrics). Also available, Hawaiian Quilt patterns, books, and gift items.

Hawaiian Quilting by Nalani Goard - Nalani, the granddaughter of the late master Hawaiian Quilter, Aunty Debbie Kakalia, carries on in the tradition of her wonderful grandmother.

Helen Friend - "Every quilt should have a reason behind it." Read the story behind two lovely quilts as told to Mary Williamson of Hawaii Magazine.

General Appliqué

The Appliqué Society - "To promote, to teach, to encourage the love of all types of appliqué quilting." If you love appliqué consider joining this group and one of its many Local Chapters. The Appliqué Society (TAS), with members from all over the world, hosts a show every 2 years featuring beautiful appliqué quilts. The event features classes by world famous teachers, lectures, quilt appraisals, vendors and special exhibits.

(Photo: "T.A.S. Rose" is a pattern made available to TAS members in the Sept/Oct 2006 issue of the The Appliqué Society newsletter. Pattern copyrighted 2006 by Nancy Lee Chong.)

Sun Light Cottage Industries - "Windows to the Soul" pattern company: "Introducing appliqué designers who have unique stories to tell through their designs. These patterns are original and from very talented quilters. A quilt is not just a quilt --it is the "Window to the Soul" of the maker.

Fabric & Quilt Shops

QuiltWorks Northwest - Located in Bellevue, Washington, USA. "All of the usual...and a lot of the unusual." Sign up for their electronic newsletter "QuiltBytes". This is a shop where you will find Nancy teaching quite frequently. Check out the classes & workshops on their website.

KimoYES! - Find a special range of Kimono fabrics, each unique and individual, each in very limited quantities. An Australian company with many international customers.

Quilt Shops in Hawaii

All of these shops sell Pacific Rim Quilt Company patterns along with their full selection of other patterns, lots of fabric, thread, notions, books and gift items. Say "Aloha" to them from us!

Hawaii - Volcano: Kilauea Kreations - A cooperative of local artists, including several quilt artists. Hawaiian quilt patterns, fabric, and gifts items. Located in Volcano Village behind Kilauea General Store. 808-967-8090

Hawaii - Hilo: Kilauea Kreations II - 680 Manono st Hilo, Hawaii 96720 (808) 961-1100

Hawaii - Kona: Quilt Passions - A Big Island destination with lots of classes and activities. 75-5626 Kuakini Hwy Suite #7, Kona, HI 96740 (808) 329-7475

Hawaii - Kamuela: Top Stitch - No website. A charming shop in the historic town of Kamuela (aka Waimea) on the Big Island. in the Holomua Center, 64-1067 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela, Hawaii 96743, 808 885-4482

Hawaii - Honokaa: Sew Creative - No website. A small shop opened by eight women who share a passion for quilting. Here you will find fabrics, patterns, notions, plus other items specially hand crafted by these women With Aloha. Located in downtown Honokaa, on Mamane St. It is a tiny town, you can't miss it.

Kauai - Lihue: Kapaia Stitchery - No website, but THE place to go in the Islands for fabric, patterns, gifts! 3-3551 Kuhio Hwy, Lihue. 808-245-2281

Maui - Lahaina: The Needlework Shop - "Specializing in unique Hawaiian quilting and needle work items. Gift items and miniature Hawaiian quilting by fiber artist Ruth Ann Wilson are also featured at the Shop." A good shop to visit when in Lahaina, Maui, or when surfing the web. Located at 136 Dickenson St #3, Lahaina, HI 96761 808-662-8554

Maui - Kihei: The Maui Quilt Shop (fka: Sew Special, Too) - A wonderful shop in Kihei. Link-up with Marilyn and her staff when on Maui! 1280 S. Kihei Road, Azeka Shopping Center-Makai, P.O. Box 2322, Kihei, Maui, HI 96753 808-874-8050 , Fax: (808)874-8380

Maui - Kahului: Sew Special - No website. Located in the Kaahumanu Shopping Center, 275 W Kaahumanu Ave, Kahului HI 96732-1629 808-877-6128

Oahu - Aiea: The Quilt Hut, No website. A nice shop tucked away on the makai (ocean) side of the Kamehameha Highway at 98-029 Hekaha St #24, Aiea, HI 96701-4917 808-486-6690

Other Quilters and Quilt Teachers

Sylvia's Studio - Sylvia Landman guides crafters, quilters and small business owners to make more money working from home. Books, articles, links, book reviews, classes, business tip of the month and more. Sylvia also teaches at QuiltUniversity.com.

Sarah Ann Smith - Quilt artist influenced by a life of travel and fascination with the diverse peoples and places in the world.

Quilt Events - Guilds - Newsletters - Retreats - Services

QuiltUniversity.com - Quilt University is run by quilters who understand what you want - great quilt classes and lots of them! This is an exciting website offering all manner of quilt-related classes via the Internet. Nancy teaches several appliqué and hand quilting classes, and Janice teaches "Photographing Your Quilts".

APWQ - The Association of Pacific West Quilters' purpose is to promote the art of quiltmaking and to encourage and reward quiltmakers west of the Rockies (US & Canada). APWQ presents a biennial juried and judged Quiltfest. (fka APNQ, Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters)

Hawaii Quilt Guild - visit their website to see what is going on with this talented group of quilters on Oahu. Plan your time on Hawaii to attend one of their monthly meetings.

Mountain Springs Lodge & Conference Center - "There is this place...located between Leavenworth and Lake Wenatchee in Plain, Washington." Plan your next retreat, large or small, at this magnificent northwest lodge facility. From intimate get-a-ways to gatherings of up to 300 people, with over-night accommodations for up to 85 people. "River rock fireplaces soar to two story timbered ceilings, and wrap around decks put the grandeur of the Cascade mountains and the view of the wildflower meadows at your feet. Comfortable great halls and living rooms with overstuffed furniture or bubbling hot tubs will bring your group closer together or simply take your cares away." (About a 2 hour drive from Seattle, Washington, USA)

Real Women Quilt - An online quilting magazine filled with humor, encouragement, tips, and stories about Real Women, their quilts, and their creative journeys.

The Quilter Community - Your Online Quilting Magazine
Read TQC's review of our video "Hawaiian Quilting with Nancy Lee Chong" here.

Women Folk - Quilts and Quilters - Yesterday & Today. The creativity of women's quilting from early America to the present.
Click here to read Women Folk's article "Hawaiian Quilting History: Kapa Moe, Flag Quilts & Appliqué" - see the photo of Nancy's Hawaiian flag quilt!

Giving Opportunities

Quilts From the Heart - Quilts From The Heart is a nonprofit public benefit organization that brings caring and comfort to children, teens, and adults in our community who are most in need, by providing handmade patchwork quilts to warm the body and soothe the heart and soul. Our members share their love of fabric, quilting and friendship in a "no pressure" atmosphere of fun and camaraderie.

Wrap Them In Love - A non-profit, tax exempt organization created to help needy children of the world. Their mission is to collect donated quilts and distribute them to children around the world, so they can be wrapped in the love of a quilt.

If you have a Hawaiian Quilting or appliqué-related web site which you would like to link to ours just send an email with the information. We are particularly interested in those sites which will link back to ours. Thank you.