Before and after.....

This is where it all began, with a boring, plain white bed. We needed to spruce things up a bit and as you can see our walls and carpets are all neutral colors. We have been inspired by the colors, designs and nature of the Hawaiian Islands. That is why, looking into the window of a little fabric store on the island of Kauai, I knew I had to have it. We waited for the shop to open, browsed around and left empty handed. I did not think I had the time nor talent to complete such an heirloom. I had my husband take a picture just for sentimental reasons.

March 2010 Kapaia Stitchery window

This quilt continued to pop into my mind.

After arriving back home I gave the shop a call to see how much it would cost to mail the kit. It turned out to be about the same price if we were to have paid sales tax. It is the Hawaiian Postcards Quilt pattern by Lisa Boyer. So I went ahead with the purchase and now look.....

Pretty!

One of the funny things is that I am always hesitant about any new project, yet I thought the postcards would be better slightly larger more true to a postcard size and then I increased the the sizes of the sashings and added a row vertically and two rows horizontally and still didn't get the quilt to completely cover our eastern king bed. Every night we tug the quilt back and forth...time for a trip?

It is backed with a beautiful batik fabric that is reminiscent of the waters of Kauai. 

It is this quilt that began my journey into sewing, quilting, baking and cooking. It is funny how making a quilt can give a person so much confidence in all areas of their life.