Hawaiian applique

A form of Hawaiian appliqué — A style of appliqué characterized by large-scale designs with symmetry generated by folding the fabric into eighths when cutting.

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nounHawaiian applique (countable and uncountable, plural Hawaiian appliques)

plural Hawaiian appliques

  1. alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of Hawaiian appliqué.

    The Hawaiian applique design is made by folding a piece of fabric into eighths.

    1993, Ann Boyce, Applique the Ann Boyce Way, →ISBN, page 134
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    The Hawaiian applique style was established during the second missionary generation (c. 1840-1860) (Hammond 1986b:278; Schleck 1987, pers. comm.).

    2006, Pacific Arts: The Journal of the Pacific Arts Association, page 29

    Unlike most Hawaiian appliques, this quilt, which represents Ka'iulani's hair combs, is plainly quilted by machine in a grid pattern rather than with hand-done contour quilting that echoes the outlines of the applique.

    2009, Robert Shaw, American Quilts: The Democratic Art, 1780-2007, →ISBN, page 181

    Each quilter was assigned a quilt technique, such as Log Cabin style, Hawaiian applique, paper piecing, and so on.

    2010, Annie Smith, The Ultimate Applique Guidebook, →ISBN, page 6
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