Most folks wouldn’t think of heading to Fort Collins for a taste of the tropics, but Colorado State University’s Avenir Museum of Design and Merchandising offers a special treat — “Hawaiian Quilts: ...

COURTESY JACLYN SZABO Ric Stark: "Working on it every day," Stark took three years to make his quilt that serves as a tribute to Queen Liliuokalani. Her pineapple quilt took about two months to make, ...

This quilt was begun in the 1930s by an unknown quilter and finished by Ric Stark, one of the few male Hawaiian quilters today. The original quilter did the hand applique and Stark completed the hand ...

KAILUA-KONA — With 150 people packed into a hotel ballroom, sewing machines and fabric in tow, Karen Barry could feel the quilting enthusiasm. Barry and her husband, Robert, owners of the quilt store ...