Local quilt shop....no, not really local to me. Not this week, anyway.
*sigh*
If only I did live in this little round island of tropical paradise. I was really getting into the batiks. The swirly purples and greens and aquas, tonal prints with dolphins almost hidden in pools of turquoise. The lovely Hawaiian ladies showcased their beautiful hand appliqued quilts. To be recognized as a traditional Hawaiian Quilt, these guidelines are used: 2)the design is a circular repetition of 4 or 8
3) the design uses one or two fabrics (there are exceptions)
Although I hear there are some break out modern Hawaiian Quilters blending some new ideas with the wonderful island traditions. That's me and my S-I-L with one of the quilters (below). Looks like we all learned to manage our island hair with the same pony tail style, huh? My hair would have taken up considerable airspace in that room had it been unleashed. And in my defense, we were about to go zip lining in a tropical jungle...after I got my fabric fix.
I'm such a tourist.
This was such a charming store, loaded with the batiks, japanese novelty prints, and a small selection of exquisite kimono silk fabric from Japan, as well as some cotton kimonos and custom made Hawaiian shirts. It's been in business for some thirty plus years and I read countless positive reviews from TripAdvisor submitted by tourists awestruck at the local island flavor's offerings...tourists who admitted they did not sew or quilt or plan to do either.
It is a must see if you go to Kauai. 
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