Our Hawaiian bedspread selection. Each of our "Kapa Lau" (Hawaiian Quilt) is hand quilted by Master Quilters taught in the traditional Hawaiian Art and style of quilting. Each Quilt has over 250,000 stitches and average 6-8 stitches per inch. We applique designs using the hidden or "blind" stitch onto the background material that is then quilted with a ripple or echo pattern. Free matching Pillow Shams Included. Please contact us for custom made bedspreads at no extra charge and we will be happy to help you. 

History
Hawaiian quilting derives from the kapa moe, an indigenous bed cover textile. Kapa was constructed from the inner bark of local trees. Traditional kapa was beaten and felted, then dyed in geometric patterns. Quilting begun in the Hawaiian islands with the arrival of missionaries and Western fabrics in the 1820s. The climate of Hawaii is unsuitable for cotton cultivation and kapa is unsuitable for quilting so all Hawaiian quilts are constructed from imported material. The earliest written reference comes from Isabella Bird who visited Hawaii in 1870 and wrote a travelogue Six Months in the Sandwich Islands.