Stenciled Hawaiian Quilt

The background was dyed onto white muslin with acrylic watered down paints (my favorite, cheap fabric staining method!)  with peach, yellow and a little gold.  Cut the stencil and used the oil based paint sticks to stencil with a toothbrush.  The border is a great piece I bought on a trip to Texas to visit my Dad.  Hand quilted in the echo style (represents the water lapping around the islands of Hawaii) and gifted to my friend and quilt companion Sharon.  Sharon's husband was born and raised in Hawaii.

Hibiscus is Hawaii's State flower, and is seen as a sign of hospitality.