The 5th Annual Quilt Shop Hop will take place Feb. 1 to 23, 2013, on Hawaii Island, with stops at eight different quilt shops—each with its own personality and style—from Kailua-Kona, to Volcano and Pahala, Hilo town and Waimea.
Shop-hoppers can have their “passport” stamped at each store, to be eligible for prize drawings of fabric and gift cards, and pick up a unique quilt block pattern to create their own 2013 Shop Hop quilt.
The 2013 Shop Hop quilt theme features the unique flora and fauna of Hawaii, with bright tropical flowers, everyone’s favorite honu (sea turtle), dolphins, nene goose, and the native i'iwi bird. The quilt block patterns are free, or available for purchase with fabric as a kit.
This year’s event also includes a new, custom “Big Island” fabric, designed by Shop Hop organizer Mary Moody Cox, available only from participating shops on the circuit. The vivid aloha-style 100 percent cotton print is covered with colorful island images from the mountains to the sea: waterfalls, volcano, birds, flowers, plants, petroglyphs, dolphins and more.
Maps and passports can be picked up at each location, and “shop-hoppers” can start their tour at any of the venues along the route, or sign up for a scheduled bus tour. (See itinerary below.)
For information, visit www.facebook.com/BigIslandQuiltShopHopHawaii.
Bus tours:
Feb. 2: Kona to Waimea tour includes the 20th annual Waimea Cherry Blossom Festival and Hawaiian Quilt Show presented by Ka Hui Kapa Apana O Waimea. Contact Karen Barry at Quilt Passions, (808) 329-7475.
Feb. 7: Pahala to Hilo tour information. Call Donna at Pahala Quilting, (808) 238-0505.
Feb. 9: Kona to Hilo, call Karen Barry at Quilt Passions, (808) 329-7475.
Feb. 12: Pahala to Waimea & Kona. Call Pahala Quilting (808) 238-0505.
Feb. 16: Hilo to Kona, call Mary Moody-Cox at Kilauea Kreations II, (808) 961-1100.
Shop Hop circuit:
East Hawai‘i
>> Pahala Quilting and Creative Sewing Center: 96-3196 Maile St., Pahala; (808) 238-0505. Visit www.PahalaQuilting.com
>> Kilauea Kreations I: 19-3972 Volcano Rd., Volcano; (808) 967-8090. Visit www.KilaueaKreations.com
>> Kilauea Kreations II: 680 Manono St., Hilo; (808) 961-1100. Visit www.KilaueaKreations.com
>> The Fabric Workshop: 1348 Kilauea Ave., Hilo; (808) 933-1010.
>> Fabric Impressions: 206 Kamehameha Avenue, Hilo; (808) 961-4468.
West Hawai‘i
>> Topstitch: Waimea Center: 65-1158 Mamalahoa Highway, Kamuela; (808) 885-4482. Visit www.facebook.com/TopstitchHawaii
>> The Fabric Gift Shop: 74-5599 Luhia St., D-5, Kailua Kona; (808) 329-8177.
>> Quilt Passions and Needlework Shop: 75-5626 Kuakini Hwy., Kailua-Kona; (808) 329-7475. Visit www.QuiltPassions.net
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