Hawaiian Quilt Commission?

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There is a quilting store in Volcano who work with local traditional quilters, also one on the Bay Front in Hilo in the same block as the Kress building. These stores sell quilting supplies, the women who work there all quilt, and they also represent local quilters. Either place should be able to help you find a quilt maker. Some people prefer to piece the quilt tops, some prefer to top stitch the quilting patterns, and some do both, many quilts are done as collaborative efforts between several people. Pricing for quilts is on a matrix with machine sewn with widely spaced stitches at the cheap end, and all hand sewn and quilted with a zillion hand sewn tiny stitches per inch for the quilting at the most expensive end. You get what you pay for, but either way the quilt makers aren't getting paid much at all per hour. Good luck finding what you want.

Carol