I spent many months working on this needle turned appliqué quilt called Mahalo. I purchased the pattern and the fabrics when I was in St. George about a year ago, but got bogged down working on it because the 144 blocks were so labor intensive as far as cutting, tracing, sewing the pie shaped wedges, then appliquéing them onto the squares. I had almost given up finishing it when the devastating hurricanes, particularly hurricane Maria, hit the Caribbean in September of 2017. I decided to work hard to finish the quilt so I could auction if off and take the proceeds to Puerto Rico with us in November of 2017 to donate to needy people there. This was a great experience for me.
