“Haleakala--The House of the Sun”
whole cloth quilt, painted with procion dyes; machine quilted
35” x 49”
By Charlene Hughes, RN
Ms Hughes is a nurse at the Wailuku Clinic, Maui, Hawaii.
She began quilting in the 1970s and, in 1996, founded the Maui Quilt Guild.
She has created and donated quilts to survivors of Hurricane Katrina,
domestic and animal abuse shelters, hospitalized veterans of wars,
residents of retirement homes, the AIDS Foundation and breast cancer research.
Her quilts are featured in many venues: exhibits, books, magazines,
including two pieces on exhibit at the Wailuku Clinic and the Kona Clinic.
