Tiki Punch Class

Tiki Punch by Lisa Boyer 2005
When I was a little girl in California in the early 1960’s, my favorite attraction at Disneyland was the Enchanted Tiki Hut. I loved the talking birds, the goofy singing flowers that dropped out of the ceiling, the dancing waters, and most of all, the chanting Tikis! I would get goose bumps when the “rain” started up, and those ooky Tikis surrounding me would start pounding on their drums and singing the “Hawaiian War Chant.” After the show, ice-cold pineapple juice was available from the little cart in the courtyard; how wonderful it tasted on a hot summer day. And how amazing it is that I ended up living here on Kauai, sewing Tikis in a Hula Hut of my own!
Supplies to bring to class:
1. Sewing machine in working order. If you haven’t changed your needle in a while, now is the time. An 80/12 sharp needle is ideal, 90 is second best.
2. Thread in neutral color like beige (if you are using light-colored fabric) or dark grey (if most of your fabric is dark blue, grey or black.) Cotton thread is preferred.
3. General sewing supplies: sewing needles, fabric scissors, a fine seam ripper (for those tiny paper piecing stitches), and fine, sharp straight pins.
4. 12” Paper piecing ruler
5. Paper scissors and glue stick.
6. Rotary cutter, ruler and mat.

Supplies for 32¼X47” Quilt:
Background: 2 yards (generous)
Tiki faces: Five to seven ¼ yards each of light and medium combos of pink, purple, green, orange, grape. Think fruity!
Straw fabric: 1/8 yard white or white stripe
Parasol fabric: 1/8 yard each lt. gold and dk. gold
Small Inner Border ¼ yard
Large Border 1 ½ yards (borders cut lengthwise)
Binding ½ yard
Batting (allows 5 inches bigger all around for trimming after quilting) 42 X 57” piece
Backing (ditto above) 42 X 57” piece


Supplies for 22½X44¼” Tablerunner:
Background: 1 yard
Tiki faces, parasol and straw fabrics: Same as in quilt above (see descriptions)
Small Inner Border: ¼ yard
Large Border: ½ yd crosswise or 1 ¼ yd if lengthwise
Binding: 1/3 yard
Batting: 32 X 54” piece
Backing: 32 X 54” piece
Notions: ½” coconut or black buttons for eyes, two for each Tiki. You will need 40 for the cover quilt as shown or 20 for the tablerunner. Matching background thread, a paper-piecing ruler, and some maybe some chocolate.

Tiki Punch Tablerunner by Lisa Boyer 2005
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