▁The ▁style ▁evol ved ▁out ▁a ▁need ▁for ▁cloth ▁( the ▁closest ▁town ▁was ▁often ▁a ▁week ' s ▁journey ▁away ). ▁Women ▁would ▁make ▁stri ps ▁of ▁se wing ▁the ▁rem n ants ▁of ▁fabric ▁roll s ▁together , ▁then ▁se w ▁these ▁into ▁larger ▁pieces ▁to ▁make ▁cl othing . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁style ▁began ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁not ▁just ▁for ▁cl othing ▁but ▁for ▁qu il ts ▁as ▁well . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 0 , ▁with ▁the ▁introduction ▁of ▁se wing ▁machines ▁and ▁readily ▁available ▁fabric ▁in ▁Sem in ole ▁communities , ▁the ▁patterns ▁became ▁much ▁more ▁elaborate ▁and ▁the ▁style ▁continues ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁use ▁today , ▁both ▁by ▁Sem in ole ▁women ▁and ▁by ▁others ▁who ▁have ▁copied ▁and ▁adapted ▁their ▁designs ▁and ▁techniques . ▁ ▁Hawai ian ▁qu il ting ▁" H aw ai ian ▁qu il ting ▁was ▁well ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁tw enti eth ▁century . ▁Hawai ian ▁women ▁learned ▁to ▁qu ilt ▁from ▁the ▁w ives ▁of ▁mission aries ▁from ▁New ▁England ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 2 0 s . ▁Though ▁they ▁learned ▁both ▁pie ced ▁work ▁and ▁app lique , ▁by ▁the ▁ 1 8 7 0 s ▁they ▁had ▁adapted ▁app lique ▁techniques ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁uniqu ely ▁Hawai ian ▁mode ▁of ▁expression . ▁The ▁classic ▁Hawai ian ▁qu ilt ▁design ▁is ▁a ▁large , ▁bold , ▁cur vil ine ar ▁app li qué ▁pattern ▁that ▁covers ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁surface ▁of ▁the ▁qu ilt ,