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Quilts Made with Kuna Molas

islands

This is the first quilt Charlotte made after her first trip to the San Blas using butterfly molas collected there in 1982. The names in the border are the names of the islands where these molas were made.
Donated to the San Jose Museum of Quilts and Textiles

bertha
truschan
Commissioned by Bertha Read 1988. Bertha ordered these molitas (small molas) made from these non traditional colors.
Commissioned by the Truschans in 1981 from their collection of molas.
Isabelle's Quilt
Isabelle's Twin Quilts
Commissioned by Isabelle Lively. With the overhang in the back, this quilt made for a studio couch, was large enough to be used later on a king size bed, 1988
Commissioned by Isabelle Lively, twin bed quilts made with butterfly molitas, 1990.
Elinore's Quilt
Elinore's Quilt
Commissisoned by Elinore Grant, 1983
Commissioned by Elinore Grant,1987
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hanging 4
Carti Tupile

These are various wall hangings made with molitas.

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