DVD on Hawaiian Quilts

I recently bought this book and DVD from the US. As it is a pattern, it escaped customs and excise taxes. I dont often order goods or fabrics from the States, as I prefer to support stores here in the UK. But...I made an exception in this case!

The booklet is accompanied by a DVD. Naturally, I shoved it in the DVD player connected to the TV. The television systems here are different to those in the States...I should have realised....anyhow, the DVD wouldn't play properly...it just stuttered with the audio and also with the visuals, making it unwatchable....

Luckily, there was a plan B....to play it on the computer. A bit of tinkering with the sound levels on my laptop and we were there! It worked....I am looking forward to viewing the whole of this.....not much that is really new to me, but nice to have lots of ideas. Also, it struck me that designing a Hawaiian quilt is very similar to designing a wholecloth quilt in many ways...

I also recently bought this vintage Hawaiian pattern, Silversword by Elizabeth Akana. I may want to modify this a bit......a different pattern from the one I made previously. I am also hoping to have a go with designing my own pattern.