Bookcover

My diary is used very much, everywhere, so I prefer to have this

envelope around it to keep the book from looking hackneyed

I started this one two years ago and it will still last for one year, 

aproximately.

I left a diagonal opening to keep a pen ready for writing




It is the backside, a scrap cut from a waistcoat

which I made several years ago. I didn‘t like to wear it 

and made a Japanese knotted bag of it.  

here fixing the bottom



I loved the technique how the fabric is constructed:

Cut-outs from different fabrics and raw-edge appliqued on to a 

background fabric 

A cut-out flower for the backside of the diary



Front inside - a place to keep treasured things - here a smiling granddaughter

(old photo )

Many empty pages left for future happenings.

Constructing a korak quilt

I took them out of the box again

and added a few more scraps

I am defining the middle with an iron, folding the ground fabric

into half, to prevent going ascew.

and now I am changing from flying gees to logcabin

It looks like a roof - but in fact again a "goose" is flying

One little blog finished

How would it look like this ? I am trying - and will sew still many more

and change positions a hundred times ....it will last for months

More of the Korak

Coming home from holidays

I decided to add more lively colours - here orange and yellow

The pink will play a minor role - it is teasing my eye

And I took another fabric for backing and sewing on.

It will be covered by strips of another colour which has to found first

If you ever want to buy cotton for crochet - do it now - online

There is a 30% reduction on wonderful qualities of DROPS design  - http://www.garnstudio.com/lang/de/kategori_oversikt.php

or find a shop: http://www.garnstudio.com/findastore.php?cid=9&id=9

I filled up my stock for little crocheted things like flowers etc.

From over the mountains

    

I took small scraps with me with a plan in mind to make a korak project

This is the beginning - all in red tones - pinned

The next lot has been cut and ironed

This is now my third dishcloth and I am really using it. It dries alright - after use - it is cotton.

It is a Drop-design - although it is not necessary to follow a special design here.

My curtains are drying also in the strong wind - called Tramontana (from over the mountains)

A seagull on the roof-decoration - my view over the cup of coffee this morning.

Korak

Every day a little step....

a slow process

I quite like the dark green strip. I dyed it with procion dyes -

The result was very green - mono-green, awfully green. I printed over it with Indian stamps and can use it now in stripes.

 

Korak - an old technique

In the language of DH - Croatian - it means 'step'.

if you "google" it you will find different explanations. But 'step' is

so reasonable and evident for me because it really is sewn step

by step and by hand. Type the following address and you will find out more

http://eclectic-meanderings.blogspot.fr/2012/10/korak-patchwork.html

Or "google" Ruth Tschudy, she has published a book "Korak"

(which I do not own, yet)

 

What I need: Many pins and small scraps - I cut them in advance

strips 7 cm and 5 cm.

The scraps are folded in half and then sewn down with small
quilting stitches.

I am sewing it directly onto the wrong side of the backing fabric
to create small blocks - hoping for inspiration what to make of them
when there are enough - may be a little wall quilt or another keyboard-quilt.
(I am not able to properly link to other sites at the moment, sorry)

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