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Dec 20, 2007

inspiration

There is a book on my shelf I absolut adore! The book is called, 'De regenboog'. The rainbow, if you Translate it in english. It's a Russian folk tales book illustrated by Joeri Wasnetsov and published by Radoega, Moskou.

bookcover de regenboog


mijn laarsjes
On the left side of each page is a song or a poem printed, very lovely but I've got the book mainly for its illustrations.

liep ons katje naar het plein....

The beautiful illustrations inspire me! I like the style, very suitable to translate into fabric, applique and embroidery, I think.

buurpraatje meisje werd op pad gestuurd...

vliegt beer langs de hemel in vliegende vaart...
The pigs in the tree...so funny!

25 comments:

Sheri said...

I don't know the story but the illustrations are really beautiful.
Sheri

Levin said...

ooooh i agree - gorgeous illustrations. it's a beautiful book.
cheers
l
x

meggie said...

The illustrations are lovely! Ideal to use for a quilt.

Gina said...

Those pigs are great. They brought a smile to my face this grey morning.

love and hugs xxx

Anonymous said...

Het lijkt wel een speciaal quiltboek,... Hoe heb je dit toch weer gevonden!

CONNIE W said...

"Found" your blog this morning so am popping in to say hello.

Felicia said...

Love the illustrations :)

Splashes of Pink and Mint said...

Prachtig, zeer inspirerend! Ik ben dol op dit soort boeken. Ik heb zelf een paar boekjes van Elsa Beskow, de teksten zijn een beetje ouderwets misschien voor de kindertjes van nu (alhoewel ze het bij mij nog steeds prachtig vinden om er uit voor gelezen te worden!), maar de tekeningen zijn zo ontzettend lief, daar kun je naar blijven kijken!
Hele fijne feestdagen gewenst, groetjes Elly

Meredith said...

I like the small cild walking in the woods. That would make a great applique wall hanging for the season.

Idaho Quilter said...

This will be so interesting to see what you make from the illustrations. Lovely book. Happy quilting.

Mary said...

What a wonderful book Hope you have a great Christmas and best wishes for a happy and healthy 2008

Unknown said...

I wish you and your family a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

Anonymous said...

I love your blog and your idea for a quilt from those pictures is a great one! I have done projects like that before and they are always so special and unique. Merry Christmas from Long Island, New York!

Luísa Silva said...

Lovely book and a source of inspiration. Merry Christmas Corry, for you and all your family.

FARBTUPFER said...

Merry christmas and happy and creative New Year!
Regards
Waltraud

Anonymous said...

Those illustrations are wonderful. I can see them easily translated into an applique and embroidery project.

Merry Christmas to you!

Anonymous said...

Fijne kerstdagen, Corry!

dutchcomfort said...

Merry Christmas Corry!!

Shelina said...

It does look like a great book - very inspiring pictures. Merry Christmas.

Barbara said...

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year!I look at your blog and se the rainbow book and I am feeling good!
Gretings Barbara

Berber said...

What a wonderful book!
I hope you've had a lovely Christmas!

Unknown said...

Those are darling - thank you for sharing! I love children's book illustrations. I agree - they're very inspiring. Especially ones from other countries. They tend to have a style that I don't see every day.

~Niki~ said...

Looks like a cute book :)

Anonymous said...

What an adorable book! I would love to see a quilt made from one of the pictures.

Jikkes said...

Wat een mooi boek...
'k Heb er nog niet eerder van gehoord.
Echt mooie illustraties!!!