Quilt Top Komebukuro 4

Komebukuro (Japanese rice pouches) were sewn and used by women to bring rice (or beans) to neighborhood temples and shrines as offerings.  Traditionally, these drawstring pouches were made from kimono remnants, or textile scraps from various other clothing or household goods, and sewn with sashiko stitches.

My Quilt Komebukuro riff on this Japanese tradition of "mottainai" (not wasting a thing), and consist of four panels of a 9 Patch quilt top, plus the border fabric repurposed as the pouch bottom..  All five panels are lightly interfaced, for slight structure. The fabrics in this quilt top are representative of mid to late 19th century indigos, mourning blacks, double pinks, and a variety of shirtings. The bottom and channeling fabrics are a variation of poison green!

Each Quilt Top Komebukuro is lined in 10oz canvas and cinches shut with macrame cord strung through channels repurposed border fabric from the same quilt. The pouches are large enough for most knitting/crochet/hand-sewing projects!

The bottom panel on this batch is a navy blue dry oilskin canvas; it is water-resistant. 

Finished Size: 8" cubed