By: Barbara Harms Fiber Art & More January 4, 2012

Own Fabrics

I just read the Aug/Set [ a bit behind, are we?], issue of Quilting Arts Mag. About dying fabric-Create Your Own Fabrics, awesome for those afraid of fabric dyeing . If you can get your hands on it, check the snow dyeing method, wowzers-easy and beautiful.You can get back issues on their website.

Just a little snippet here, to let you know I’m alive and well, just working like a fiend with on a few commissioned quilts with deadlines. I shall return….

Barb

Posted by:Barbara Harms Fiber Art & More

Barbara Harms-Up Close and Personal I'm a fiber quilt artist, working in mixed media . Art runs in my family. I must have inherited the art gene. By my teens I had narrowed my focus to painting. I joined the Las Vegas Artist's Guild, their youngest member at the time. I was totally out of my league, a teen, in a room of adults. Mute, taking it all in. I hoped I went unnoticed, a fly on the wall, unlikely. A silent teenager in their midst, I’m pretty sure they noticed. But being emerged in art, exposed to serious artists, was a great experience. I’ve painted for most of my life. So, there you have it, the "glorious" beginnings of my artistic "career"! I've continued to paint for most of my life. I was introduced to quilting after moving to Oregon and instantly fell in love it. It was new and exciting, I jumped in with both feet. As enjoyable as I found quilting, I began to miss painting. Then, I discovered fiber art quilting, I was finally home. My Process & Approach For me, it's the process of creating that holds the strongest attraction. I love starting with a tiny seed of an idea; vague and blurred around the edges, then I follow where it leads. My style is fairly loose and instinctual. The choices and decisions that come up as I work on a piece, are made based on my gut feelings. This can result in quite a few changes in direction. This approach can lead to many changes in the direction. it takes The outcome can come as a surprise. I love that element of surprise. Sometimes everything just comes together & I think that this is one of my better ones. I can’t wait to show someone. I feel like a six year old, running home from school, a drawing in hand. He can't wait to show Mom. At those times I'm smiling like the Cheshire cat.

1 reply to Own Fabrics

asianartandquilts says:

January 8, 2012 at 12:06 pm

Ledia,
I’m so sorry to be so late in responding, I’ve been jamming to get out several consignments and that is all I have been doing.
Thank you for your interest in this article mentioned and my post. I don’t know if Quilting Arts magizine has a link to this article, it was the Aug/Sept issue. They have a web site packed with loads of useful information, you might look for help there.
I’m thinking UTube as well, there’s so many tutrials on it.
Barb

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