I just felt like goofing with crazy wild quilting the other night. I have these fluorescent Superior threads that were calling my name, ” Come out and play!”. Then there were these wildly colored fabrics… I don’t use my stash much these days, use my own painted/dye fabric, mostly silk. These prints, so insanely color saturated they must have simply lost their minds, were screaming out too, “USE ME YOU Fool”, rude yes, but what could I do? This fabric is not, I repeat NOT dress fabric! Here’s how it went. Cut and fused the first day, began free motion that same evening. Here’s my progress so far. Will it pan out into an actual quilt? We’ll see, time will tell??? It is an explosion of color for certain.
End of day 1, cutting and fusing shape finished. Beginning freemotion.( Day 1 free motionAfter a few more days, it’s well..still colorful.
Update on progress. 9/15/2013 [ psstt, a few days later.]
As I’ve continued to work on this, it has taken shape. I’ve made progress on the free motion applique, getting all those loose little edges tidied up. I’m having fun with the free motion quilting/embroidery. I have continued to add layer after layer of colored thread and it is beginning to make me think,”Seuss!!” rather than an “explosion on color.”
When I began work on this, my working title was “An Explosion of Color”. Now I’m thinking more along the lines of Dr. Seuss, “An Explosion of Seuss?” or maybe “Seuss Over Youse?”, that’s it. The working title sounds so Seuss-ish. I do believe this has become a actual art quilt, not a doodle pad. “Seuss Over Youse”.
About Myself & My Approach
Art has always played a role in my life, in one form or another. by my teens I had narrowed my focus to painting. I decided I was going to become a serious painter. I joined the Las Vegas Artist's Guild at 15, the youngest member at that time. I was completely out of place, I tried to go unnoticed, a mute fly on the wall, with a big smile pasted on my face.
I've continued to paint most of my life.
After a move to Oregon years later, I was introduced to quilting and fell in love.
I was introduced to quilting & fell in love.
In time I missed the creative freedom painting made possible.
Then I discovered mixed media fiber art, I was home.
MY APPROACH TO ART
It's the creative process that holds the greatest attraction for me. Starting with a tiny seed of an idea; vague and blurred around the edges, I follow where that leads. There are often many changes and adjustments along the way. The result can often be surprizing.
My approach is an instinctual one. Generally, I do little pre-planning. I make creative decisions, choices, directions as they present themselves.
This approach can lead to quite a few changes in the direction.
I love that element of surprize!
Sometimes I have one that I especially like, I can't wait to show someone.
At that moment l feel like a six year old, running home from school, a drawing in hand, excited to show Mom. At those times. I'm smiling like the Cheshire cat.
Iβve had some of my work published in several magazines. which is exciting. But the most gratifying thing is having clients be really happy with their purchased art quilt.
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7 thoughts on “Seuss Over You”
Barbara, this is really pretty. Question–do you have batting behind this or are you free motion quilting just the top at this point?
Denise, I add my layer of batting and often a stabilizer as well, when I think that a lot of stitching will be needed and don’t want that much thread buildup showing. I like to disguise it as much as is reasonably possible.
Save some work for the quilting that’s needed once the back is attached.
Barbara Harms Fiber Art 
Barbara, this is really pretty. Question–do you have batting behind this or are you free motion quilting just the top at this point?
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Denise, I add my layer of batting and often a stabilizer as well, when I think that a lot of stitching will be needed and don’t want that much thread buildup showing. I like to disguise it as much as is reasonably possible.
Save some work for the quilting that’s needed once the back is attached.
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Ah, thank you, Barbara! I’m keen on trying my own designs like this. You are an inspiration!
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Yes batting stabalizes.
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Yes it helps stabilize
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Color Me Beautiful!…it’s lovely! Stunning! Beautiful!
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Thanks, for your comment. This has been a fun project to play around with, hard to gauge if it is just a little too colorful for many tastes.
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