Ocean Beauty
The Fast Friday Fabric Challenge for October was to use a haiku as a point of inspiration for a quilt, and to emphasize the stitching on the quilt. We didn’t have to create an original haiku, but I found my self thinking in 5, 7, 5 syllable lines constantly. So I wrote this one to use:
Beneath clear blue seas
Diving on a brief visit
Among the colorful fish.
I knew I had the fish fabric in my stash;finding the ocean fabric was serendipity. The coral is made from many batik fabrics. The fan corals were heavily stitched before putting on the backing. The coral and the ocean were then heavily quilted The fish were just outlined so they would stand out and then brushed with some gel glitter. Black sea urchins were stitched on the sand at the bottom, and real shells were added there too.
Seeing the coral and fish while diving is not nearly this colorful unless you have a light or a camera with a filter. But being under the water where you can just stay a brief time is a visit to a fascinating world.
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