Friday, November 20, 2009

Fabric Postcard and Free Motion Quilting Practice


I found an awesome site that has tutorials for free motion quilting. Fabric postcards are the perfect size to practice this on because they are small. I practiced pebbling on this fabric postcard. I used purple variegated thread. It is hard to tell in the picture. It was a lot of fun and not overwhelming because of the size. I will definitely be doing this more often with different patterns. To watch free motion tutorials go visit Leah Day @ 365 Days of Free Motion Quilting

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Scrap Fabric Postcards




These postcards were made completely from my tiniest of scraps. I had a lot of fun making them. I hope my partners enjoy them too.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Sunday, October 18, 2009

Squishes in the Mailbox





I received three fabric postcards in the mail yesterday. What a lovely surprise. Thank you, I love them.

Monday, October 12, 2009

Fabric Postcards from France



I got these fabric postcards from Kristina in France from swaps on swap bot. She doesn't have a sewing machine and does it all by hand. She does a great job.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Fiber Art Fabric Postcards



I came across a bag of yarn from a swap. I decided I wanted to try to incorporate some of it in my new fabric postcards. The cat fabric postcard will be going to Sweden. The other is heading to Mass.

Cat Fabric Postcard


I received this beauty in the mail this week from Sweden.

Penguin Fabric Postcard


I got this in the mail yesterday from a swap I am in. It is so cute. My favorite color and animal.

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Fireworks Fabric Postcard


This fabric postcard was also sent to me from Rhonda. It is just beautiful. She does awesome stuff with her embroidering machine.

Ant's Fabric Postcard


Isn't this fabric postcard just adorable. Rhonda sent it to me in June. My boys just loved it.

Lighthouse Postcard

I got this beauty from Nancy in CT. The quilting is gold. Very pretty.

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Sad News

A member of Posty Pals has passed away. Carol recently found out that she had cancer. Carol is now resting comfortably in the arms of God. You will be sorely missed. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Friday, May 8, 2009

May's Fabric Postcard


I got this lovely postcard in the mail today from Marlene. I host a fabric postcard swap on Swap-bot every month. I love the free motion quilting. it reminds me of irises.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Pincushion Give Away


I am giving away a pincushion on FabricMom. Head on over and leave me a comment to be entered.

Posty Pal Fabric Postcard


I got this fabric postcard in the mail yesterday from Rhonda. Isn't it cute. I haven't been able to make mine yet for this month. I haven't fogotten. I just don't have time. Andrew is sick and doesn't want to be put down for a second. How are you ladies doing with yours?

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Wednesday, February 25, 2009

Goodies in the Mail


I got this fabulous postcard in the mail from Carol in Sweden yesterday. Isn't it darling? I love all of the different ribbons and lace. It has a wonderful textural feel to it. Give your self a pat on the back.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

How To Make A Fabric Postcard

Simple Fabric Postcard Instructions
Material List
1 - 4 inch by 6 inch piece of Pellon Peltex 70 stabilizer( This makes the postcard stiff.)
1 - 4 inch by 6 inch piece of muslin or white cotton fabric (For the back)
1 - 4 inch by 6 inch piece of cotton fabric (For the front )
2 – 4 inch by 6 inch pieces of fusible webbing. I use Wonder Under or Steam Lite.
Hot Iron (No water or steam)
Scissors
I buy the Pellon Peltex 70 and the Wonder Under fusible webbing at Wal-Mart. You can also purchase them at Hancock Fabric, JoAnn’s, or Hobby Lobby. Your local quilt shop might carry them also. You can purchase Pellon Peltex 71. It has the webbing already on one side. The Pellon Peltex 72 has it on both sides. The 72 is good if you aren’t going to do any fancy stitching because you can adhere both the front and back material at the same time.
If you use the Pellon Peltex 70 you will need to iron a piece of the Wonder Under fusible webbing to the back side of both of your fabrics. There will be a paper layer that will need to be peeled off before you can iron it on to the stabilizer. Make sure not to use steam it will make it hard to peel the paper backing off of the fusible webbing. Lay the fabric on the stabilizer with the webbing facing the stabiliaer. Iron the fabric for about 10 seconds. If you want to embroider or hand stitch on the front do so before you add the back material or your stitches will show. Once you have the front like you want iron the back on like you did the front. To finish off the postcard I use a satin or zig zag stitch around he outer edge of the postcard to give it a finished look. You could also do a blanket stitch by hand.

Fabric Postcard Swap


My friends and I like to trade fabric postcards once a month. So far there are about 7 of us. If anyone else is interested in joining just let me know. You can send one to everyone or just one to one person. It is totally up to you how many you send. This is an international swap. There is no commitment. No bad ratings if you don't send one month. Just lovely people sending lovely postcards.
Here is a picture of one that I received yesterday. It is from a swap on Swap-Bot that I host.

Saturday, February 14, 2009

Posty Pals

A few months back my dear friend Brenda and I started sending each other fabric postcards. Then we thought it would be great to invite other people to join us. We have quite a great group of gals now. Each month we make as many fabric postcards as we want and send them out. It is so much fun. I am always so excited to see what I will get next.