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Quilted Postcards
A fun, anytime project for creative sewers is fabric postcards! These little treasures can be quilted, embellished, and mailed.
 
The following are a few pointers and ideas to get you started.       
  1. Postcards should measure 4” x 6” and should not exceed 1/8” in thickness.

  2. Ask the post office to hand stamp. You may want to glue on the stamp to make sure it stays on the material.

  3. Use muslin or plain light cotton on one side to address and write a message.

  4. Use ANYTHING (fabric scraps, trims, newspaper words, stickers, flat buttons, sequins, beads, lace, appliqués, charms, feathers, netting etc…) on the front side.

  5. Stabilize the front layers of goodies using your decorative stitches, free motion stippling or simply a grid.

  6. Sandwich a stiff inner layer ( Use Fast2Fuse, felt, canvas, duck cloth, etc…) between the front and the back and sew all three layers around the outside edge. Use one of your satin stitches or simply a straight stitch and pinking shears! YOU are the artist so there is no right and wrong. You may even want to bias bind the edge.

Have fun and let your creative giant roar!!



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