Quilted postcards

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the words sewing fabric postcards are displayed on a piece of fabric with pink and blue flowers

Fabric Postcards are fascinating to me, maybe because they're a bit more unusual than DIY postcards made from regular paper? I love the idea of fabric as a collage material. And I love the texture of fabrics. Some of the fabric postcards I've seen online are really cool, and I don't think they need to

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a colorful quilt with the words postcard from sweden quilt along busy hands quilts

I'm making progress on my Postcard from Sweden quilt. But unfortunately, I've been so busy with work, that it's taken me four days to type this post. I started out here with a pile of squares and triangles. They've now been turned into HST's. And I even managed to get the HST's up on my design wall. I did make an error design choice -- I mismatched the colours in two of the HST's. Oh well... I substituted some of the Kona colours. This is what the final quilt is supposed to look like: Photo…

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an embroidered patch with trees and mountains in the background, on top of a white surface

Why make quilted fabric postcards? Making postcards is a great way to practice free motion quilting. Use up scraps, all those special pieces that you just can't throw away Stop sending those boring made in china holiday cards that people look at for 2 seconds then toss in a pile - send your special friends and family .......... well, something special. Great way to try a new technique - fabric paint, inks, thread painting, pastels, try out new quilting designs and fillers - anything that…

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three crayons are sitting on top of a piece of cloth with a peacock drawn on it

QUILTED POSTCARD So I will let you in on how I make my quilted postcards, step by step, from start to finish, so you can make your own!!! My postcards will often begin with a sketching. I have a plastic template that is exactly the finished size of the postcard. I draw that on my paper and also on the fabric I will be quilting. This gives me the boundaries for the design. Once I have a design, I draw it out on my chosen fabric. I tape my backing fabric to the table and layer the quilt with…

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