I was so excited to hear from Lissa, of Lovingly Lissa that she is hosting a quilt postcard swap! I’ve been working on my postcards every day since July 1st, and I am delighted with them. They are absolutely fantastic, and since they are so small, it hasn’t been a struggle at all to play with one every day.
Swap details
Head over to Lissa’s swap page for all of the information. I just signed up – I hope you will, too. This is the first swap that I’ve joined in forever, and I’m excited.
Postcards 1 – 18
I am enjoying this project so much! It is totally distracting me from some stressful deadlines. I’ve got some tutorials in the works for both the entire postcard and the individual experiments I’ve done. I think I should have something good to share next week.
You can read more about days 1 – 6 here.
Improv curves by machine. Hand stitching using Perle cotton.
Same technique, but inspired by water.
Raw edge appliqué, quilted with free motion quilting.
Same as above, but thread painting of a tree. Free motion quilted using my Bernina.
Random blue scraps, but experimenting with stitching. Inspired by the work of Chawne Kimber.
More improv curves with hand stitching. I moved some of the thread colors around.
This Allison Glass woven fabric is so nice to stitch through – I’m developing an addiction.
Laziness! Cleaning up some scraps from a recent project using Sew Good by Fish Museum and Circus.
Fabric will be at your local quilt shop in February. Make sure you tell them you want it!
Random scraps of an upcoming project for Accuquilt.
Appliqué dachshund using Gingham Dog die from Accuquilt.
More raw edge landscape. This woven fabric is not great for this application.
High Class cashmere dachshund.
Raw edge appliqué, kawandi style. Cherrywood fabrics, Aurifil thread.
Machine quilted, kawandi style. Cherrywood fabrics, Aurifil thread.
Inspired by Ann Wood‘s flower garlands. Raw edge, hand stitching.
I embroidered a little rose, just to see if I could. I can!
Sneak peek at my next piece – more flowers. And the good news is, I think I can paint flowers like this!
What Are You Doing With Them?
This was a recent question from someone I showed them off to in person. I’m mailing them to people. I’ve already sent a couple. One without an envelope. I took it to the post office, requested a hand cancel, and off it went. I used a first class Forever stamp. The recipient was happy to report that it arrived in good condition. The other one went in an envelope, as I had other things to send to that person. I have a bunch more addressed to go off to favorite people, but that “going to the post office” chore never makes it to the head of the line for me. The Post Office is my kryptonite.
Are you tempted to start playing with quilted postcards? Do it! I am finding this project to be one of the most rewarding things I have done in a long time. I can feel my creativity opening up, and every day I’m getting that little zing I feel when I finish a project. It feels so good. Thanks to Lissa’s quilt postcard swap, I’m looking forward to finding one in my mailbox.
That’s so good to know that the hand canceled one arrived safe and sound. It’s been fun seeing you explore and make these! 🙂
Good news on the arrival of your piece. I think you can definitely paint those flowers. I love the creativity in these small pieces…and the forgiveness. You finish the piece and move on to the next!
Hey, Kathleen! They really are great. There is zero downside from my perspective. Especially if I keep sending them out – no more hoard of unwanted new projects. Plus, now I can try EVERYTHING!