Quilting on a Snowy Day
The first big snow storm of the season bombarded New Hampshire (USA) today, rather late in the season this year, but making for a day with schools closed, as well as some businesses.
It’s a good time to delve into my quilting projects.
Since I didn’t have time for anything too complex or lengthy, I got out my fabric postcards. These are ideal projects to work on when I don’t have much time. I also can take them with me when my husband and I travel.
I’m doing the “easy” version of fabric postcards…using fabric with scenes or patchwork printed on it. I then embellish with stitching, fancy threads, and items such as beads and buttons.
One I particularly like (that I’ve completed) has an Oriental motif. Then I used golden “frog” closures and decorative buttons as well as hand stitching. This is the one my husband made into a traditional postcard, scanning it into the computer and printing it on card stock.
Another I’m currently working on consists of kitty designs on the fabric. There’s a kitten playing in a bird bath. I’ve sewn a round button on its paw so you think the kitten has caught it (or is tossing it). Another cat is walking through tall grass. There’s a butterfly flitting above the kitten with the ball.
I’m practicing French knots so they emphasize the flowers midst the grass and around the birdbath. I hadn’t done French knots in years, so it was like starting from scratch again.
If time is a factor, instead of creating your postcards by stitching pieces of fabric together, start in with printed fabric and embellish it. Then as you progress, you can work on more complex projects.
(Just realize…if you’re planning to submit your postcards in a showing or competition, they often won’t accept the ones made from whole cloth. But they’re fun to work on…and ideal when you’re teaching children fabric postcard art.)
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