Penny’s Postcard Posse remembers the troops in Iraq again this year on July 4 by sending fabric postcards. Started last year by quilter Penny Halgren, this project has grown considerably as quilters around the country contribute postcards they’ve made to thank the troops and lift their spirits.
The project has expanded beyond July 4th. Now it includes […]
Fabric postcards with a “triangle” theme provide intriguing pieces of art in one of my daughter’s quilting groups. This exchange involved triangles; the previous one had a theme of circles.
Beth has posted two of her cards at Meandering Threads. I’ve included one here.
She fused the blue background strips to the card backing, then secured them in […]
Katelyn at Stamping Mad, with her post, Paper Quilts, called my attention to Chrysti’s delightful collection of these items, on her Art by Chrysti blog . Using leftover paper scraps, Chrysti created lovely postcard art. Katelyn mentioned she is going to try some, and I hope she posts her results on her blog.
This has me wondering […]
Yesterday I posted my daughter Beth’s photo of lilacs and a butterfly as a possible inspiration for quilting. I didn’t realize at the time Beth was printing the photo on fabric for the final panel of her round robin book project.
When I saw her compiling the pages today and spied the butterfly and lilacs, I […]
I thoroughly enjoyed Cyndi’s interview of Angie Platten at Layers Upon Layers. Angie, a multi-faceted artist, does lovely work.
Cyndi has a number of photos of some Angie’s various types of work….journal quilts, fabric postcards, altered books, handmade books, ATC’s, altered CD’s, and fiber art. I particularly like the journal quilt Cyndi shows on her blog.
(To […]
Most quilters and fabric artists realize they need business cards…at least something that lets others know what they do. This is particularly important if they operate their quilting and fabric art interests as a business.
Many quilters often are at a quandry what design to choose for business cards. There are many options, depending on your type […]
Fabric postcards with circle designs have been coming and going at our home. One of my daughter’s postcard exchange groups has a theme of “Circles” for their latest swap. The postcard design needed to have at least one circle in it.
One arrived today from England with circle stitching and sparkly circles sewed on it, too. […]
Penny’s Postcard Posse is rounding up more quilted fabric postcards for the troops and plans to send a great many of them for July 4. Deadline for collecting the post cards is June 8, Check this website for instructions.
The idea of sending postcards to the troops in Iraq, now known as Penny’s Postcard Posse, began last […]
As we watch yet another foot of snow accumulate around our house in April in New Hampshire, my daughter and I wonder where spring is and all those green leaves and flowers that should be budding. (We’ve had two storms, a foot of snow each, in less than a week in a season when we […]
Chloe at Tangled Thread talks about small projects you can carry in your purse to keep you busy when you’re away from home. What about some small quilting/fabric art projects that you can tote along that don’t take up much space. These can include glass cases, potholders, artist trading cards (ATCs), fabric postcards, coin/change purse, […]
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