Wednesday, March 3, 2021

Project Quilting 12.5: Crazy Postcard

The latest Project Quilting challenge was crazy quilting. I already have a bunch of crazy quilt oven mitts that I've made over the years.  This time I decided I wanted to add embroidered embellishments and some beads.  Rather than go for a mug rug, I decided to try making a postcard.  


I had some scraps of black velvet which would have been perfect for this.  But as I dug through my stash I vaguely recall ditching it in our last move.  I had to settle for some scraps of flannel and stretch cotton.  I even managed to dig out some heavy interfacing.  Bonus!

The block quickly went together.  Turns out my embroidery skills are really rusty.  I tried several stitches, even breaking out some sparkly thread.  

I bound the edge because I didn't want to break out my other sewing machine to zig-zag stitch the edge.  I found some instructions on binding a postcard edge that I roughly followed.  I stitched a thin strip of fabric onto the front, then wrapped around and glued to the back.  I like the outcome, although it needs some practice and refinement.  

I don't think I'll drop this postcard in the mail since I'm sure the beading would wreck havoc with the mail sorting machines.  But I'll definitely try one of these out again.

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7 comments :

  1. KimMarch 3, 2021 at 3:23 PM

    Your postcard is lovely. I love that pop of red against the blue floral. I look forward to seeing more embroidery at your place.

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  2. grammajudybMarch 3, 2021 at 9:59 PM

    I like your color scheme too! And hooray for beads!

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  3. AngieMarch 3, 2021 at 11:52 PM

    Sally - who wouldn't want to get this pretty postcard in the mail!?!

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  4. TuridMarch 4, 2021 at 2:01 PM

    What a lovely postcard. I've made one also, or rather two, but I have to wait until tomorrow's daylight to take some photos.

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  5. Salty Pumpkin StudioMarch 4, 2021 at 2:43 PM

    I like the colors as they give a lot of room for designing the postcard art. Very nice work there

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  6. QuinnMarch 6, 2021 at 4:32 PM

    Sally, a few years ago another one of my bloggerpals who does a lot of quilted landscapes from photographs of old barns and such (not sure if there's a term for that specific kind of quilting, but I hope you know what I mean) surprised me with a postcard - it's delightful, and one of the very few things I immediately put on the wall to enjoy :)

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  7. The Joyful QuilterMarch 7, 2021 at 1:28 PM

    Special stitching and sparkly beads, too? Excellent idea for the PQ12.5 challenge promt!

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