How to Make a Postcard Quilt
Sending postcard greetings in a new and inventive way is a great way to show how much you care. Make a postcard quilt and you send a little piece of yourself and your art to your loved one as well as your written message. Here is how to make a basic fabric postcard quilt that you can embellish with your lovely handwriting or printed message.
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Things You'll Need
- Plain fabric and fabric scraps
- Fusible web
- Iron
- Sewing machine
- Thread
- Beads or other decorative edging
- Thin cardboard
Instructions
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Cut a piece of fusible web, such as Wonder Under, to about 1/4-inch wider than your finished postcard will be. For instance, if you wanted your finished postcard to be 5 and 1/2 inches by 4 and 1/4 inches, cut your fabric stiffener to 5 and 3/4 inches by 4 and 1/2 inches.
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Select a plain fabric upon which to write your message. Cut this fabric a 1/4-inch wider than the fusible web. Attach this fabric, centered on the fusible web, using the directions and heat setting of your iron that it requires.
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Piece together a quilt pattern from fabric scraps you have laying around. Fuse them to a fusible web the same size as the back. Cut the fabric to the same size as the back.
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Attach decorations and beads if you wish to the front of your postcard. Be sure to cover any fabric edges.
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Sew the back and front of your fabric postcard around three sides, with the wrong sides together, stitching so that it is the finished size needed. Slide in a piece of thin cardboard, slightly smaller than the finished project, into the fabric to create a postcard. Fold the remaining edge in and create a decorative finishing stitch around the outside of the postcard. Now you can write your message and send it.
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Tips & Warnings
Make sure the fabric postcard quilt is only 1/8-inch thick or less. The postal service will reject any postcard not sized correctly and your loved one won't get your message.
