I love to send cards, but most, considering they’re just a piece of paper with a picture on, are expensive. Of course when we send a card is much more than a piece of paper with a picture – it’s a message of love, of thanks, of congratulations, a wish… and much much more.
To me cards are important and I’ve been meaning for ages to make my own freehand embroidery ones, but never quite found the time. But having recently had a ball quilting two quilts, I was keen to do more scribbling on fabric. Fortuitously I’d also acquired a fair few fabric scraps from both quilts.
I ironed a few scraps onto some Steam-a-seam…
…drew shapes on the fabric using templates made from a cereal packet, sugar paste cutters and a ruler…
… and cut the shapes out…
I cut some squares and oblongs the right size for my cards from scraps of calico and beige fabric plus identical squares and oblongs from scarps of interfacing.
I then forgot to take a photo until after I’d
- Fused the interfacing to the back of the calico/beige fabric.
- Written various greetings on the calico/beige fabric with the alphabet on my machine.
- Stuck the scrap fabric shapes in the right places on the calico/beige fabric.
- Scribbled over the scraps with my sewing machine – using straight stitch and with the feed dogs down.
- Glued them to the card.
But I’m sure you can imagine all that.
I was so pleased with them I also put some in cello covers on some to sell on my stall…
If you like the idea of using your scraps (of anything, not just fabric) click on Kate or Gun(first two names in the list below) and join us on the 15th of every month – or just those months you feel like joining in. Here’s a list of both frequent and occasional Scraphappiers (?) if you want to see what everybody else is doing.
Kate, Gun, Titti, Heléne, Eva, Sue, Nanette, Lynn , Lynda,
Birthe, Turid, Susan, Cathy, Debbierose, Tracy, Jill, Claire, Jan, Karen,
Moira, Sandra, Linda, Chris, Nancy, Alys, Kerry, Claire, Jean, Johanna,
Joanne, Jon, Hayley, Dawn, Gwen, Connie, Bekki, Pauline and Sue L.
I turned the bandana out the right way and pressed it….
