barbsbus

Anyone who would like to swap, please pm me. This should be fun. I am going to be out of town for a week and away from my computer starting Friday so if I don't get back to you right away I will when I return on July 9th. Please leave your snail mail addy on your pm.

sewnsewer2

Very pretty! Nice job.

barbsbus

When I get back maybe we could start a swap list like the dolls and challenge blocks.

wraez

Hi Barb

I really enjoyed swapping with you and would be happy to do it anytime! Just let me know when you are ready and did you want to pick a theme or should we do whatever we would like?

Setting up a fabric postcard swap here would be a fun idea, there seems to be enough interest. We could do a small swap with groups of 4 or 5, or even 1 to 1 swaps.

I have lots of links on how to do the fabric postcards...

http://www.sewfunpatterns.com/fabricpostcards.html

http://www.4ormore.co.uk/projects/postcards.htm

this one has additional links on the side, is 7 pages long
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/fabric_postcard.htm

http://www.squidoo.com/fabricpostcards

http://www.af-artscrafts.com/FabricPostcards.html

http://www.arbeedesigns.co.nz/pdfs/Postcardlesson.pdf

http://www.needlepointers.com/displaypage.aspx?ArticleID=29487&URL=http%3a%2f%2fdollmakersjourney.com%2ffabricpos tcards.html

http://www.needlepointers.com/displaypage.aspx?ArticleID=32705&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.craftconn.com%2fMain.asp%3fTa sk%3dCustom%26Step%3dPostcard%2bLesson

Okay, that is enough, I do have more but really reading the instructions in one or 2 of these is enough info to make your 1st postcard BUT I find looking at the photos of the postcards in each link is the fun part!

enjoy

sue

nor'easter

That is truly cool, but you should probably delete the pic of the back showing the two real names and addresses. At least cover up the personal info. Never know about who's out there soaking it all up! :shock:

edit: oops, Barb's gone for a week starting today. Can Patrice edit a post without deleting the whole thing?

barbsbus

I just got back. I wasn't thinking with I took the picture of the back. So I deleted it. Thanks for the wake up comment.

Barb M

This is interesting, does it go through the mail just like a post card...maybe someone would want to steal it then, or does it go in an envelope? This kinda looks like fun :) And what do you do with them, collect them just like in a stack, or do you put them together into a quilt? Sorry, curious minds lol

wraez

Hi

Yes the postcards are mailed like any postcard but if they are heavily embellished it is best to mail them in a cello envelope and ask that it be hand canceled and 'do not automate' and it will cost 62 cents to mail it that way. If it is very flat with nothing to jam up the PO machinery, you can send it for 27cents. Because of stitching, I send them for 47cents...27cent postcard rate +20cents additional fee for 'do not automate' and hand cancel. After all the time/effort put into one of these, I would rather pay more so that they are more likely to arrive safely to their destination.

Right now I am just having fun collecting the PCs, but plan on making a wall hanging with some of them, or possibly even a wall hanging using some velcro so that I can change them on occasion.

sue

Barb M

I'm sorry Sue, what does it mean to have it hand cancelled, and what is automate??? Sorry :) Is that something to do with the thing they stamp on mail?

wraez

HI Barb

Hand cancel means that the postal clerk is going to hand stamp the post mark on the stamp, and do not automate means that they will not put it through the machinery. Don't worry about what it means, just say 'Please hand cancel' (they will do it in front of you) and 'please do not automate', they know what it means, and you will get charged .20 to not automate. They just want the money, LOL. They cannot charge to hand cancel mail.

sue