April Post Card...a postcard of your town or country
 

We will be making One fabric postcard.
This swap is open to all levels of sewing.
*Please post pictures of postcards you receive.
* Cards must measure approx 4" × 6"
* Must be predominantly sewed and/or quilted. Embroidery by hand or machine is also welcome.
* Must have some type of finished edge.
* There are tutorials on YouTube if you need some references.
* Pinterest has many good ideas if you need some inspiration to kick off your creative juices. *If you can take a picture of you postcard before you send it, it would be appreciated. That way if your partner cannot post a picture for some reason, then you can post it. We all love looking at each other's work.
* Note: We will only be sending postcards due to the price of postage. Please let me know if you can send internationally. It costs around $1.15.

*Sign ups start ***Now***. and end when we have at least 5 participants
*Names assigned April 7 Hopefully
*International Postcards should be sent out ASAP
Themes for 2021 So you can get ahead if you wish but sign up each month.

May...Colour of the month Blue
June..Fruit
July...Lighthouse
Aug...Teddy bear
Sept ...Spring or Autumn
Oct,,,Pumpkins or halloween
Nov...A Christmas Carol
Dec..makers choice

I have an idea for this month’s theme, but I can’t get to it until next weekend. Too much going on. Looks like it might be a busy time for everyone.

Mine is ready to send M-fay

Mines not ready yet either Bev. But working on it

Looks like there's not much interest here so I'll make this the last one. I still haven't got mine finished so I'll bow out and Bev and Rosalyn can exchange . Please check with each other foe address. I will pm you both

You have done a good job taking over from Peggy , Marion .Thankyou

Thank you for encouraging me to join in this swap, m-fay. I’ve really enjoyed seeing the wonderful skills and creativity of everyone here. Postcards really do offer a fun way to try out new things and ideas. I hope there will be more interest at a later time.

Thank you for all the work that has kept it going!

I finished this month’s postcard and will take it to the post office in the morning. I hope it takes a fast boat to m-fay.

I hope that was a mistake Beverly and you sent it to me not m-fay. I have put yours in the mail today

https://cdn.quiltingboard.com/images/smilies/tongue.png it was a mistake! I did send it to you yesterday. Silly me.

I would have sent it on to you Rosalyn.....when I got home.

I knew there would have been no problem Marion .

Sorry I haven't been on the site lately. M-fay - I echo the messages above and thank you for picking this up.
Has there been any news from Peggy?
Have you seen anything from the mug rug group?
Thanks and regards to all.

This is my post card from Beverley , It is the Marble Head Light House on Lake Erie

r-sea’s postcard arrived yesterday. Fantastic postcard. She also included newspaper clippings. I had never heard of the Pinnacles. A wonder of nature! They look like a field of monuments. Thank you, Roslyn. I love learning new things.

I am sorry for missing all the fun with the post cards. This past year has been a hectic one, not only because of Covid but also my dad's failing health. Between Parkinson's and dementia he required more of my time and toward the end even more! Some days I am not sure he knew me, although I think he had a vague idea that he knew me in some manner:-( He had outbursts of paranoia as well. He died April 22, 2021 and has finally found some peace.

It's a shame more people don't realize how much fun and the potential to attempt new concepts in quilt techniques on a small, more manageable scale. I tried to learn something new with each card. At times this really stretched my brain. After seeing dementia up close and personal, I want to keep expanding and using all the brain cells I have. Quilted post cards was a wonderful avenue for doing just that and I will miss the challenges. Thank you all for allowing me to join, stretch and grow. Hopefully we can start again some time in the future. Best Wishes to you all and keep sewing!

Lena1952, I’m so sorry for your loss. My Mom passed away 5 years ago. She also suffered from confusion and paranoia in her final years. Warm hugs for you.

Lena 1952, I loss my husband two years ago with parkinsons . I looked after him for 20 years but he never had dementia and for the same reason as you I need to keep my brain working and using the post card swap made you think what to do then how to do it with little cost

thank you R-Sea and BlueridgeBeverly for you kind words and support. It has certainly not been an easy year for many of us. Hopefully we can reconnect in some quilty manner in the future. Thank you M-fay for picking up the challenge of moderating the post card group. Its' never easy to be in the drivers seat.