Quilted Postcards
 

Here are five postcards I made out of the same fabric!! All are a bit different with the different threads used. I also used crayola crayons to highlight the feathers. The cards measure 4" X 6" and four have been sent in the mail and arrived safely!!! Not in envelopes!! Their destinations were: Germany, Liverpool UK, Wisconsin, Phoenix AZ.

beautiful.
great way for us all to practice fmq feathers. i'd love one of those.

They are wonderful! Your quilting is amazing and the colors in the thread make them sing. I'd love to receive one of these in the mail!

they are beautiful, especially the second one down. the varigated thread color just "sings" ... love it! but, i have wondered every time i see someone post quilted post cards ---can you really mail them? what are the special proceedures needed to ensure they are still beautiful when they arrive at thier destination?

Wow! Fantastic job and a great way to practice FMQ!!! Don't think you need practice but I sure do! Anyone would love these in the mail! TFS!

Your quilting skills are spectacular!!!!!!

These are beautiful. You did very nice work.

Yes, you can mail them. Some prefer mailing them in a clear envelope, that way they don't get dirty. I mail mine without and take the risk. So far, all the postcards I have gotten have been just fine. Some of the members of the postcard group I am in call the dirt "postal art". Either way is fine. On the back you put a line down the middle and I write postcard top center. Then take it to the postoffice to mail. If there are embellishments on it, you have them handstamp which is a little more money. I got a gorgeous beaded postcard and it arrived perfectly without an envelope!!!

they are beautiful!!!

Those are just so gorgeous! I love your quilting and the work you did with the crayons sure does highlight it!

beautifully done... what did you put on the address side?

Exquisite!!!!

Love them all! A great way to get the practice in!

Those are beautiful. I wish I knew how to make one like that.

They are all very nice

I love love love these! Your feathers are beautiful and the thread work and crayons just add more beauty.

Ohhh - how pretty!

I will post a photo of the back. Lately I have just been putting a line down the center and writing postcard at the top in the middle.

Here is the back on one of my postcards. The entire postcard is fabric, fusible, and pellon. No paper.

those are all amazing. I especially like the 2nd one.

Gosh just beautiful!! Did you quilt them on a DSM or a longarm?

How lovely and inspiring. I went to you blog and then to SewCalGal's tutorial....I may be ready to give this a try. Thanks for sharing.

I quilted them on my domestic machine. I have a Juki straight stitch=sit and quilt.

You are very welcome!! It just takes practice!!! And it is a lot of fun :^)

They are very easy to make, just google quilted postcards tutorial and you will find oodles of information!!!

Great looking postcards; your feathers are just lovely!

Wonderful miniature work. Would you share what type of machine you use and how slow you run the machine for such precise work? They are awesome and yes, I would love to have one of them show up in my mail box. Truly a small work of art.
peace

very interesting! thanks for posting the additional pic

all very nice

Wow, wow, wow! Your postcards are absolutely beautiful!!!!

Just! beautiful!

how interesting! i have followed the quilted post cards ideas in magazines & forums for several years. you are the first person who has offered comment on actually mailing/recieving them. guess i need to try a couple! thanx for your response. i enjoyed your blog post on these and the making of them. very nicely illustrated & explained.

Beautiful work, wish I was on the receiving end of those!

Very very nice.

I us a Juki-domestic machine and I go slowly on the feathers. Not super slow, but slow enough to see what I am doing. I have considered doing a little video to show how I do the feathers, but not quite sure how to do that!!!

Oh, that would be very interesting. Maybe a youtube video. I don't have a clue on those but sure do find them useful, as well as, very helpful.

What fun!! Who wouldn't love receiving THIS in the mail!!! Or belonging to a group that swaps them!!! Oh my!!! :D

Your skill and taste are wonderfully displayed and I am sure will be cherished by those lucky recipients.
Thank you.

I have to ask. Doesn't the stamp come off? That's been why I have never tried it!

They are so beautiful.