More Quilted Postcards

I spent the afternoon making more quilted postcards.  As I listened to the weather report about the predicted snow and ice for Monday, I worked to create snowglobes with fabric.  I found a great free design template on the web at www.scrapbooksetc.com/printables/paper-piecing/ . Many of their paper-piecing ( for scrapbooking) can be used for fusible applique piecing with fabric.   If tomorrow's weather forecast is correct, it will be a great day to stay inside and sew.

 

Morning of Paper-piecing

Here is the completed 3D Stars quilt sample for my class starting in February.  The photo does not show the 3D component of the stars very well. 

 

Last evening I started paper-piecing snowmen.  I enjoy paper-piecing.  This morning I finished embellishing the first snowman quilted postcard.  I have several others in process.  I enjoy sending quilting postcards to friends and family.  Usually I try not to add any 3D components like buttons because the cards are easier and less expensive to mail; however, I felt this snowman needed the real buttons. 

Afternoon of Quilting

This afternoon I decided on the free-motion design I wanted to quilt on the 3 D Stars.  That took a while.  I thought I wanted feathers, but I am not a good free-motion feather quilter and could not get one to look the way I wanted in the space I had.  So I created and tried out more simple leaf designs on paper.  When I had one that I liked, I practiced the selected design on paper in the actual size and shape space. 

After that I practiced it on a scrap sandwich with marked spaces.  Then I worked on the quilt with matching gold thread.  I finished quilting all the center gold area.  I’m pleased.  Here is a small area.