I was away from my sewing room for about six weeks and they were a difficult six weeks to be away. I had some medical treatments that made me feel icky and quilting makes me feel better. Sadly, I felt too icky to quilt. International events made me want to turn off the news for a while and go sew something, but I was thousands of miles away from my sewing machine. The steady stream of natural disasters kept me riveted as I prayed for those affected and waited to hear news from loved ones. Sadly, natural disasters are coming fast and furious these days. Finally, the ever-present political strife in the US has me calling for a time out.
When the events above and other difficult circumstances seep into my soul in a devastating way, I am learning to take a few minutes for myself and quilt. As much as I love starting new projects, I don't do that; instead, I make a postcard. The quilted postcard has several benefits:
The pattern is free on my website. Click HERE.
After I finished piecing the front of the postcard, I pulled together a 5"x6" piece of stabilizer and a 5"x6" piece of white fabric.
I fused all three layers together, centering the top of the postcard on the 5"x6" backing/stabilizer.
I then trimmed it to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2." I used my Postcard Trimming Tool for the job because it takes the "what is half of 4 1/4 inches?" question away:
I sat down at Hedwig, my Handi Quilter Stitch 710 machine, and stitched satin stitches along the edges of the postcard:
How perfectly lovely!
I can write a message on the back using a permanent marker:
I can stick a stamp directly on this card and mail it, but I prefer to mail it into a cellophane envelope:
To whom shall I mail this little bit of love?
I don't know much about much and am hesitant to give life advice, but when the world starts getting you down:
When the events above and other difficult circumstances seep into my soul in a devastating way, I am learning to take a few minutes for myself and quilt. As much as I love starting new projects, I don't do that; instead, I make a postcard. The quilted postcard has several benefits:
- It is small
- It can be completed quickly
- It can be mailed, and the peace can spread
The pattern is free on my website. Click HERE.
After I finished piecing the front of the postcard, I pulled together a 5"x6" piece of stabilizer and a 5"x6" piece of white fabric.
I fused all three layers together, centering the top of the postcard on the 5"x6" backing/stabilizer.
I then trimmed it to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2." I used my Postcard Trimming Tool for the job because it takes the "what is half of 4 1/4 inches?" question away:
I sat down at Hedwig, my Handi Quilter Stitch 710 machine, and stitched satin stitches along the edges of the postcard:
How perfectly lovely!
I can write a message on the back using a permanent marker:
I can stick a stamp directly on this card and mail it, but I prefer to mail it into a cellophane envelope:
To whom shall I mail this little bit of love?
I don't know much about much and am hesitant to give life advice, but when the world starts getting you down:
3 comments:
That's what the world needs right now - more love being spread around! Thank you for being a ray of sunshine.
What a lovely post! Thanks for keeping up your blog. I know it's hard.
Love it! I need to make this one! I'm going to have to buy some clear envelopes and make some fun ones to send.
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