If you are like me and didn't get Christmas cards sent out in time, use this tutorial to make Season's Greetings! postcards.
This was a scrap-buster! I dug into my bin and pulled out a bunch of neutral crumbs:
Using Victoria Findlay Wolfe's technique from 15 Minutes of Play, I pieced them together into a 5"x6" rectangle:
I grabbed some Steam a Seam 2 and traced a dime to make eyes:
I sketched a triangle for a nose:
I positioned them to make a face as I desired:
I pulled a long string of scrap fabric from the bin and trimmed it into 3/4" x 6", 3/4" x 2 1/2", and 3/4" x 3" strips. Without any fusible, I arranged these strips onto the background to make a scarf:
I brought the snowman to my machine and prepared to stitch the features down. I'm too lazy to change thread for the different fabric colors so I grabbed a spool of 100 weight InvisiFil:
This thread is really thin and this gray is a neutral color so it will blend with the black eyes and orange nose as well as the blue scarf. I set my machine to a small stitch length and stitched a straight stitch less than 1/8" inside of each piece:
I didn't stitch down the scarf ends so they would flap around and add dimension to the card:
I layered white fabric, interfacing, and the postcard together:
I trimmed the card to 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" using my Postcard Trimming Tool:
My postcard is ready to place in a cellophane envelope and wish a friend or family member a Happy New Year!
I wonder -- should I confess that this is a belated Christmas card? Or should I simply wish a Happy New Year?
I also wonder -- am I the only one who didn't get all of her cards out before Christmas?
This was a scrap-buster! I dug into my bin and pulled out a bunch of neutral crumbs:
Using Victoria Findlay Wolfe's technique from 15 Minutes of Play, I pieced them together into a 5"x6" rectangle:
I grabbed some Steam a Seam 2 and traced a dime to make eyes:
I sketched a triangle for a nose:
I positioned them to make a face as I desired:
I brought the snowman to my machine and prepared to stitch the features down. I'm too lazy to change thread for the different fabric colors so I grabbed a spool of 100 weight InvisiFil:
This thread is really thin and this gray is a neutral color so it will blend with the black eyes and orange nose as well as the blue scarf. I set my machine to a small stitch length and stitched a straight stitch less than 1/8" inside of each piece:
I layered white fabric, interfacing, and the postcard together:
My postcard is ready to place in a cellophane envelope and wish a friend or family member a Happy New Year!
I wonder -- should I confess that this is a belated Christmas card? Or should I simply wish a Happy New Year?
I also wonder -- am I the only one who didn't get all of her cards out before Christmas?
2 comments:
That is adorable! You really have the creative juices going.
Wait, people send cards before Christmas?.............
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