Brilliant Blog Posts….

In my head I am writing brilliant blog posts and keeping you up to date with the magnificent amount of sewing I'm doing, and how the domestic goddess in me has run a household smoothly and picked up extra days at work to cover my colleagues who have been off sick with nasty viruses.

Most of that paragraph is true…except for the bit about the brilliant blog posts…and the amount of sewing…and the domestic goddess bit…

In reality I have covered for sick workmates, but all that has done is make me completely slack on the domestic front because I can’t let down my postcard swap partner.

Suddenly the “post by 12 August deadline” for the Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap #5 was on me!
The theme of this swap is “DISCOVER”.
I found this beautiful fabric in Spotlight…it has olde worlde maps, gorgeous variety of hot air balloons in all shapes and sizes and all on a linen-look cotton.
On the reverse, I printed an old fashioned postcard back and this quote by Proust.

I had some fun doing shiny topstitching and marking (approximately) on the maps where I am and where the postcard is heading to.
The back and front are sandwiched together with a firm interfacing and vliesofix. Gold thread edging gave it a lovely "puffy" look.

There are lots of finished postcards on the GBSPW Flickr page

thanks for taking a peek over the fence…

The Great Big Stitched…

Postcard Swap is on again… #5

I’ve joined in with everyone of these swaps and it is so well organised by Beth from Do What You Love
Register by midnight (GMT) Thursday 26 July…everything you need to know is here.

Just to whet your appetite, here are the postcards that I have sent and received over the last 4 Great Big Stitched Postcard Swaps…

More postcard swap loveliness is on display on the GBSPS flickr page.
Think about it! It's not to late to sign up!

thanks for taking a peek over the fence…

Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap

It's time to reveal the fabric postcard I've been making for

The Great Big Stitched Postcard Swap run by Beth over here.

There was some time spent figuring out just how to make a stitched postcard. 

And of course the time to work out what I wanted to put on it...and there was also some time put aside to ponder the theme...

So here is my little postcard that shows

 there is always time for....

The crafty words were printed onto inkjet printer fabric and appliqued. I had some print left over from something that one of my daughters was working on which came in handy. One evening I sat down and prepared a tiny bit of knitting (on a pair of toothpicks! - someone has too much time on their hands!!). 

Publisher had the right sized postcard back, which also went onto inkjet printer fabric. 

There will be a special message to go on the back and then it will fly on it's way to the USA...I wonder if this is you????

I used a variety of techniques in this stitched postcard: inket printing, applique, machine embroidery/machine quilting, knitting, couched thread, attached charms...I think I went a bit over the top...

There are some wonderfully creative people who, even though they don't know it, helped me. If you see yourself in this screenshot of my favourites (cheater way of 'referencing'), thank you for lots of instructions to help me attempt my first fabric postcard.

thanks for taking a peek over the fence...