Friday, May 15, 2015

Are you ready for another Postcard swap??

The sun is shining and the temperatures are rising so I figured it was a perfect time to have another postcard swap , what do you think ? I am a little stumped as to a theme so give me some ideas and we will decide in a day or so  , in the mean time , you know the drill , send me your info by email , include your full name , address , blog address as well as your email in a format that I can just copy and paste to your partner . This saves me oodles of time so I would really appreciate your help . For those who have never made a postcard before but would like to join in , the size is 4"x6" finished , the front as well as the back must be fabric and it should be stiff enough to stand up . I find peltex works best for this purpose . If anyone has any questions please feel free to ask . For inspiration go to Pinterest and search fabric postcards or quilted postcards and you will have plenty to see , the link to my pinterest page is in the sidebar and I do have a postcard section .

   Guess what ? I put the last stitches in my  sampler quilt a couple of days ago and this is what it looks like right now .
 I am only showing you a little piece of it , I would rather have the full reveal once I get this binding stitched down . See any similarities to my spool quilt ? Yes similar colours , you can assume I like pink and green together lol . This quilt has quite a history which I will tell you all about when I finish it . I didn't leave my frame empty for long , I put my Henrietta Whiskers quilt on , remember that one ? Well it was in the hoop for a while and I did have a little quilting done on it but very little . This frame is not suppose to be used this way but rules can be broken and I just find it so much easier to quilt on a frame so what the heck it is worth a try , at least it might get quilted . This has been spray basted as well as pin basted and I left the pins for extra security ,so far so good .

Can you see the acorn and oak leaf I drew to use as templates in the border , hmm , this is more work than I first thought but the theme is fall so seemed like a good idea at the time ;-) I love this little quilt so will be happy to have it finished as well , I won't be pushing to have this one for the show , no hope of that , now if I was Marjorie it wouldn't be a problem , she would likely have it finished by next week , that lady can quilt !!
 I have a small finish to show too . Do you often find things tucked away that you completely forgot about ,well such was the case this afternoon when I was looking for a piece of fabric , didn't find the fabric but did find this almost finished project so I decided this was the day to finish it off .
A thread catcher , the fabric is so cute and perfect for this project , I filled the pincushion with rice to add weight , I made an extra little bag to put that in so it is enclosed inside the pincushion . I put a yogurt container inside the bag to give stability but also makes it so much easier to empty those threads .

 So that is it for me right now , I think I am going to go sit on the deck and stitch that binding down , can't think of a better way to spend a lovely afternoon  and I can finish it up tonight for FNSI .
 Thanks for stopping by and I hope everyone is enjoying a great day . Lets see how many participants we can get for the swap , come on , you know you want to do this :-)
 Hugs Sheila

14 comments:

  1. Well done on finishing the quilting - I look forward to seeing the 'totally finished' photos! I love those rich autumn colours of Henrietta! Funny how we put things away that are nearly done, isn't it... a great little finish :-) Will say No to a postcard swap just now, have a bit too much to keep me occupied right now! I know I'll regret it as I always enjoy doing them!

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  2. I love Henrietta's colours......I printed those patterns off but never made it, perhaps one day......your sampler quilt is very pretty, the border fabric is gorgeous! Those thread catchers are very useful.

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  3. You are motivated these days! Getting things finished. That's great. I am in for the postcard swap for sure. As far as a theme...how about the beach/ocean

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  4. Can't wait to see the sampler quilt. Looking good from your little peek. I printed those patterns for Henrietta but never got it started. Love the thread catcher. Hugs,xx

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  5. Oh yes please for postcard swap. I like. Linda's idea for a Beach one.
    Wow you are a busy girl. Look forward to the Sampler reveal. I remember Henrietta , loved making that one.
    Nice fabrics you found for the thread catcher.
    I will enjoy sewing along with you tonight.

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  6. Oh yes, I am definitely in and I too like Linda's suggestion for the theme. Great idea to put a pot inside the thread catcher and I love the fabric. xx

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  7. Id like to join in for the postcard swap again.
    Southern Hemisphere .... We will be celebrating Xmas in July . So a white snowman Xmas.
    But.
    In the north it will be a beach summer theme.
    Anything will be great.....

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  8. Count me in! I love anything beach. Email on the way soon. And I LOVE your quilt.

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  9. I've been missing out on your postcard swaps, but I won't miss this one! I'm in. I prefer paper backings, but I'm up for the challenge to work with a fabric backing. Love the idea of the beach/ocean theme. Love your quilting hints! Now to figure out to email you. Thank you!

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  10. Of course I want to participate in the exchange of cards. I have already sent the email with data for you.
    A theme? Hummmmmm ... how about "COLORS"? Or "SUN and COLORS"? But I liked the themes suggested by Linda Jo and Sunny.
    It looks like you really like green and pink. :)))
    The pincushion is a useful piece and was very beautiful!
    The big hug and good weekend!

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  11. lots to see at our . place. love the quilt and I think pink and green go together so well.... glad to see Henrietta is in the quilting frame..... I would love to swap .. what about "anything goes" then you don't have to worry about a particular theme...
    Great threadcatcher and pincushion.... very pretty .. and useful too
    Hugz

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  12. wow Sheila you have been busy getting your quilt done and the photos as well. I just read the other post. I then looked for this one for the post card swap .... of course I would love to be a part of it
    Sew how is the wrist after all this therapy. I believe that the movement was very helpful.
    Great job once again.
    in stitches

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  13. I like your hand quilting and the projects that you're working on! And what a great idea of the thread catcher and pincushion, that would be so handy to have close while you're stitching.

    Happy stitching!

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