Crafty Tuesday (Progress and Pictures)

[puppetmaker]

I finished the Fabric Postcards this week. Took me a little long, all right a lot longer, to do than I thought it would.

So here is the final product which went into the mail yesterday.

(For the Visually Impaired: In the picture are three postcards. Two fronts of the postcards and one back of the postcard. The back of the postcard is white with brown thread on the edges and a stamp with a line and bubble pattern in the middle of the card if you hold it horizontally. The front of the postcard has a vertical version and a horizontal version of the same picture. The top of the card is blue with small dots in a splatter pattern of gold and white. The bottom is green like grass. In the middle of the card is a stump with roots trailing off from the stump. The roots have new plant growth emerging. In the blue starry sky is a moon with the face of a woman in the left hand corner. There are a couple of traditional stars stamped onto the fabric as well)


(For the Visually Impaired: The previously described postcards in a big pile on an ironing board.)

I learned a lot while making these. I don’t quilt much so this made me rethink how I can put fabric together for this sort of thing. I would probably do it again but at least this time I have some idea how much time each would take.

Next is a rabbit for a swap and my Steampunk Doll which is finally coming together in my head. Those I hope to have done by next Tuesday.

I am grateful I got this project done.

Comments

[roina-arwen.livejournal.com]

Those are lovely! How many did you make? I'd guess around twenty or twenty-five from the pile. Seems a shame to write on them!

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

23 total. I needed 21 but made two in case something screwed up on one.

[sneezythesquid.livejournal.com]

Those are very cool!

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Thank you

[readinggeek451]

Very nice! Are those mailable (assuming the recipient could bear to part with them)?

[puppetmaker40.livejournal.com]

Yes they are. That was the whole trick to the swap. You had to make a fabric postcard that could be sent through the post.

[creature-girl08.livejournal.com]

This seems really interesting but at the same time it seems like a lot of work too. They look really cool and thanks for the discription. That really helped.