My Guest Blogger today is Erin. You can find her on Instagram @seamrippersociety
What if I told you that I could not only use up the smallest of your scraps but I could also help
you get them out of your house? If you’ve been quilting for any amount of time you inevitably
have handfuls of scraps all around your sewing room, some so small that it’s infeasible to make
anything of substance with them. Let me introduce you to the Send a Scrap Postcard Exchange.
My friend Alexis of @lexszymakowsi and I have organized a quilted postcard exchange in an
effort to clean out our closets of some of out smallest scraps and help quilters connect with each
other. Sign ups for the exchange are open now until April 15th and we ask that all postcards are
mailed by April 22nd. If you’d like to join in on the fun head to the bottom of this blog post for the
sign up link.
Now that we know what we plan to do with them let me teach you the basics of creating your
own quilted postcard. For the version shown here I chose to practice small scale FPP. For the
ones I made previously I tried out a little improv curved piecing and embroidery. Go wild, try a
new technique. This is your happy little postcard.
Materials Needed:
1. Scraps
2. Pellon 71 Peltex Ultra Firm Fusible Interfacing
3. Card stock
Once you’ve pieced your block, trim it down to a standard postcard size of 6” wide by 4” tall.
Then cut an equally sized piece of Pellon 71 Peltex Ultra Firm Fusible stabilizer.I purchased
mine from JoAnn’s. Place the pieced block on top of the fusible side of the interfacing and cover
with a old dish towel to protect your iron. Hold the iron down for a few seconds and move along
the width of the postcard until you feel you’ve fused the patchwork to the interfacing.
Once your block has been fused to the interfacing you will cut a 4” x 6” piece of card stock and
mark a line vertically one third in from the right hand side. Then you will make the three
horizontal lines that will serve as your address label. Once you have marked your postcard you
are ready to sew the two pieces together.
To sew the card stock to the fused interfacing I used a decorative satin stitch. Alexis used a
serger to finish her edges. Both are great options that creative very different effects. Use the
finishing technique that you are most comfortable with.
Once you have finished the edges you are ready to write your note, slip it into a 5” x 7” envelope
and send your artwork out into the world.
If you have more than just a few scraps to dispose of, this would be a great alternative to
holiday cards, a fun way to say Happy Birthday to loved ones, or a great way to have your kids
send out invitations for various events. Make as many or as few as you like.
If you’d like to join the postcard exchange please visit to following link to sign up. The link will
also be available in my bio on Instagram @seamrippersociety.
About me:
I am a quilter and textile artist living in Southwest Michigan with my husband Chris, two dogs,
and three cats. I primarily use scrap and thrifted fabrics in my work and love being able to
breathe new life into discarded textiles. I can be found on Instagram at @seamrippersocietyy
where you can view my latest projects. A serial top maker, I am currently working on whittling
down my WIP pile and have a goal of quilting 7 quilts by July. Wish me luck!!
Thank you Erin for participating in the Earth Day Blog Hop!
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