I haven't asked anything in ages. Has anyone stitched out any postcards? If you have, I would like to know what type of fabric you used & do you mail them?

Thanks for all the useful information and sites. I was talking to the Quilt Shop owner the other day and she said she uses her scrap fabrics to make hers. When she goes to exibitions\shows they trade them like trading cards (no mailing involved).

Thank you celticlady, on this site, there is also an interesting tip about how to embroidery on paper, just click on the button at the left

I must add some info for you all. I work for the Postal Service and feel that I need to tell you that with all the automation within the Postal Service now your postcards may be put through a machine for processing. This could be the end to a precious design . Most of these machines are designed for a flat piece of mail. I have seen many envelopes with cards and pieces of candy (like the valentine candy hearts) torn into unrecognizable pieces. This is not due to carelessness, just one of the hazards of automation. If you put it in a padded envelope that would help but would cost more to mail. I hope this helps to save someone some heartache over something that you have worked very hard doing. Denise

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by auntbaba 07 Feb 2010

Good information. Thank-you Denise.

Embroidery Library have a tutorial too. I have stitched one of theirs out, but I left out the last changes and didn't complete the back, then used it on the front of a card instead.

Thank you for this question, I learned some more. Did not even know this could be done. H&*

Love these ideas and information.
*4u!
Jacqueline

P.S. You need to make the "postcards" the same size as the ones you buy 4x6.

Good luck!

we made fabric postcards at our quilt guild meeting.Use Pellon 72, which is very stiff. Use parchment paper underneat and you can iron fabric onto the "postcard." You can pretty much stitch, fuse fabric etc. On the opposite side, you can use muslin. The postal service requires that it be designed like a postcard. The top should say Postcard and draw a line down the center. These must be hand cancelled at the postoffice. Be sure to do any stitching on the postcard before you iron on the muslin back. I zigzagged around the outside edge. They are great looking esp for the holidays coming up.

Take a look here: http://www.xomba.com/how_make_emb...

and here: http://www.ehow.com/how_5878098_e...

I made one at Christmas for my daughter. I used felt, and I did a back and front. On the back was the design on the front the family name with a small design. I got the idea when I bought a set of postcard designs that were on sale @ Designsbysick. I first did the front (name) and then started the back after the design was finished on the back I placed the front behind it and did the border, after it did the first once around for the postcard outline I removed the hoop and trimmed the felt in the back and then continued with the rest of the outline satin stitch border. I did not mail it out, but I would guess with glue on the stamp you could, I would add extra postage in case the weight is a little heavier than a normal letter. I hope this made sense!

Mickey, sorry this is one thing I have not done*

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by celticlady1031 06 Feb 2010

Something YOU haven't done? Amazing. I haven't either (reason for ??). I saw somewhere where women were using scraps to make quilt postcards. They maild them. I'm baffled at how to mail and make the stamp stick.

by asterixsew 06 Feb 2010

sew the stamp on?