Greeting Cards: A friend I used to work with sent me a birthday card with machine embroidery on it. I loved it! So...I thought I'd give it a try. I starched my fabric first and then used a sticky stabilizer to embroider on...cut out the shape of the card and glued it on to my cardstock with a spray glue. My first try was the fuchsia (an inbuilt design on my Pfaff Creative Vision); the fabric wasn't stiff enough and it puckered a bit.

My second attempt was the Jacobean Flower (a weekly free design from Easy Organizer Suite). This time I "painted" on a solution of water and wss scraps and let it sit overnight to dry, then I used a heavier sticky stabilizer. It came out crisp and it kept the fabric weave on grain. Then the same-- trim to fit the blank card and glued with just regular school glue. Worked like a charm!! I think I'll make some more, I just have to watch for designs that are small enough to fit on the face of my card -- usually in a 120X120 hoop.

Anyway, that was my "play" time this weekend...just "sew" much fun!!!!

Oh my, just think of all those pieces of fabric I just can't throw away!! They can become my background for whatever card I make. One day I'll look for a font that can fit a couple of words; e.g. "Happy Birthday", "Thinking of You", etc. etc.

This is just as addictive as Lidia's coasters!! Avis

P.S. I hope I'm posting this in the correct venue this time.