It seems that it is almost impossible for me to discard anything that might be used. After cutting a
Soft Kut block to a size I needed for another project, a narrow rectangular piece was left over and I was moved to cut a vine shape into it. That little block lay on my worktable for a few days. I auditioned it on a scrap of fabric. Hmmmm. I liked it but what to do with it?
I had a few sticky back foam sheets that begged me to cut out a flying insect shape. Ah, ha! Serendipitously I happened to lay it near the little vine block and flying insect post cards were off to a flying start.
I drew around a 4"x6" post card five times to establish where to place the stamp prints and here is how the postcards developed. (Only 5 card shapes would fit onto the remnant of fabric or I would have stamped more.)
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| Vine and Insect Stamp |
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| Acrylic Paint Mixed and Fabric Medium Applied with Fabric Sponge |
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| Repeat Images Stamped onto Hand Dyed Fabric |
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| Fabric Layered onto Low Loft Cotton Batting and Stitched |
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| Free Motion Quilting in Progress |
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| Establishing Where to Cut the Image from the Fabric |
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| Cutting the Post Card Image from the Fabric |
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| Ironing Fusible Webbing to Post Card Back |
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| Fusing the Front to the Back between Folded Teflon Sheet |
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| Final Set of 5 Post Cards (after zig-zaging edges closed) |
Always remember, never fear to experiment.
Sometimes wonderful things happen.
© Linda Friedman 2014. All rights reserved.
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