Quilted Post Cards

 This spring, Patty from Elm Street Quilts hosted a quilted postcard swap.  I had never heard of quilted postcards and it intrigued me so I signed up.  I saw a pattern for a welcome sign in a magazine and hoped to make the regular sized version someday, but instead thought it might make a cute postcard for the swap. I got to work and came up with this:

I had so much fun making it so I had to make several of them. My card to swap went to a lady in France.Which in itself is very exciting. I so was honored to learn my 3 little birds card was  highlighted on her blog!

 I received this awesome card from my swap partner Meloney.

Isn't is amazing?  All those beautiful tiny triangle pieces! I love the bright colors and the scrappiness of it.  Can you find the teeny tiny bumble bee? We corresponded by email and she invited me to join an online group of postcard swappers.  I jumped at the opportunity to join and signed up for a few swaps. My first two swap themes were Blue Moon and Batik Beauty. 

Blue Moon Theme cards I have received

Made by Sheree

 Made by Dr Amy

 Made by Jeanette

  For my Blue Moon card, I used scraps I had and also switched up the tree fabric. It's not my favorite work, but I'm happy I made it. 

Batik Beauty theme card I recieved:

 Made by Shelli

Aren't they all awesome?!  I love each one. The tiny details in each card amaze me. I am so happy I joined this group. I know I will learn new things with each card I make and learn new techniques also.  

The Batik Beauty card I made was my first attempt at thread painting. I LOVE it! This was so much fun to make. I hope to thread paint more in the future.

 I am so happy I joined this group. I know I will learn new things with each card I make and learn new techniques also.