First Fabric Postcard

It was a quiet day here today as the boys were out, and as I was still feeling poorly, it was lovely just to spend the day pottering about and having a go at making a fabric postcard.

This was the rough layout of what I had planned.

I used bond-a-web on all the fabric pieces to aid in piecing it all together and to give it more stability to go through the mailing system. The diagonal seams I used herringbone stitch using Anchor Marlitt in a gold colour.
The autumn harvest square I appliqued to the front using blanket stitch. I stitched this using Anchor Perle cotton.

This is how it looked after I folded back and secured the edges. It now looks more like a postcard. As I wanted to add some quilting detail, I machine stitched some wadding in place, to fit the appliqued square.

I then quilted the pumpkins using one strand of the Anchor marlitt. I was then ready to add the buttons.
For the back of the postcard, I bonded some cream fabric to some stiff interfacing and then bonded to the front piece of the postcard. For extra security, I stitched around all sides, lacing the two parts together.
Here is the back ready to be addressed and sent off. I really enjoyed this, and can't wait to do another one. I think they are a great idea for sending a lovely surprise to someone. I know they will definitely get easier to make too, this was another learning experience for me.