Fabric/Stitched (Open Theme) Due: Sept. 5th

[InTheTrees1970]

It depends what your preference is. Do you cross stitch? If you decide to quilt you'll put a thin layer of batting in it and maybe make it slightly smaller than usual so it will fit in the sleeve easily. There are several different types that can be used for this swap. Do you embroider?

Yes I like to quilt and do embroidery. Am I affixing to an actual card or just make what I sew 2.5x3.5 ?

 

[jessiblack]

Please sign me up

 

[MissP]

I would like to join.

 

[CiCiCreates]

InTheTrees, I have seen players in these fabric swaps give their fabric more substance in various ways. It is possible to use an iron-on fusible web (Heat N Bond, for instance) to adhere fabric to cardstock, like Bristol. The iron isn’t hot enough to burn the card, it’s just pressed down for about 7 seconds. Sometimes I sew a backing fabric onto my image fabric along three sides like an envelope, leaving the top open, turn to the right side and press. Insert a piece (or 2) of 3 1/2” x 2 1/2” cardstock inside the fabric envelope, turn the top edges inward toward each other and whipstitch closed. People come up with different creative ideas to make their fabric not flimsy.

 

[InTheTrees1970]

Thank you

 

[trini70]

Thanks for helping out CiCi. I was going to suggest the whip stitch idea.

 

[trini70]

Welcome to The Doodling Gnome, jessiblack & MissP!

 

[atomicflamingo]

This sounds fun. I'd like to join!

 

[trini70]

Welcome atomicflamingo.

 

[The Walnut Tree]

I'm thinking about stitching on one of those iron-on patches and then when done, iron it to card stock so has some backing, it might work!
I will try, if it works, I'll join

 

[Squirrelfriend]

I’d like to give this a try. Please sign me up.

 

[trini70]

Great! Welcome squirrelfriend.

 

[oddbreed]

lurking no longer, I have already started some cards, please add me to the mix

 

[trini70]

Alright! Welcome oddbread!

 

[MarloweSinclair]

This will be my official first swap. I’d love to join and make some cross stitch cards. Is there room for one more?

 

[14CarrotGold]

Great theme! Lurking with intention.

 

[oddbreed]

i was given a huge bag of fabric scraps(that i really didn't need,) and started working on some textile art, i absolutely love to sew when i can solely focus on it, here is a postcard i'm working on for a friend

 

[CiCiCreates]

I love this!! Do similar ones for the swap!

 

[LucyMc]

Lurking

 

[oddbreed]

I love this!! Do similar ones for the swap!

thank you!! i was working on some landscape ones too