Postcard Factory

Buggy Pile- cut from fused fabric.

 

Little happy suns created in Paint and printed on fusible cloth sheet. The green papers are the fused ones for the address side

 

Flower background fused and sticking on the little bits and pieces.

 

What is left to do now is to fuse the backs on, satin stitch around the outsides, and then to write in little significant words about the Season; then I will hand address them, put them in a clear envelope- thereby making them impervious to machines that mark them and stain them - and put a stamp on the outside of that clear envelope. This whole thing is a lot of fun, really.

People who work in the post office are wonderful, but their code reading-processing machines will sometimes leave unpleasant marks on the fabric. Oh yes, I have paid extra for hand canceling but the post cards were sent to a main office - everything goes there apparently, so they got marked up because they were not hand canceled there. The reason? Nothing gets hand canceled at the main facility, that's why.

I know, it should add to the allure, those battle marks, but many of us don't like the way it detracts from the beauty of all our work. That's quilters for ya!

PS to Baby Luann, if you would like a postcard of ALL bugs.. just let me know and I'll make one for you. Bugs are cool!