More quilted postcards... painted white muslin fabric with acrylic paints using a brush to quickly blend colors. I hung the fabric up to dry overnight, and pressed with an iron on the back side the next day.
Painted muslin was then stamped with black acrylic using hand-carved stamps, painted free hand with a brush, and details drawn in Sharpie permanent marker. Some hand quilting through top two layers (batting and the painted muslin.) Machine quilting through the 3 layers of muslin, batting and cardstock backing. Zigzag stitch around the outside edge. We'll see if the puffy results makes it through the U.S. mail. I have received wonderful PCs from others, and most seem to have used interfacing as the "batting" in between layers, and therefore more flat.
If you try machine quilting on paper, keep in mind not to make stitches too close together, as it creates an almost "perforated" area which could tear easily. The paper backing helps to make the postcard stiffer and presumably more likely to make it through the mail system...
Make a color photocopy of one of your collages at a local office supply store, then modify it for a new composition and purpose. This one will be applied to the front of a composition book, to be used as a journal. This collage was from my art journal in 2008. The little photo of 3 girls(Digital Collage Sheets.com) in the upper right covers the original face I had painted. The quotes were added as a reminder to be open, positive, and accept yourself as you are...
Had fun doing the images on these pages, but for some reason "writer's block" struck... so used some quotes that I found inspiring. Watercolor background...
Assorted scrapbook paper snippets adhered to outside borders, magazine clippings of flowers and the girl's body. I drew the head and glued it above the body, having fun with the exaggerated proportions. Doodling and writing added with Micron Pigma pen. A few bits of added color in Sanford Uniball gel pen...
Sketch for a baby quilt that I am working on... all cotton fabrics, hand-pieced and hand-quilted, for a new granddaughter on the way! As usual, I bought extra fabric, "just in case" and now have leftovers for other projects...
Tips of fingers get calloused and a bit sore from quilting, even with the use of a thimble, but the quilting is my favorite part. (Basting is my least-favorite part) Stuck a corner of the quilt in the scanner, so not the best image but you get the idea... hope to post photos when it's done-- hopefully in time for the baby shower!
More quilted postcards...
