Postcard Quilt

Step 1

Steps:

1. Choose two pieces of 6" x 4" fabric — one solid and one print for the postcard quilt.

Steps 2-4

2. Cut a 6" x 4" piece of fusible adhesive and iron it onto the 6" x 4" print fabric piece. Peel off the backing.

3. Cut out a heart shape from the fused print fabric.

4. Fuse the heart image to the solid piece of fabric.

Step 5

5. Free-motion stitch a desired quilt pattern over the entire postcard with a solid color thread. Free-motion quilt — drop the feed dog and guide the fabric with both hands.

Step 6

6. Satin-stitch (a tight zigzag) around the edge of the heart with red thread.

Step 7

7. Iron fusible adhesive to the white canvas piece then fuse it to the back of the postcard quilt.

Step 8

8. Iron fusible adhesive to the 6" x 3" binding fabric pieces. Let cool and peel off the backing. Cut two 6" x 3/4" strips and two 4" x 3/4" strips.

Step 9

9. Fold the binding strips in half length-wise and place over each edge of the postcard quilt. Iron in place. Repeat for remaining edges of each postcard.

Step 10

10. Stitch around the inside edges of the binding strips with red thread and a satin stitch.

Postcard Quilt project by Sharon Benton from Woodinville, Wash.

Website: www.q42designs.com