Postcard Quilt

Sharon Benton quilts fabric postcards — perfect for framing.

Postcard Quilt

All About

Product Ideas

Materials and Tools:

2, 6" x 4" pieces of fabric — one print and one solid
6" x 4" piece of extra heavy stabilizer
6" x 4" piece of white canvas for back of card
2, 6" x 3" pieces of print fabric pieces for binding
iron-on fusible adhesive product
decorative quilting thread
rotary cutter and cutting mat
sewing machine

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.