I'm generally not one for swaps. I find it way too stressful trying to make something for someone I don't know. I almost passed when the lovely Tulsa Tiff invited me to join her
Valentine swap but since I was on vacation and feeling relaxed and my kids had already told me they would NOT be doing
photo Valentines this year it seemed like a good idea. Then I read the fine print and realized I'd signed up to make 24 Valentines. Ugh!!!
I spent a fair amount of time
procrastiquilting which bothered absolutely no one but finally with the deadline looming it was time to buckle down and make it happen. Of course once I actually started I really enjoyed making these.
My original idea was to make fabric postcards but then I saw these adorable
thank you cards made by Rachel at
Stitched In Color. Now it seems like
everyone is making these!!! I started by running the cards through the printer to print my message on the inside and then sewed my various designs on to the front. It's a little weird sewing through paper but using a longer stitch length and a jeans needle worked pretty well.
It was a great opportunity to use up scraps from some of my recent projects... more
French General anyone?
I used various compositions for each card... 3 of anything seems to be my limit:-)
The best part really has been receiving Valentine's from all around the world. It's like being back in grade school:-) Each one is unique and it reminds me how lucky I am to be part of the fabulous community of makers! Will you be giving hand made Valentine's this year?
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