Quilted christmas cards

I hope you all had a good and restful holiday season, and are excited to start a new year! I don’t really do resolutions, but I do like to think about goals and plans, because nothing will...

Fabric Scrap Christmas Cards - Happy Hooligans

A little Christmas post on Christmas Day. This year's Christmas challenge at IPS Eastern branch was making a fabric postcard to be sent to a care home resident. I made a few and sent some to friends and neighbours too. After posting the cards on Instagram I was also invited to take part in a fabric postcard exchange by some Russian quilters, and I made a special New Year themed one for my exchange partner in Moscow. It took some time, but the card arrived safe and sound, almost at the same…

It hit me like a ton of bricks that if I was going to participate in the Adrian Center for the Arts Holiday Market, I’d have to actually get my stuff ready TODAY! It needs to be delivered thi…

Hello Stampin’ Friends ~ Today’s card is fun and easy to create and it’s done with our stunning designer series paper. Yesterday I talked about layouts and patterns, and how we ca…

Mira on Instagram: "I’m on a roll (which might explain the lack of sleep this week lol) - another tutorial is now live on my YouTube channel. These free motion embroidered fabric baubles are a great little scrap buster and make for beautiful and unique cards with a personal touch! Happy sewing & thanks for watching! ❤️ #bauble #baubles #freemotionstitching #freemotionembroidery #freemotion #freemotionsewing #sewingtutorial #sewingtutorials #handmadechristmas #handmadechristmascards…

It's only September and I've already finished most of my Christmas cards for this year. Big yay! Ever since I discovered how much I enjoy making quilt squares from paper, I'm always looking for new ways to incorporate them into my cards. I had so much fun designing this Christmas Wreath Quilt Square that I ended up making a bunch of them. Here's how I used them to embellish my Christmas cards-- I kept this one pretty simple by mounting it on a brick "wall". The embossing is done with a…