A Postcard Collection

Have I yet admitted my real passion for postcards? Well, I collect them! To the point that when we used to go on family vacations, we'd send one to the cat. Yes we would! And now that the kids are grown and the cat (miss you Blackie) is gone - well we send them to "Home Sweet Home". haha. It's true!

So when the thought of a postcard quilt came to me last summer, I just had to make it right up.

Then I made a quick and easy block tutorial {here}, shared it, and in response to the positive comments, started up The Postcard Quilt Along flickr group a few days later. Over 30 Postcard Block quilts and other projects are currently in some stage of completion, but today I'll show off all the completed ones so far! {Name/flickr name are below each photo. I've included links to blogposts when available.)

Ellyn/Ellyn Z; bloggged

 mimi'sdarlins 

Katrin/makatrin

 Tiffany/t.anne

Lynne/pieceful1; blogged

coasters by M-R Charbonneau (Quilt Matters); blogged

M-R Charbonneau (Quilt Matters); blogged

M-R Charbonneau (Quilt Matters); blogged

Jennie/Jennie's Threads; blogged

Debbie/aquilterstable; blogged

Ginny/Ginny F; blogged

Karen/mrscummings2u

Debbie/aquilterstable; blogged

Eileen/Di Pietro Eileen

Carol/carol.funicelli

Letty/Lettyb; blogged

QuiltdivaJulie; blogged

Mathea/Crafty Mathea; blogged

Marta/Polka Dot Classic

Wow! Isn't that something?! I love how folks made it their own - with fabric choices, block placement, and other design details. Perfect! Thanks to everyone that joined in The Postcard Quilt Along! Feel free to keep adding your finished projects to the flickr group, and I'll share more another day.

All Call for Postcards

When I started The Postcard Quilt Along back in June, I was just having fun. I'd only shared my original Postcard Quilt a few days before, and several folks said they wanted to make one too, so why not?

So it's been a few months and time for a full-fledged show and tell! If you have a finished Postcard Block project - quilt or otherwise - link it up now in the flickr group! I'll be sharing all the finished projects right here on Monday!

Meanwhile, a random fun bit about this pattern . . . Windham Fabrics saw it and liked it well enough to mock it up to show off at Houston quilt market last month. Kinda crazy but fun just the same.

They used it to promote their new line, Little Tinies, out early next year.

So that's all about that! Let's share those postcards!

Duo

As soon as I was done with the first postcard quilt, I knew I wanted to do it all again. Besides, friends have been creating their own postcard quilts with The Postcard Quilt Along, and I definitely wanted to sew along with them.

In Duo, I used all Tula Pink prints for the postcard 'fronts' and a variety of text prints and gray solids for the 'backs.'

Quilting was done with vertical organic straight lines, much like the first time, with matchstick quilting down the gray solids, all with Aurifil 50wt #2021 (Natural White). Tula Pink's aqua chevron strip from her Salt Water line made a nicely coordinating binding.

The quilt finishes at 36"x48", and I took the last stitch on the binding while on a car trip to Eastern Washington last weekend. It seemed apropos to do a quick little photo shoot at a winery along our route.

Seriously, postcard blocks are a quick sew! Feel free to nab the tutorial and join us!

This project is on my 2014 Finish-A-Long Q3 List. Linking up with Fabric Tuesday and Finish it Up Friday.

Unwritten Postcards

So after announcing The Postcard Quilt Along, I had a few of you mention you'd like to sew along, but didn't have any text fabrics. Well, I made up a few 'blank' postcards, so you could see how great they'd look too!

I even did one with a raw-edge appliqued 'stamp'. If you choose to stamp your postcards, be sure to leave enough room in the corner for seam allowances.

Krista/Poppyprint reminded me about her Sweetheart Fabric Stamps tutorial, which would be a really sweet addition too!

If you're curious what folks have been making, check out the flickr group and the hashtag #thepostcardquiltalong on Instagram - fun progress showing up both places!

The Postcard Quilt Along

Anyone in the mood for a guilt-free, no-deadline, any size, let's-just-have-fun sew along? Enough of you commented that you were putting The Postcard Quilt on your to-do list that I figured we might as well do it together!

If you missed it, we're talking about these quilt blocks . . .

made into a quilt such as this . . .

Click here for a tutorial for the pair of blocks.

If you'd like to participate, consider joining The Postcard Quilt Along flickr group. Or if you're on Instagram, spread the word and share using hashtags #thepostcardquiltalong, #postcardquilt or #postcardblocks. Feel free to share process photos along the way while you make any size quilt or whatever strikes your fancy.  Just have fun with the blocks and show us what your make! Who's in?