I had been wanting to make a quilted postcard and Christmas was coming up so why not?

I wanted to make the cards in bulk so I laid out different fabrics on one piece of batting. With my longarm machine, I used an edge to edge pattern and quilted the entire piece as if it were a quilt.

I cut the quilted material down to 4” x 6” rectangles (bottom left) and appliqued or pieced different Christmas fabrics in various shapes.

After the top was finished, I put a piece of heavy stabilizer between the top and the backing. I finished the cards with a tiny traditional binding. You can write your greetings on the back!

I love the works of Henri Matisse, especially the cut outs. I thought this form would look good as Christmas tree!

Quilted Christmas Postcards

October 2023

4” x 6”