With the Goldfinch top done I needed to work on something quick and fun. I also needed to make some postcards for the guys in my life. They started with these fabrics. They are leftovers from the backing of my Corona Cats quilt. It was a wide panel called Stargazers. I don't know if it's still available but it's a super cool fabric and I saved every little scrap knowing that I eventually wanted to use it in postcards. I've played around with a couple of ideas over the past year or so but nothing really stuck until the recent "news" talk about UFO reports. The idea started to percolate and had to come together quickly since one card needed to be in the mail by today. I played around with a spaceship idea but that seemed to be too complex, then I thought about Martians! I found a free clipart image online and resized it to fit my cards. I traced around the image on Contact paper and then cut it out. I adhered the Contact paper to a silk screen and screened all of my little green Martians. The next task was to add the eyes and I needed a stencil for that. I stuck clear Contact paper to both sides of the printed image so that the paper wouldn't get destroyed with the wet paint before I could finish all of the cards. I cut out the eyes and the cut away the top of the head, each side of the neck and part of the hand. I used the cutaway sections to line up the stencil perfectly. As long as I didn't see any green around the edges I knew it was lined up correctly. Then I could use a pounce sponge to do the eyes. I wiped the back of the stencil clean after every use so that my edges would stay crisp. All that was left was to fuse on a back and serge the edges.
These cards make me so happy! Next on my list is to get back to quilting my Mom's quilt. I'm allowing myself a week and a half to get it done and then I'll quilt the Goldfinch.
Rose Groth
6/29/2023 11:58:58 am
So cute! Love the background fabric!
Kristin F
6/29/2023 12:18:41 pm
I love your little green Martians! Very cool and fun.
Gene Black
6/29/2023 04:55:15 pm
Those are such fun! Most guys would love to get one of those - especially the "geeky" guys like me.
Kay Welch
6/29/2023 06:26:48 pm
These made me chuckle. You are so clever. I also appreciate that you share your techniques with us. The guys in your life are gonna get a kick out these.
Lindah
6/30/2023 01:48:59 am
Too cute!!!
patty
6/30/2023 07:25:17 am
Those cards are great!
Mary Anne
6/30/2023 10:36:41 am
awwwww - these guys made me smile! Comments are closed.
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I'm Vicki Welsh and I've been making things as long as I can remember. I used to be a garment maker but transitioned to quilts about 20 years ago. Currently I'm into fabric dyeing, quilting, Zentangle, fabric postcards, fused glass and mosaic. I document my adventures here. Categories
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