Surface Design Techniques for fabric postcards

Redwork by machine embroidery

Fabric postcards lend themselves to many sewing and embellishment methods, and sometimes a combination of surface design techniques.   Since they are simply a small canvas, it gives you a chance to experiment with unique sewing techniques on a lesser scale and in a shorter time frame.

Here are a few links to explore from some talented bloggers:

• Alcohol Ink
• Applique
• Batik
• Beaded embroidery
• Bleach discharge
• Bobbin work
• Chenille
• Couching
• Crazy quilting
• Decorative machine stitches             
• Foundation piecing
• Free motion quilting
• Fusible Fussy cutting
• Hand embroidery
• Machine embroidery
• Marbling
• Needle felting
• Paper piecing
• Patchwork
• Photo transfer
• Pin weaving
• Pleating
• Quilting by hand or machine
• Red work by hand or machine
• Reverse applique
• Rubberstamping
• Rusting
• Shadow work
• Smocking
• Stenciling
• Sun printing
• Thread painting
• Tie dye
• Weaving
• Yo-Yo’s 
• Zentangle

           

Applique

Needle felting on wool coating

I will continue to find creative links and update the list above, so stop back and visit again.  I would love to here about the methods you enjoy using for your FPC projects?  Please leave a comment below!

ShereeSews in M!ch!gan

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