DIY Fabric Valentine Postcards
Categories: Gifts, Decor, Holiday, Winter
These fabric Valentine postcards are a great way to send mail art to your loved ones. Instead of the traditional cutesy Valentine’s, I infused my personal style, making them a little edgier. You can make fabric postcards using any thin woven cotton fabrics, so feel free to infuse your style instead. This project has minimal sewing and is a great way of using scraps. There is a lot of fusing thanks to Fairfield World’s great two sided interfacings, Stick and Stiffen. If you’re comfortable with a pair of scissors and a hot iron, then you can handle this project. I plan on mailing these, just in time for Valentine’s Day.
Project Notes: Though I made these for Valentine’s Day, you could make them for any reason. It’s a great way to send someone a card that can be displayed as art. Mail art is a big movement, encouraging creativity and the art of pen pals. It’s a great way to make friends all across the globe, sharing a love for handmade art. If you’re interested in making and receiving mail art, consider signing up for the Mail Art 365 project.
What you need to make this project
- Supplies
- Coordinating cotton fabric in prints and solids
- White cotton fabric
- A clear quilting ruler
- Chalk or a pencil
- Straight pins
- An iron
- An Ironing Board
- Parchment Paper
- Scissors
- A Sewing Machines
- Coordinating thread
- Tulip fine fabric markers
- Ribbon (optional)
- Painted wood clothespins (optional)