Thoughtful Thurs~ The 2025 Christmas Post Cards

 

When I first started church when I moved to this town,

I quickly found out the members had a mailbox at church,

and it was tradition for many to trade Christmas cards.

 After the first 3 years and getting to know people well,

 you know me, I made them.

 

Here's a list of the past cards and post cards: 

2015 Christmas Ornament Card (free embroidery file)

2017 no record 

 2018 Scrappy Christmas Tree Card

2019 Christmas Postcards- (free embroidery file)

The number increased so I changed to post cards and no envelope.

2020 & 2021 church on internet due to COVID 

2022 Christmas Cards Star with Bible verse

2023 Christmas Card (free Dove embroidery file)

2024 Scrappy Christmas Postcard

 

 

This one was a simple raw applique of letters on 

scraps of white fabric that I found in an Ohio yard sale.

The stack of white fabrics were all same cuts.

Looked to be factory scraps from cutting a pattern.

They were the right size for post card back ground.

A few were short, so a red triangle corner was added.

See if you can spot them. 

 

     

After several letters were cut out free handed,

they were stitched to a white fabric.

 

White fabric then stitched to card stock

with red thread. 

Four post cards were cut from one sheet.

 

The edge stitch food was used to guide

around the card a bit more accurately and quickly.

 

 

 

 I was unable to mail any cards this year due to health reasons.

No energy gets nothing done. 

 

I did miraculously work in the sewing room 7 hours that day

completing  45 cards,

3 tea wallets

and

3 gift bags. 

 

 

 If interested in more cards,

check out the Fabric Card/Tag page.

It includes bookmarks and their printouts too.

 

 

 

 

 

Sun Best~Provoked Thought: Matthew 6:34 ESV

  

Sufficient food for the day,

could simply be something already in your fridge. 

This is my "COR" soup.

Find out what it is

HERE.

Fun Fri~ The Hexie Project Reveal: Pillow Covers!

 

A  couple of years ago, I started a Christmas gift project for my girls and grand daughters of creating seasonal pillow covers after giving them a pillow with a general home decor pillow cover.  That first year was Easter. The second year was Halloween/Fall. 

This year was Patriotic which can be for Memorial, Fourth of July, Labor Day and Veterans' Day. 

The previous posts that kept readers guessing showed how the covers were made with hand stitched hexies. 

Fun Fri~ A Bit of Hexie Hand Sewing & Fun Fri~ Hexie: What is It? 

I will admit when I laid out the 3 pieces of approximately 12 inches, it would make one think of place mats.

 

 

 

 

 

 The final hexie piece measured 14 inches x 12 inches.

Then borders were added to fit a 16 inch pillow

which means borders had to be about 17" unfinished 

to allow seams and room to put on pillow.

 

The envelope pillow cover method was used. 

 

 

I really enjoyed sitting on my couch

hand stitching these hexies. 

I was able to finish hand work on each top in about a week.

 

btw, these were scraps mostly given to me

by the President of our QOV group.