Scrappy Christmas cards

So what do you do when it is 4am and you wake and remain wide awake?  Of course, Pinterest browsing.   I found Sew Me Something Good blog and there were posts about making cards using fabric scraps and so much more . I have left some thanks for the inspiration. This got my thinking cap on.  Here are a selection of cards I made this morning.

For the past year I have been involved in cutting out donated fabric into fat quarters, fat eights for a local op shop. These cards have been made with the scraps of just a small selection of those fabrics - I chose to select Christmas colours.  

The construction is very simple:

• Take a piece of cardstock (cs) and cut it to size you want - I used 9.5cm x 13.8cm.  However, you could cut as squares, rectangles  etc.
• Cut or tear fabric scraps into any width.  I tore my fabric and left the raw edges to show.
• Sew onto the cs leaving some fabric hanging from cs.( I lengthened my stitch so it was easier to sew).  Don't worry about perfection it all adds to the charm.  You can sew horizontally, vertically or on the diagonal.
• Trim hanging bits of fabric to the size of the cs. See below for before and after.

 

• Sew around the edge of the this cut piece as it will hold in all the strips.
• I attached sequins, brads, stars cut out from star fabric, star tag at this stage. You could use any embellishments you want - buttons, sparkly ribbon, ribbon, the list is endless. 
• Attach to card base - add a greeting inside - done.

Here are close ups of some of the cards I created.

I love the bright modern take on these.

This one was not donated - I gave it to a friend this morning.  I dropped the other 6 off to the op shop this morning.  If they are successfully sold I will make some more - maybe for birthdays, thank you, thinking of  you etc.  I have much more fabric!

Thank you for looking, Margaret

Happiness is handmade.