More postcards from USA..

 My post cards are slowly coming through to me. These are what I have received lately.

From MONA

from LAURA

from PAM

Unfortunately I have to wait for my parcel with my Autumn mug rug and my panel quilt top. USA says Australia isn’t allowing parcels to be sent and others are told USA is refusing to send to Australia.

Whatever the reason the mail has been slow everywhere. Hopefully I might get mine for Xmas. It will be a nice surprise when they do turn up. The ladies in th USA are phoning their post office regularly to check. As soon as they can send they will..

Postcard Swap 2

 I can’t help myself. I love being part of a swap. This one will last for 12 months. Yep, 12 months. Each month we are to make a special fabric postcard that relates to the month that it should arrive to the recipient. It is started in the USA so they have listed their holidays and celebrations but I can do ones relating to Australia.

I have made a list and have made my first 4.

May - Mother’s Day

A fresh, beautiful pot of flowers. Something I don’t get very often. I printed the background fabric with the script before planning the flowers.

June - Queens birthday

A beautiful photo of the young Queen Elizabeth. Embellished with lace, diamonds, pearls & flowers.

I also printed this photo of the Queen too.

July - Xmas in July

A beautiful snowflake behind the Xmas tree with presents too. This is something I haven’t experienced but would love to one day.

August - Winter...

Playing/ caught in the rain

I have kept one item the same on all the postcards. The month button label. I had a packet of them from my scrap booking days. At least they are getting used now.

Here they are all together.

Now I am ahead at the moment I will have a break before making the next ones. Time to think of the layouts and backgrounds.

This is getting back to the oldPen Pal days. How nice is it to receive Mail in your letter box.

QATW and POSTCARD SWAP .....

 I joined in with QATW and signed up for a postcard swap. I made 5 postcards and sent them over the seas to the USA and a local one to Brisbane. It was fun to make them.

I only took a photo part way through while I was making them and not when they were completed. Hopefully I can get a photo when they arrive at their new home. These are the ones I made. I decided not to post the selvedge edge one. That’s still sitting here for the next swap.

I decided to stamp a postcard symbol on the calico and attach to the back of the card. A special message from Australia...

I did a fancy pattern around the edge..

When I got back from my special little holiday I had these waiting for me...

I must have known not to send the selvedge one as someone else was making them too. And I received this one from.  Robin - RsIslandCrafts - Florida

Robin made hers with card stock on the back with a little message .

Then I got this one from Sheila... in Colorado.

Sheila left the back empty so I can write a message and send it on to someone else. How cute.

The last one I received was from LaDawn in Texas.

How sweet are these hearts. I think they were made around Valentine’s Day. The backing was made with calico and was posted as a normal postcard. It was stamped and arrived as normal. The postmark was dated 22 Feb 2021. It was here by 12 March 2021. Not long at all.

This just turned up from Laura..

I do know that Tracey has received mine in Brisbane Qld 

but the others have not received them in the USA.  Mine were posted on the 16 February 2021. How long will they take...

Candis has received this one I made for her. I added these cute felt Easter shapes.

This was a cute owl bow tie block I had left over from my quilt. There are lots of gold beads sewn on too.

This is the one Laura received.

This one was sent to Tracey. Do you like the eye I added..

Then here is the one that Veronica received

Oh so happy mail.

My postie has been my best friend this week.

First up is my beautiful POSTCARD from EGLEA.

http://www.jeitomineirobordados.com.br

Look at the beautiful picture Eglea made.

Love the quilting.....

 It is like a real postcard.

I cut off my address though.

Eglea also wrote 

Eglea doesn't live near the beach but within the mountains of Brazil.

Her postcard was a symbol of the beaches of the Northeasts fisherman in their boats.

You can listen to the composers song here

http://lyricstranslate.com/en/mаrchа-dоs-реsсаdоrеs-march-fishermen.html

March of the Fishermen

My ship is heading to the sea

I'm going to work, my dear.

God willing, when I come back from the sea,

I will bring along a good fish.

My fellows are coming back too

and we will thank our Lord (God).

The Morning Star follows me,

lighting my way.

I know that I'm never alone

because there's someone thinking about me.

Goodbye, goodbye

Fisherman, don't forget me.

I will pray that the weather is good, my dear,

that it is not bad.

I will make a soft bed for you,

perfumed with with rosemary 

...................................................

This is the translation.

How sweet.

This was a postcard swap organised by Sheila

From..... 

http://sheilasquiltworld.blogspot.com.au

My Beach Postcard

I have recently joined a postcard swap with Sheila at http://sheilasquiltworld.blogspot.com.au.
My partner was Eglea from      http://www.jeitomineirobordados.com.br
Here is my interpretation of the BEACH

I ENJOYED MAKING THIS POST CARD

I loved adding the beads. Now, when I look at the photo, I see that the whale looks like it is floating in mid air. I thought that all the blue was to be the sea but it doesn't really look like that at all.

I am still very happy with my work. I hope that Eglea is too.

Have a look at Eglea's blog 

http://www.jeitomineirobordados.com.br

Just heard from Eglea.
She loves it....

I am still waiting for mine to turn up.......

Fabric post card swap

I took part in a FABRIC POSTCARD SWAP organised by SHEILA. I have never made these before so wanted to take part. HERE is a link to see the cards I made and sent.
This is what I received. Just in time for EASTER. Aren't they cute and such a great idea.
This is from SHEILA

And this is one from LINDA

I think they are both lovely and will be looking out for another swap in the future. Thankyou ladies.

POSTCARD SWAP

I really enjoy reading everyone's blogs. I came across Sheila's quilt world blog.

http://sheilasquiltworld.blogspot.com.au/2015/03/are-you-ready-for-another-postcard-swap.html

She has organised a Postcard swap. I have not seen this before so I signed up and joined in.

My first time ever and I really enjoyed making them.

It was a SPRING and EASTER theme... Northern Hemisphere.

I had 2 partners and this is what I have sent....

I am not sure if they have been received so I will not mention which one is for who.

When they get them and I get mine I will post names and blogs. 

I loved making them and hope to do it again.

Thanks Sheila....

( I had forgotten that this post was scheduled with everything that has been going on. I will get to doing an update soon. My 2 partners have received them and I have mine. Won't be doing a post for a few days though)
Thanks again everyone for your support.....