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*Farmgirl Swap:  4th of July postcard swap-partners posted  |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2307 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
2307 Posts |
 Posted - May 13 2021 : 06:50:22 AM
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I love fabric postcards, so I thought a patriotic fabric postcard swap would be sew fun.
You can have one partner or as many as you want to make postcards for, just let me know when you sign up. They are very inexpensive to mail-let’s not do any tucks for this swap to keep postage down.
Sign-ups wil go through May 27th. Mail out will be by June 17th.
Treelady-I am mailing to everyone
Texas Gran-GailMN
Quiltee -idaJaneRooney; Treelady, suny58, isewbernina
GailMN-quiltee, sweettea58,Texasgran
Sweettea58-isewbernina, JeanP, GailMN,suny58, Ida Jane Rooney
PinkPolkadotpullet-JeanP
Suny58-Quiltee, Sweettea58, jeanP, isewbernina, Ida Jane Rooney, treelady, Quiltee
JeanP-mailing to everyone
Ida Jane Rooney-Quiltee, sweettea58, suny58
Isewbernina-Suny58, quiltee
Whew, that was a mind boggling mix-up to match up. Have fun everyone.
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
Max Lucado |
Edited by - treelady on May 28 2021 08:34:55 AM |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
4919 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
4919 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 07:18:08 AM
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I will try this swap. I also love fabric post cards.
TexasGran
#6389
Let God's light shine through you every day.
Amazon Children's Books, look for my name:Marilyn Robinson Godfrey
Craftsy: patterns for farm stick animals under my name.
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7485 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7485 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 08:09:37 AM
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Sounds like fun, Julie. I want to join. Let me think about how many partners I'd like.
Do fabric postcards mail for the same rate as regular postcards? Or will we mail them in an envelope?
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015 and April 2017
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2307 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
2307 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 08:37:32 AM
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I think you need to put them in an envelope. But they should mail for .55 if nothing else is in the envelope.
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
Max Lucado |
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GailMN
True Blue Farmgirl
471 Posts
Gail
Hutchinson
Minnesota
USA
471 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 09:24:02 AM
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Count me in, I will have 3 partners. Thanks.
Blessings and Hugs,
Gail
Farmgirl Sister #506
Aim high; shoot for the moon and if you miss it, grab a star. |
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1237 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
1237 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 10:19:32 AM
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Julie, please add me tp this swap. Thanks for hosting. I will take 4 partners please
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
Farmgirl #2215
www.etsy.com/shop/markiebuck |
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PinkPolkadotPullet
Farmgirl in Training
38 Posts
Amy
Darlington
Maryland
38 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 10:21:12 AM
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Hi, All!
What exactly does a fabric post card look like, and is it mounted on card stock? Is it something you can use, i.e. a cute patch or bookmark or whatnot? Or just decorative? In any case, I would love to sign up to do one... and once I know, more I may do 2 or 3. #128512;
(Speaking of patches and badges, would anyone be interested in a future cute patch / badge swap, like embroidered chicks or wildflowers or colorful mandalas or...?)
Amy
"To be happy at home is the ultimate result of all ambition." -Samuel Johnson, via Gretchen Rubin, author of The Happiness Project |
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suny58
True Blue Farmgirl
4365 Posts
Dianna
Jack
Al.
USA
4365 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 10:23:34 AM
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I love fabric postcards too Julie, thank you for hosting! I'll do 7 please? I kinda like that number, lol...
Farmgirl #7103
FGOTM January 2018
Dianna
"Blessed are they that see beautiful things in humble places, where other people see nothing." Pissarro |
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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
ID
USA
1284 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 11:05:35 AM
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Oh my, TreeLady, now you've done it. I said I was not doing anymore swaps until fall/winter so I could catch up on my burgeoning stash of UFOs. But I have the self control of a gnat and I LOVE making fabric postcards. Here are pix of last year's Valentines.   I will decide on how many I do when I see how many are signed up for this swap OK?
Just a few tips for you speaking from much experience. You can download many fun postcard backs from the internet and print them out on fabric if you wish. I usually just print out on 4x6 photo card stock which gives good support for your postcard front. Back your front with Steam-a-Seam or similar product and just iron front to back and edge stitch around the "sandwich". I also package mine in 4x6" clear sleeves, also available from Amazon for protection. Just be sure to put the stamp on the outside of the sleeve. You can address the postcard itself or put a label on the sleeve and then the recipient will have an unused postcard. I believe current postcard rate is 37 cents. If you use the clear sleeve, it goes as a letter - 55 cents.
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
. . . .Stephen Hawking |
Edited by - JeanP on May 13 2021 11:18:33 AM |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7485 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7485 Posts |
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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
ID
USA
1284 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 12:46:03 PM
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Linda -- over the years, I have used several different ones. Just do a search on Amazon and then it's up to you to determine what size and styles you want. Lots of options.
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
. . . .Stephen Hawking |
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Ida Jane Rooney
True Blue Farmgirl
176 Posts
Ida
ORANGE
CA
USA
176 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 1:27:01 PM
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I love a new challenge. Count me in for three (3).
Wannabee
"Anyone who thinks they are too small to make a difference has never met the honey bee."
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2307 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
2307 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 6:12:33 PM
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Welcome ladies, I can’t wait to see everyone’s creations
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
Max Lucado |
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isewbernina
True Blue Farmgirl
223 Posts
Kathy
Salina
KS
USA
223 Posts |
Posted - May 13 2021 : 7:35:34 PM
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Please add my name to the list, please. I will try 2 cards.
Kathy
“Kindness is Free, Sprinkle that Stuff Everywhere.”
"I was cut out to be rich but I was sewn up wrong"
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StitchinWitch
True Blue Farmgirl
2245 Posts
Judith
Galt
CA
USA
2245 Posts |
Posted - May 17 2021 : 12:09:14 PM
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My experience mailing fabric postcards was expensive. The post office charged me almost $3. each to mail them. They considered them to be "small packages". If you put them in envelopes it is much cheaper; you just add the extra ounce stamp to one forever stamp. I can't believe how picky the post office has become.
Judith
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Happiness is Homemade |
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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
ID
USA
1284 Posts |
Posted - May 17 2021 : 12:29:38 PM
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Yikes Judith. I think individual post offices and clerks have good days and bad days when they are accepting mail. I am so fortunate that my little taco truck post office staff is so accommodating with my mail and always suggest the best and most reasonable way for me to mail whatever I am sending.
jean
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
. . . .Stephen Hawking |
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
4919 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
4919 Posts |
Posted - May 17 2021 : 6:55:51 PM
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If you buy stickers, they come in clear sleeves or envelopes. Perhaps you could recycle some of them .
I weigh lots of the envelopes I mail. One ounce = one postage stamp. Since the city for some reason decided new sidewalks were essential...and that Led to scooping out the old streets, lots of barricades and a huge mess over all. So our local post office has not been easily accessable in well over a month! I choose not to go into the danger zone. So I buy stamps elsewhere. Problem...elsewhere only sells $.55 stamps.
TexasGran
#6389
Let God's light shine through you every day.
Amazon Children's Books, look for my name:Marilyn Robinson Godfrey
Craftsy: patterns for farm stick animals under my name.
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Edited by - TexasGran on May 17 2021 7:02:48 PM |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7485 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7485 Posts |
Posted - May 22 2021 : 9:04:32 PM
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My former PO was very accommodating with my packages and swaps; this current one is NOT!! Service is not good here and rates just keep going up!!
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015 and April 2017
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
4919 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
4919 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2021 : 8:54:06 PM
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When I mail packages, I almost always feel taken advantage of.
I think every P.O. should charge the same, but sadly they don't.
TexasGran
#6389
Let God's light shine through you every day.
Amazon Children's Books, look for my name:Marilyn Robinson Godfrey
Craftsy: patterns for farm stick animals under my name.
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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
ID
USA
1284 Posts |
Posted - May 23 2021 : 9:38:36 PM
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Worked on my postcards today -- first project after the big studio makeover!! Got three done and I'm pleased with the results. I think I will be able to do nine -- that seems to be what we have signed up so far. How is everyone else doing?
hugs,
jean
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
. . . .Stephen Hawking |
Edited by - JeanP on May 24 2021 10:35:17 AM |
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7485 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7485 Posts |
Posted - May 24 2021 : 10:14:26 AM
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I have my idea ready to make, I just need to cut, sew, iron, and stitch around. If my idea pans out I will know how many I can make.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015 and April 2017
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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TexasGran
True Blue Farmgirl
4919 Posts
Marilyn
Stephenville
Texas
USA
4919 Posts |
Posted - May 25 2021 : 8:53:00 PM
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Fabric cut, postcard cut, I need to ask my hubby to move my machine. Then perhaps I can stitch.
TexasGran
#6389
Let God's light shine through you every day.
Amazon Children's Books, look for my name:Marilyn Robinson Godfrey
Craftsy: patterns for farm stick animals under my name.
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quiltee
True Blue Farmgirl
7485 Posts
Linda
Terrell
TX
USA
7485 Posts |
Posted - May 26 2021 : 5:13:26 PM
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I would like to make and swap 4 postcards.
Farmgirl hugs,
Linda
Terrell, TX
Farm girl #1919
Farm Girl of the Month August 2015 and April 2017
"Women are Angels, and when someone breaks our wings, we simply continue to fly . . . on a broomstick - we're flexible, like that."
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JeanP
True Blue Farmgirl
1284 Posts
Jean
Deary
ID
USA
1284 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2021 : 12:30:57 PM
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Woo Hoo! I have nine all ready to mail. Just need a snail mail addy for Amy (Pink PolkadotPullet) -- what a cute moniker that is. Amy, do you really have a pink polkadot chicken? Inquiring minds want to know. LOL.
jean
"However difficult life may seem, there is always something you can do and succeed at."
. . . .Stephen Hawking |
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treelady
True Blue Farmgirl
2307 Posts
Julie
Medina
ND
USA
2307 Posts |
Posted - May 27 2021 : 3:20:24 PM
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I will work on a partner list tonight.
A little rain can straighten a flower stem. A little love can change a life.
Max Lucado |
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sweettea59
True Blue Farmgirl
1237 Posts
Sherry
Longview
Texas
USA
1237 Posts |
Posted - May 28 2021 : 1:20:19 PM
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Thank you Julie
Farmgirl Hugs & May all your Wishes come true.
Sherry
Farmgirl #2215
www.etsy.com/shop/markiebuck |
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4th of July postcard swap-partners posted
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