Embroidered Greeting Cards

I have been making fabric postcards to exchange for years which lead me into making greeting cards for my friends.  Most of the cards are machine embroidered but sometimes, I use smaller hand cross stitch pieces.  The greeting cards below are a small sample of some of the cards I have made to be sent.  I like to send to people who I think will appreciate the card.  I try to make the cards 5" by 7" though some greeting cards are smaller sizes.  I use the large hoop on my Bernina 200, stabilizing the fabric.  After I remove the stabilizer, I, then, iron the embroidered piece to pellon 71 on the sticky side.  At this point, I freemotion quilt the top of the card.  I use a small zigzag stitch to secure the design to the accent color cardstock.  I follow that by using cardstock cut to size and folded in half to make the actual card.

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