Here's a brief how-to, but remember that there are no rules for fabric postcard assembly. If you see a better way to put your card together, give it a try.
- Cut out the area of the floral hanky you would like to use. I cut a section from the corner of mine, making it about 3-1/2" wide and 4" tall to allow placement flexibility.
- Cut the background fabric. I used two fabrics, one to the left of the hanky and one to its right. I cut a 4-1/4" square of pink print fabric for the left section.
- Following the manufacturer's instructions, press the reverse side of the hanky to paper backed fusible web, such as Wonder Under.
- Place the hanky on top of the fabric, dropping its edges to leave a 1/2" or so border along the top and left edges. Fuse to the fabric.
- Now press the reverse side of your two-fabric unit to paper backed fusible web.
- Trim fusible web to remove it at straight sides if necessary.
- Use sharp scissors to cut out motifs along the hanky's floral right edge, or simply cut a series of gentle curves along that side of the hanky. Cut through all layers.
- Cut your second background fabric, a rectangle that measures about 4-1/4" x 6-1/4". Place the floral unit on top of the new rectangle, letting the hanky unit drop down 1/2" or so from the top and left sides. Fuse.
- Cut a 4-1/4" x 6-1/4" piece of fast2fuse and a postcard back of the same size. Sandwich the three layers, with the fast2fuse in the center and reverse sides of other pieces touching it. Fuse according to the manufacturer's instructions.
- Trim to measure 4" x 6" and finish the edges with a narrow satin stitch.
