9 Fabric Postcards Made for Make a Wish Contest in Sisters, Oregon

Hello my lovely postcard lovers. I mailed off my postcards for the annual Make a Wish fabric postcards contest in conjunction with the annual Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show (SOQS) and sponsored by Andover Fabrics. There were 2 fabrics that had to be used in each postcard that Andover Fabrics donated to the contest. You can request as many sets as you would like and I requested 3 sets. I used a couple of the fabrics received as the background fabrics, but most I used within the postcard. I ended up creating 9 postcards in all. I still had enough fabric leftover to have made at least one more, but I thought this was enough. The deadline to receive the postcards is May 4, 2022. 

If you go here, you can read about this contest as well as the quilt block contest (I have entered that contest several times over the years too). Since I forgot to take photos of the 2 fabrics that had to be used in each postcard, you can see them both by clicking the above link.

The idea of the contest is they frame the winning postcards that are then auctioned off and they also choose other nice postcards to frame to auction as well. It's a silent auction. The money goes to help the Make a Wish foundation and the rest of the postcards that are not framed are sold and that money also helps to support the SOQS, which is free event to the public, but costs a lot of money to run. The local framing shop frames these postcards at their expense. I had a postcard framed a couple of times in the past, even though it wasn't a contest winner; still it was a thrill my postcard was chosen to be framed. And it helps support a good cause and the quilt show.

I used some of my die cuts from Crafter's Edge to create some of these postcards, and I will point out which ones under the photo. So here are the 9 postcards I made and sent in for the contest. Wish me luck!

This silly bee uses the contest fabric on the head and wings.

This mouse uses the contest fabrics on the body and nose.

The background fabric and the little heart uses the contest fabrics, and the rest is made from felt. I handstitched the word, WISH using embroidery floss.

This chicken uses the one contest fabric in the body and the other as the wing, tail feathers and head feathers.

5 more postcards here.

I used felt for the flowers, with a simple French knot to anchor it in place. Some embroidered by hand stems and leaves and a few extra scattered French knots.

This postcard was made using the Balloon die cuts and the Mini Stars (part of the Mini Stars & Hearts) die cuts from Crafter's Edge. I did darken the balloon strings after taking this photo as I thought they were a bit too light. The stars and the background fabric are the contest fabrics used.

This is the Santa die cut (which can be made into a snowman too) from Crafter's Edge. I was trying to use this die cut to make it look a bit more like a Gnome, rather than a Santa. Did you think Santa or Gnome when you first saw this one? The hat, nose and heart are the contest fabrics on this postcard.

I used the smallest Mason Jar die cut to create this postcard. The jar and the lid are the contest fabrics. I added a felt heart from the Mini Hearts & Stars die cut from Crafter's Edge.

This one used the Large Flower die cut. I used 2 of the 3 flowers from the die cut to create this flower. The flower was created using both contest fabrics.

So there you have it, 9 fabric postcards that could help to support 2 causes. I will let you know if any of these are framed for auction or if I am lucky enough to be one of the 3 contest winners (1st, 2nd or 3rd place). Either way, they were fun to create. 

And if you have never been to the SOQS, then you really should attend at least once as it is a fabulous show and I love the town of Sisters, OR. I have been there many times and always enjoy it. It's my favorite quilt show! 

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