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We hope Jennifer Casas Something Special Card + Envelope Tutorial inspires you to create
something beautiful for someone you love. Learn more about Jennifer in her introduction, and
make a visit to JCasa*handmade part of your daily routine.
After you make the basic card + envelope as a foundation piece you can
then embellish, embroider, quilt, print Do something to make it unique! Mix things up, and
personalize your card to make it the perfect something for your special someone. Create your
personalized fabric card or Valentine with Jennifers tutorial by February 12th, share it in the
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February True Love at Sew,Mama,Sew!
From Jennifer: Our lives are overrun by email, texting, and virtual hellos- With this simple
fabric card + envelope project, I encourage you to take a step back from the everyday and make
something memorable, something as one-of-a-kind as your special someone. Express yourself by
transforming ordinary correspondence into something extraordinary. The possibilities to
personalize this project are endless, so have fun! Make something special every day. And make
every day something special!
Finished Measurements
Envelope = 5.25 x 7.75
Card = 4.75 x 7
Card fabric: 1 piece each of front + back fabrics measuring 5.25 x 7.5, you can cut the
back fabric to size now, but do not cut the front fabric until you have written your note.
Interfacing (medium-weight fusible): 1 piece 9.5 x 9.5 (for envelope), 1 piece 4.75 x
7 (for card)
Water-soluble pen, embroidery floss + embroidery needle
6. Go back to the machine and backstitch at those cut edges so that when you turn the piece, you
dont end up unraveling the whole thing. (That would be a bummer.)
7. Turn the piece RS out through that corner opening, carefully pressing into corners using a
bone folder or chopstick. Press on both the front and back.
9. Using a 1/8 seam allowance, edgestitch around the ENTIRE piece on the RS, backstitching at
the end.
4. Choose a small button and mark the spot for placement of the corresponding
buttonhole on the corner point of the envelope flap. Make buttonhole and sew button
onto envelope. Hey presto, youve made an envelope.
Now lets get to the card!
2. Once your message is complete, cut the front fabric to size (see dimensions above).
3. Fuse interfacing to WS of back fabric according to the manufacturers instructions, centering
the interfacing in on each side.
4. Pin the front and back fabrics for the card RS together.
5. Using a seam allowance, stitch around the piece, leaving a 2 opening on one side for
turning.
6. Clip the corners and turn the piece RS out through that opening, carefully pressing into corners
using a bone folder or chopstick. Press on both the front and back.
7. On that opening, fold the fabrics toward the inside of the piece (RS together), press and pin
closed.
I like that its interactive so we can leave one another messages in a prettier manner than the
sticky-notes we have been known to scribble on.
You could also stamp the fabric using fabric ink, or piece together some fussy-cut patchwork-
Really, the possibilities are limited only by your imagination. Enjoy + happy making! xoxo