How to Create a Doodle Envelope
Good Morning, Quilters and Doodlers!
Today we are going to learn how to create a doodle envelope!
As you have heard me say hundreds of times–the fastest way to improve your quilting is to doodle!
When you doodle on an envelope you will need to doodle around shapes–just like you do when machine quilting. Perfect practice!!!
How to Create the Doodle Envelope
All you need is an envelope and a pen. I like to use LePen or Flair pens.
Begin by drawing two simple shapes for the address and the return address.
I like to make these lines fairly bold.
Choose a Motif or Two
Next, choose a motif to fill in around the two shapes. In the above card, I added “stitching lines” around the edge and decorative lines around the center shapes before I filled in the rest of the envelope.
Look through your quilt books for motif and pattern ideas.
May I suggest Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3 and More Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3?! They’re a great resource for motifs!!!
You might like to try:
Don’t Stop with Just One!
Once you get started, you won’t want to stop.
Creating doodle envelopes is fun and great quilting practice!!!!
Send The Happy Couple a Card
Faye and Steve would LOVE to receive one of your doodle envelope creations! (They’d love a blank card, too-no pressure LOL)
If YOU would like to send the honeymooners a note, the address is:
Mr. and Mrs. Steve Janke
c/o Lori Kennedy Quilts
PO Box 423
Bayport, MN 55003
One More Thing–The Stamp
One of my new hobbies is stamp collecting. More on that coming soon.
Don’t miss the opportunity to add a cool stamp!
What about YOU?
Do YOU have a pen-pal?
Do you LOVE to doodle?
Would YOUR sweetheart or pen-pal LOVE a doodled envelope?
When is the last time you sent a message snail-mail?
We’d LOVE to hear!
Toodles!
YOUR happy quiltoodler,
Lori
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Lori, when my 3 younger siblings each turned 50, I mailed them 50 birthday card. On each card and envelopes I doodled drawings. It was so much fun to see their surprise when the cards kept coming.
What a great idea! And what fun! Are you planning to do it again for another occasion?
I was wondering if the term “Doodle Quilt” belongs to anyone. Did you coin it? If I sold one, could I refer to it as a “Doodle Quilt” in the description? I have always been curious about this.
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you for sharing the LOVE!
I like snail mail and use it often. And, I love to decorate the envelopes appropriate to the season or holiday or occasion.
You have taught me so much about not being afraid and just try it. Thank you.
I will give this a try, however I have discovered that I am much better at doodling with my machine than with a pen. Has anyone else experienced this? I’m not sure if I try to go too fast with a pen or what, but my lines are never as smooth or evenly spaced as when I’m machine stitching.
Hi Lori–I was so happy to see something about doodling again! I have a suggestion: since you are not posting new content as often (I know you have lots of other projects, and a life besides, so not criticizing), could you send out some “throwback” posts? I miss seeing stuff from you in my inbox, and I would love some review, especially of the doodling series, and earlier tutorials I have probably forgotten about. Happy Spring!
Yes! That’s a great idea! As omg as you don’t mind!
A dear friend and I exchange handwritten letters often instead of texting or phoning each other. These letters often run 5-6 pages and are eagerly awaited. Been doing this more than 3 years – since I moved from my old home to my current one in a new state. Must start doodling on the envelope, thanks for the idea!
Hi Lori…glad to see you back! I love the doodled envelope, but as the wife of a postal worker and a retired office clerk that prepared bulk mail, I want to remind everyone that the post office needs the lower portion of your envelope to put it’s delivery routing codes. The sorting machines use this code to route your mail to the correct city, office and sorted box of mail for carriers to deliver out of. Please leave at least 3/8″ plain on that lower edge. If you don’t, I’d be afraid that they won’t deliver your lovely letters. Doodle on, Garth!
Thank you for that tip!!!
Which side of the envelope do you put the plain box? Right or left? Is the box 3/8″ x 3/8 or is it more of a rectangle
The codes go across the bottom. Just leave the entire lower edge of the envelope clean and you should be good. If you want decorative balance, make the edges clean all around to frame your artwork.
I love this idea and the addition of Garth (Kathie) Banks tip to leave A plain 3/8” strip at the bottom. Now I can’t wait to get going. I LOVE using the erasable Frixion pens, because I’m a perfectionist… But I also know doodling in permanent ink is a good practice. Just leave well enough alone…