How to Quilt an Envelope Pattern

20 responses to “How to Quilt an Envelope Pattern”

1. Love the envelope, thanks Lori!

2. I love that!! It would be perfect for my baby granddaughter’s quilt. Thanks!
   I bought 5 packs of John Lennon stamps when they came out. Love them!!! 🙂

   1. What fun! There are so many topical stamps that make letter writing more fun to send and receive!

3. I sent snail mail Valentines to my grandchildren so they would get a real letter.

4. Lori, There is the word “Related” in the page above (and every page). I am so curious as to what it means?
   The envelopes are enchanting !

   1. Hi Marta–you are always so observant…I think I’m supposed to fill in with some “related” posts, but I’ve forgotten to use this feature…LOL

      1. As we say in my quilting fellowship : “Finished is better than perfect.!” If your blog is finished for that day, we all love it like it is !!! luvmarta

5. Sadly, hand-written communication is almost a lost art, and I’m just as guilty as the next person. As a child, I was taught to write social letters, thank you notes, etc., but today’s forms of communication are so much easier, especially as the cost of stamps has increased exponentially. My typing skills (learned 50-some years ago) and the availability of computers make e-mail messages and e-cards way too easy. Sigh!
   Unfortunately these days, our snail-mail rarely consists of anything more than junk mail and bills.

   The envelope is design is VERY cute!!

   1. I’m glad you like the design, and like you, I prefer handwritten to email notes. I’ve recently signed up for a pen-pal program. I’m excited to receive my first letter from England!

6. I love hand-written notes. A grammar school classmate recently sent me a handwritten letter, and I believe I will keep it and cherish it forever. I sat down and wrote her a return letter and hope to hear from her again soon.

   Thank you for the RM envelope; I’ve been practicing your hearts lately with pencil doodles. So much fun — and it relaxes me. Thank you, Lori.

   1. I recently signed up for a “pen-pal” exchange. My pen-pal is from England and I can’t wait to get my first letter!

7. Lori, once you have made a quilt top quilters want to enhace thst design. Have you given classeson that or written a book on that?

   1. Please be more specific…
      But I do cover that more in my book that will be coming out in June, 2020. Also my Bluprint class: Approaches to Machine Quilting covers how to plan and design the quilting.

8. I always send valentine cards to my grandchildren and write something in the card. This year I still had Christmas stamps left so I used them. The envelope is so cute! I always check your quilting designs when I get ready to quilt something. I do all my own quilting on my domestic sewing machine and your designs are so helpful. I can usually do them after a couple trys. I have been doing my own quilting for about 10 years, so it gets easier. Thanks so much!

   1. I bet they loved their hand written notes!
      It does get easier–and more fun!

9. What sweet little envelopes filled with love. Unfortunately in our area, teaching longhand writing has been discontinued in the schools. Sad! Lori, you know what I miss in your quilting? Those cute trademark squiggles at the beginning and end of your work.☺️ I love them!

   1. Curlicue Knots! Thank you!!

10. There have been a lot of references here to handwritten notes and teaching children how to write thank you notes, etc. My dear maternal grandmother who died many years, had only a 3rd grade education. Her mom had died and my GM had to take over housekeeping at age 9 for her father and some brothers older than she. Jump to 1960. She wrote me a postcard for my high school graduation..very tiny writing that was hard to figure out. She filled the card, telling me she was proud of me for finishing school. She had 9 children and bookoodles of us grands. But she took the time to write me, in pencil, saying she was proud of me. That postcard is one of my greatest treasures.

    1. What a treasure! Handwritten notes mean so much!!

11. I enjoyed making this design. What do you do to the thread ends… Snip, hide, ???