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Always said I was never making any - learned to never say never! A member of my guild made a plea for fabric postcards to send to Ovarian Cancer patients. Our local cancer centre sees about 100 cases per year, so she pledged 100 postcards. The Canadian cancer society has chosen a sunflower as their emblem for this group, and I had picked up a bundle of fat quarters from Blank Textiles that have a donation make for Ovarian cancer research at a show last winter. I managed to finish 9 postcards - not great, and not too creative. I was using some leftover peltex that I had used in making a couple of fabric boxes. The number was determined by the amount of leftover small pieces! Now I just have to get them delivered before we leave in less than two weeks! I'll take some pictures later for my Webshots account. DH and I are heading south on Oct 28, planning to arrive on Hallowe'en day.

Reply to
Susan Torrens
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Well Susan. I find them very addictive as you can see! Lovely to make them for a good cause though.

Reply to
EstelleUK

Hi Susan,

Ok, I had to look this one up. I know that they technically fall within postal regulations, but I still have to wonder what the postal workers think about them, and what effect, if any, they may have on sorting & handling equipment over time (lint?)

Just musing - that's all! :-)

Doc

Reply to
Dr. Zachary Smith

I received one from South Africa, in perfect condition, and sent just as it was with a plain back for the address and short message. I think I would have to send mine in an envelope, but this worked perfectly. Goodness knows about the machinery etc! . In message , Dr. Zachary Smith writes

Reply to
Patti

They won't interfere with the machinery unless they have lots of embellishments, then they have to be in an envelope. There are clear plastic envelopes available for this. I've received some in the mail, and they're just as clean and nice as if they'd been handed to me. You can also take them to the post office and ask that they be hand canceled, thus avoiding machinery. There are clerks at our post office that love to have me bring them in so they can see them. Gen

Ok, I had to look this one up. I know that they technically fall within postal regulations, but I still have to wonder what the postal workers think about them, and what effect, if any, they may have on sorting & handling equipment over time (lint?)

Just musing - that's all! :-)

Doc

Reply to
Gen

I've mailed three so far, and didn't use envelopes. The postal employees had not see these before. They charged me regular, first class postage, not postage for a Post Card. They also said that they could not be hand cancelled. Mine had ribbons and buttons and were received in good condition.

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Alice in PA

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