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[indigo_roses]

I've made one fabric ATC, what I did was mount it on a piece of felt.

[suereal]

How do you finish fabric ATCs?  Cut them and affix to front of stiff surface?  Sew them into a little pouch with the stiff surface inside?  Just cut larger than the card and affix it to the back after folding it over the edges?  I'd appreciate any ideas....

I like to use some kind of iron on glue (Steam-a-Seam is what I use.  And for cards I use the heavy duty one.)  Then I have ironed it on to felt and cardboard as well.  Make it a bit larger and then trim to the size you need.  You could also sew it to felt by hand or machine too.  If it is a mini quilt kind of thing, I would put the right sides together (with batting on the outside of one side if you want batting), sew most of the way around, then flip and quilt.  Hope that helps

[calluna]

How do you finish fabric ATCs?  Cut them and affix to front of stiff surface?  Sew them into a little pouch with the stiff surface inside?  Just cut larger than the card and affix it to the back after folding it over the edges?  I'd appreciate any ideas....

I like to use some kind of iron on glue (Steam-a-Seam is what I use.  And for cards I use the heavy duty one.)  Then I have ironed it on to felt and cardboard as well.  Make it a bit larger and then trim to the size you need.  You could also sew it to felt by hand or machine too.  If it is a mini quilt kind of thing, I would put the right sides together (with batting on the outside of one side if you want batting), sew most of the way around, then flip and quilt.  Hope that helps

I second the fusible web (Steam-A-Seam or whichever brand). Since it has a paper backing, I've ironed the back of fabric cards to the fusible side, then left the paper backing on it, so I could write my info on it, and then the recipient has the option of removing the paper and using the card as an iron-on patch, or leaving it as-is. 
Another technique that's worked for me is having the fabric a little larger than needed (say, 4x3 inches), then wrap the extra fabric around the edges of a stiff ATC-sized card, gluing the fabric edges to the back of the stiff surface. This requires little binder clips to hold the fabric in place until the glue dries. If adhesive isn't your cup-o-tea, you could wrap the edges around the stiff card and run it all through a sewing machine, creating a border of stitches.

[ThinkinLincon]

 Mine is very simply but I love it. I use ink wash for background and most of the coloring, I use micron Pens to draw my Abes.

[cmarion3]

This is a fantastic thread! I had to stop reading 'cause my head was spinning with ideas.

I make my own blanks. I keep a piece of watercolor paper next to my painting area and anytime I have left over paint on my paper plate palette (I find the small party size paper plates make excellent paint palettes) I smear the paint in patterns on the watercolor paper. I'm just looking for texture/color/design. I like to finish with layers of gel or mod podge with a bit of metallic paint mixed in. Again, no plan, just texture etc. Sometimes I M.P bits of fabric or ribbon or thread or flower petals or torn paper or bits of book pages (you get the idea) as well. I test stamps on the paper too. Anything goes.

Then I cut to ATC size and keep in a box to grab for backgrounds, texture, etc. It gives me a stash to work with.

Examples:

[rackycoo]

That's a great tip! Your cards look beautiful.