Creating a quilt label
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Creating a quilt label
Am almost finished with a quilt that I've been working on since January.
Want to make a label that 'tells the story' and can't wrap my head around how to word it. As I would like to honor all the hands involved.
Here's the story and I'm hoping y'all can help:
It's a whole cloth quilt top that was hand embroidered by a friends family member. Except she can't remember who!
Then another friend gave me the fabric for the backing. It's that pre-printed stuff to give a quilting pattern. Because the top is old and was hand embroidered, I decided it needed to be handquilted. This backing worked great for that.
Then, another friend helped me with a quilting design around the embroidered work and suggested I make prairie points (had never done that before) to finish the edges. Turned out great.
So, I'd like to honor all the hands involved, but how? Doubt a label as big as the backing would be fun OR a good idea.
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Ideas?
Want to make a label that 'tells the story' and can't wrap my head around how to word it. As I would like to honor all the hands involved.
Here's the story and I'm hoping y'all can help:
It's a whole cloth quilt top that was hand embroidered by a friends family member. Except she can't remember who!
Then another friend gave me the fabric for the backing. It's that pre-printed stuff to give a quilting pattern. Because the top is old and was hand embroidered, I decided it needed to be handquilted. This backing worked great for that.
Then, another friend helped me with a quilting design around the embroidered work and suggested I make prairie points (had never done that before) to finish the edges. Turned out great.
So, I'd like to honor all the hands involved, but how? Doubt a label as big as the backing would be fun OR a good idea.
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Ideas?
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What I have just finished doing is free motion writing on the binding, all around the quilt. First, I wrote the text I wanted on the computer, pinned it on the binding and did free motion writing through the paper, onto the binding...
I took this idea from ube quilting http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...g-t220751.html
I took this idea from ube quilting http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...g-t220751.html
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Am almost finished with a quilt that I've been working on since January.
Want to make a label that 'tells the story' and can't wrap my head around how to word it. As I would like to honor all the hands involved.
Here's the story and I'm hoping y'all can help:
It's a whole cloth quilt top that was hand embroidered by a friends family member. Except she can't remember who!
Then another friend gave me the fabric for the backing. It's that pre-printed stuff to give a quilting pattern. Because the top is old and was hand embroidered, I decided it needed to be handquilted. This backing worked great for that.
Then, another friend helped me with a quilting design around the embroidered work and suggested I make prairie points (had never done that before) to finish the edges. Turned out great.
So, I'd like to honor all the hands involved, but how? Doubt a label as big as the backing would be fun OR a good idea.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ideas?
Want to make a label that 'tells the story' and can't wrap my head around how to word it. As I would like to honor all the hands involved.
Here's the story and I'm hoping y'all can help:
It's a whole cloth quilt top that was hand embroidered by a friends family member. Except she can't remember who!
Then another friend gave me the fabric for the backing. It's that pre-printed stuff to give a quilting pattern. Because the top is old and was hand embroidered, I decided it needed to be handquilted. This backing worked great for that.
Then, another friend helped me with a quilting design around the embroidered work and suggested I make prairie points (had never done that before) to finish the edges. Turned out great.
So, I'd like to honor all the hands involved, but how? Doubt a label as big as the backing would be fun OR a good idea.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Ideas?
Embroidered quilt top by a family member of {Lucy Jones, DOB, City & State}
Backing fabric given by {Janie Smith, friend of Lucy Jones}
Quilting design by {Debbie Turner and hand quilted by Hill Country Gal, Sept 2013.
I also try to put in the approx date of the quilt top and the pattern of the quilt, if known.
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Let us know what you decide!
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