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    Old 07-29-2013, 04:15 PM
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    How do you sew on your quilt label? Do you machine stitch it on or hand stitch it on ? Do you sew it on the back before or after you FMQ?

    Thank you, Marilee
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    Old 07-29-2013, 04:34 PM
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    I add my label by hand after the quilt is quilted & bound. Just my personal preference. My quilts are all for loved ones and not for show.
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    I put my label on after quilting but before I bind. That way 2 of the edges are secured by the binding and then I hand stitch the other 2 sides.
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    Old 07-29-2013, 05:32 PM
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    Originally Posted by thimblebug6000
    I add my label by hand after the quilt is quilted & bound. Just my personal preference. My quilts are all for loved ones and not for show.
    Yep, me, too.
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    Old 07-29-2013, 05:35 PM
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    Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
    I put my label on after quilting but before I bind. That way 2 of the edges are secured by the binding and then I hand stitch the other 2 sides.
    this is the way i do it also
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    I embroider mine on the backing before sandwiching and quilting
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    Originally Posted by auntpiggylpn
    I put my label on after quilting but before I bind. That way 2 of the edges are secured by the binding and then I hand stitch the other 2 sides.
    ditto that ... when I remember Otherwise the whole label is hand stitched to the back
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    I like making mine part of the backing. I got the idea from here
    http://www.jaybirdquilts.com/2011/05...uilt-back.html
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    Old 07-29-2013, 05:56 PM
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    for wall quilts/hangings I fuse the label on after binding and everything is done. For larger ones, I agree with those who stitch it into the binding. I've started using a triangle instead of a square - cut a large square, fold it in half diagonally to form a triangle, and stitch it into the binding with raw edges matching. That leaves only one side - the folded side - to stitch by hand.
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    Old 07-30-2013, 04:53 AM
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    I put it on after I FMQ.

    If it is a bed quilt, I machine sew it with a thread that I hope will 'hide' on the front.
    For show quilts, I machine sew it into the border, and then hand sew it to the inside of the quilt (my hand sewing sucks, so I try to minimize that part...)
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