Thread: Quilt Labels
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Old 09-22-2020, 09:59 AM
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mindless
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Me too!
I'm not crazy about making them at all. In fact I didn't for years.

But now, there are so many ways to make labels. And lots of quilters around me to wag their collective finger at me and say "you must include a label...."
:/
So now, my favorite way (depending on who is getting the quilt), is to print a design onto fabric then fill in the info with a permanent micro pen and stitch it into the corner of the quilt. I've printed a few out already just to speed things up when the time comes.
Also, I found a couple of web sites with free labels you can download and print out:
https://www.quilterscache.com/Q/QuiltLabels.html

and more free labels to print onto transfer paper and using heat n bond (this is also a tutorial);
https://www.sewcanshe.com/blog/2015/...free-printable

this is also one of my favorites for a very fast, easy label - just hand print the info directly onto a piece of scrap fabric, and sew it into the corner. (It's easier to write on fabric when I iron it to freezer paper first)
here's a video:
https://www.allpeoplequilt.com/how-t...uickly-machine

this is the same idea:
http://freshoffthespool-danih03.blog...-tutorial.html

I tried embroidering them, both by hand and with a machine, but I wasn't very handy with either.
I also tried just sewing (fmq) a label into the binding of one. Success was iffy.

Since then, I've found a few other cute pictures to turn into label blanks.
Also, I'm considering ordering custom ribbon with the info printed on it. I saw someone post that idea here a while ago, and I loved it.
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