Tudey

I love to design and print my own labels. I use the Bubble Jet products for my muslin or broadcloth, then I print my labels on my Epson Ink Jet printer...a plus since EPson inks are waterproof!

klgreene

I label, with "made with love" for whomever...from Nana or Mom, or Katie .name of the pattern, even if I designed it, and the date. I use Print Shop to design it, and print it on muslin ironed to freezer paper.

kittycats

I use labels that I buy from Keepsake Quilting. They come in a panel. I buy a yard and get alot of different ones. Then when I am done with a quilt I put my name and the date etc on it. I will get another panel from them soon as I see in the catalogue that there is a new one out.

JanetLW

Do you put freezer paper on the back of those labels? I just purchased them but am not sure how to proceed....
Thanks!

bmorawitz

I alway label every quilt I make - Some years down the line when I am not around the Name of the quilt/ year it was done and whom makes it special to the person who receives it ..And if your children wants akeepsake they have some record of your work and when

kittycats

I cut out the one I want to use, sign it, fold the edges under and slip stitch it onto the back bottom right corner.

FroggyinTexas

I make a label out of muslin and border it with some fabric from the top. My labels include a history of the quilt--where I got the pattern, where I got the fabric, for whom the quilt was intended, who quilted it and, of course, my name, the place the quilt was made and the date the quilt was finished.

Quilts are part of the family history and if family members get them, they'll be interested. I always want to know all I can know about the quilts I see. If the quilts last longer than my family, God forbid, strangers who get them may well be interested.

I think we are short-changing the future by failing to record our history and our quilts are part of that history.

meow meow

HAND EMBRODIARY LABELS ARE REALLY NEAT AND YOU CAN MAKE THEM AS FANCY AS YOU WANT. THE ONE'S I HAVE DONE THIS WAY HAVE A NAME, DATE, AND YEAR. MY AUNT HAS USED THE LITTLE PIECE THAT IS USED TO TEST THE PATTERN ON IRON PATTERNS AND THEY COME OUT REALLY CUTE. I LABEL SOME QUILTS AND SOMETIMES JUST FORGET TO DO OTHERS. I WISH ON SOME OF THOSE THAT I HAD PUT LABELS ON THEM. I LIKE THE IDEA OF PUTTING A SMALL DECAL/SYMBOL ON THE QUILT THAT I READ ABOUT EARLIER ON ONE OF THE MESSAGES AND RECENTLY I HAVE STARTED TAKING PICTURES JUST TO TO KEEP ON HAND TO LOOK BACK ON THE QUILT. I HAVE AN EMBRODIARY MACHINE TOO AND WHEN I GET AROUND TO IT I AM GOING TO PURCHASE ONE OF THEIR LABEL DISC AND SEE HOW THEY WORK. RIGHT NOW I JUST PROGRAM MINE IN AND STITCH OUT THEN PLACE IT ON THE QUILT. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAS NOW GONE AS FAR AS LABELING HER BACKING BEFORE SHE SANDWICHES IT TOGETHER AND THEN QUILTS.

Joanie2

I always put a label on my quilts. I usually name them and then include who it's for and the occasion as well as my name and the date. I did notice in a previous post that some quilters include a symbol or initial within the quilt to identify them should a quilt get lost or stolen. I have my quilts professionally quilted and an tiny angel design is hidden within her quilting. I think I'm going to ask her to include my initials as well. I'm thinking it's a good thing.

LLOYD346

Make a label with your word processor. Cut fabric typing paper size. Iron fabric (white muslin) to shinny side of freezer paper. With dot matrix printer print label on fabric freezer paper sandwich. Remove freezer paper. Set the ink by pressing with hot iron for approx. 15 minutes.