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Originally Posted by readerwhiz
I have created labels in several ways. You can embroider a label, or you can write with a Sharpie or other permanent, non-bleeding pen (I set the ink with an iron). You can also print a label on fabric using Bubble Jet set and your computer (directions are on the bottle). I think labels are very important. Be sure to include, at a minimum, who created and/or quilted the piece, the city/state and the date. You can also add the recipient's name, the event, a quote, or a reason for the quilt. Be as creative as you want!
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Originally Posted by gotthebug
I am using the iron on stuff from June Taylor. On the one I finished today, I ran the printable iron on fabric through my printer, sewed on a boarder, and hand stitched it on the quilt, then pressed.
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I've got the HP Custom Quilt Label CD...you can do all kinds of neat things with it - put boarders on your label - here's sample:
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This was all good info and I really need to get labels on quilts my grandma made back in the 30's. Thanks for the tips.
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Originally Posted by frugalfabrics
I've got the HP Custom Quilt Label CD...you can do all kinds of neat things with it - put boarders on your label - here's sample:
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I make my labels up on Microsoft Word. Then print them with an inkjet printer onto fabric made for inkjet printed labels.
Let the ink dry for 15 min, then rinse under water for 30 seconds and let dry. After I iron it it's done. I attach it to a mini quilt made of spare fabrics used in the quilt and stitch it to the back. That way if the owner ever needs to do a repair, she'll have some of the fabric, and it will have been washed as much as the quilt. I've never had a problem with them bleeding or fading. |
Originally Posted by tjradj
I make my labels up on Microsoft Word. Then print them with an inkjet printer onto fabric made for inkjet printed labels.
Let the ink dry for 15 min, then rinse under water for 30 seconds and let dry. After I iron it it's done. I attach it to a mini quilt made of spare fabrics used in the quilt and stitch it to the back. That way if the owner ever needs to do a repair, she'll have some of the fabric, and it will have been washed as much as the quilt. I've never had a problem with them bleeding or fading. |
I hand embroidery it on the back bottom corner.
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I print my label with my inkjet printer on either fabric I have used Bubble Jet Set on and ironed onto a piece of freezer paper, OR the computer printer fabric you can buy at Jo-Ann's. It makes it easier to hand sew onto the back of the quilt if you use lightweight fusible interfacing, cut the same size as your label and sewn right sides together. Snip a hole in the interfacing so you can turn it right side out and using a press cloth, iron it onto the back of your quilt. That holds it in place nicely when you sew it on.
I think labels are a VERY important part of a quilt! |
Here is a How to make your own site. http://www.ehow.com/how_6684936_make...lt-labels.html
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