What could you make out of this fabric?
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Any ideas what to make from this fabric? I thought of cutting out the squares for gift tags but some are larger than a gift tag
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I suppose I would fussy cut all of them and have them on hand for labels. The larger ones being used to cross stitch a sentence or two for the recipient of the quilt.
You can frame a stitched message and hang it up at holiday time. You can use some of the larger ones as the side of a gift bag. They are pretty. Good luck with your decision! |
They are made for making quilt labels.
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You could do mug rugs or potholders with them if you don't have a need for so many labels.
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You could use it for Christmas placemats, make Christmas gift bags, cut then apart and add Christmas prints in Log Cabin style to make quilt blocks, use them for foundation piecing.....
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Add a persona l embroidered message and make mug rugs or a tiny wall display for the Christmas season.
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I have had some really difficult fabric to use. I just cut it into strips and use it for bindings. My charity group has its own labels.
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Agree, this fabric typically is for labels and you have received some ideas for other uses already.
The fabric is basically reads as Christmas, from what I can see (the colours plus the holly!) One idea may be to add Christmas thoughts, sayings, quotes, and such in the white space. These could be done in machine or hand embroidery or permanent marker. Then with some Christmas coordinating fabrics create an interesting scrappy-style arrangement for a quilt. Another idea might be to have everyone attending Christmas dinner complete a block with a permanent marker or in pencil for embroidery later. Then assemble it into a quilt later. Be sure to keep at least one block for the label(s) and any other important info you want noted. A fun thing to bring out every Christmas for the family and it just may become a treasured family heirloom. Or perhaps ... the same could be done at a Guild Christmas party? |
They are certainly designed to be quilt labels, but that doesn't mean you have to use them for that purpose. I would probably get a background fabric with a little bit of shimmer like Robert Kaufman's Radiance fabric in Ivory and then maybe quilt with a holographic thread like Superior #111 (http://www.superiorthreads.com/shop/...ystal-400-yds/) or even a silver metallic like their #000 (https://www.superiorthreads.com/shop...ilver-500-yds/).
Because I love applique so much, I'd probably just cut with a 1/4" seam allowance all the way around & use the different pieces/elements as appliques. However, I could just as easily see piecing the squares if you can find a layout that works -- maybe the largest squares in the center -- or possibly 4 circles with enough beige around them to turn into a square. All the open space in the center of the "labels" would make the perfect canvas for beautiful holiday quilting! |
I would use them for labels. Not an original reply, I know.
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I would use it as a memory quilt, especially if you have someone in your family w/ alzhiemers. I would print family photos on the white areas and piece them as an album.
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Originally Posted by yngldy
(Post 7632553)
I have some of that same label fabric. Never thought to use it for something else, but now that you brought it up: Why not put fusible on back of label, cut out each label with seam allowance on outside, and fussy cut inside, insert pictures, and make a memory Christmas quilt out of the squares?? Maybe someone will have a better idea of how to do it, (I'm just waking up), but it would make a cute quilt. Especially for a young child.
... or make it for Grandparents with pics of all their own kids and Grands. The pics could be current or through the years. Would make a very special Christmas gift! |
If you're having guests during the holidays (Thanksgiving too), have everyone sign it. If you're going to a party or someone else's home where there will be even a small crowd, take it along, have the guests sign it and present it to the host/hostess. Makes a lovely "memory quilt" and you don't have to embroider it. I've done it several times for showers, a house-warming, most recently Irish-themed labels at my husband's milestone birthday party.
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I think they would be nice on the outside of gift bags (make the lining of the tote bag in a cheery Christmas fabric). I like to make assorted size tote bags using my orphan blocks throughout the year. They usually end up cheaper than gift wrap and much more useful.
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I would use the labels to embroider messages, and put the messages on holiday placemats. You could even use them as "fabric place cards" by putting names on the label. Also you could use them to put names on stockings.
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I can't tell by the size of the fabric. I guess according to all other comments, you would use them for labels.
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I think you could also fussy cut from other fabrics and applique in the centers of each "label", then piece them together with scrappy holiday fabrics for sashings and cornerstones. I would cut the round ones into squares as mentioned earlier. Or perhaps into diamonds and then add scrappy fabrics to make them square within a square.
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Originally Posted by sonisew
(Post 7632321)
Any ideas what to make from this fabric? I thought of cutting out the squares for gift tags but some are larger than a gift tag
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I have used this type of fabric to make labels.
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Originally Posted by wildyard
(Post 7633503)
I think you could also fussy cut from other fabrics and applique in the centers of each "label", then piece them together with scrappy holiday fabrics for sashings and cornerstones. I would cut the round ones into squares as mentioned earlier. Or perhaps into diamonds and then add scrappy fabrics to make them square within a square.
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