quilt labels
#1
I have read previous postings about quilt labels and how you make them. Several people have said that they use pigma pens to mark their labels. Is there a certain way to set the ink after you use them? I used pigma pens on the labels I put on several quilts and after a few washings the ink has faded. Now I have to go back and redo the labels. :cry: Any suggestions?
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I bought a pen that just said it was for writing on fabric. After I wrote them out, I ironed the label to make sure it would stay. A couple of my quilts have been washed and I looked at the label later, and it was fine.
The pen does not show a brand name, but just says Permanent Fabric Marking Pen Japan. I think I got it at JoAnn's.
The pen does not show a brand name, but just says Permanent Fabric Marking Pen Japan. I think I got it at JoAnn's.
#7
Originally Posted by Ruth Camp
I bought a book of quilt labels that you iron on. I then color in with pigma colors and then press with a hot iron, I realy don't know if they fADE..
In "95 (on my first quilt) I used a regular permanent Sharpie (new, so the tip would be really sharp). I've washed that little quilt so many times and the writing on the back is still there -- perhaps not as dark, but still very visible.
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