Putting on a Quilt Label
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Hand whip stitched after it's quilted and binding done. I'd like to do it before I quilt it but I don't trust myself enough to get it in the right place before I know exactly where the edges (binding) are. Suppose I could just make sure by placing it farther inside than is necessary ... but there is a nagging anal quilter in my head telling me for some stupid reason that the label should be 2" from each edge of the lower right corner of the back. NO IDEA where that idea came from but I can't make it go away.
Going to bed. I'll probably have nightmares about wanky misplaced labels on quilts, and I'll be really mad because it will be at a quilt show and all those badly labeled quilts are the only ones with the blue ribbons and I'll get in an arguement with the judges.
ARGH ... an active imagination is not a good thing right before bedtime.
nite all
Going to bed. I'll probably have nightmares about wanky misplaced labels on quilts, and I'll be really mad because it will be at a quilt show and all those badly labeled quilts are the only ones with the blue ribbons and I'll get in an arguement with the judges.
ARGH ... an active imagination is not a good thing right before bedtime.
nite all
#13
Originally Posted by Janet My
I forgot all about the label... the quilt is done, binding and all.
This quilt has been a learning experience... next time it's going on first.
This quilt has been a learning experience... next time it's going on first.
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I attach after quilting and do it like hand applique. I prepare the label (I actually like to use the kind that are preprinted on fabric and cut like yardage) I cut out the pre printed label, starch it will (easier to write on that way) I write what I want with a pigma pen, turn under the raw edges, press and attach with hand applique stitch. Is that a whip stitch?
My machine also has a block alphabet and I have also used that to create labels. Sometimes I use a block that is on the front as a label if it is a "fancy" quilt.
My machine also has a block alphabet and I have also used that to create labels. Sometimes I use a block that is on the front as a label if it is a "fancy" quilt.
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