Today I've been working on the back for the baby quilt from my last post. I'm trying to make a concerted effort to label all of my quilts, at very least the ones that are gifts. My friend Wendy, the secretary for the LA Modern Quilt Guild, gave a very entertaining yet informative talk on the importance of labeling your quilts at a recent guild meeting. She actually had a family member leave a quilt on a plane that was later returned because it was so well labeled. That's pretty impressive.
For this quilt I'm using a technique I learned from Wendy. I picked a nice font, typed up my label and printed it on paper. Then, because I don't have a lightbox like Wendy, I used nature's lightbox (the sun) and taped the paper to my window with the label fabric on top of it and traced the text. I used a micron pen (they're waterproof), then heat set it with my iron.
I love that it
almost looks printed, just enough to mess with your head, but so much neater than my regular handwriting!
Thank you so much for a neat, no pun intended, idea for making labels. I have been very negligent in doing this, but am definitely going to give this a try.
ReplyDeleteThat one is one I have done as well. As I expect the baby quilts I make to be loved and used, I also include the left over binding and put it behind the label, then it washes when the quilt washes and it's there for repairs if necessary.
ReplyDeleteGreat idea! I don't like the printable fabric -- too stiff -- but this would look nicer than my usual handwriting!
ReplyDeleteThis is hands down the classiest, cleanest, most modern way to lable a quilt I've ever seen—I love it!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea! I need to start labeling my quilts.
ReplyDeleteWhat a clever idea to make writing neater. Thanks for the tip.
ReplyDeletelove the label. what is the font you used?
ReplyDeletethat is a superb idea. never thought of that. way to go!!
ReplyDeleteI do that, too! Here's mine from one of the Doll Quilt Swaps.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant! Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteFab!
ReplyDeleteI really love this! Thank you for sharing!
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