How To Make A Quilt Label

When you are satisfied with it print it onto paper backed pre treated fabric. To start cut a piece of freezer paper and light colored fabric slightly larger than a standard piece of printer paper in the us thats 8 12 x 11.

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Add an image if desired to the quilt label design.

How to make a quilt label. If you do this it is generally recommend that you add it before quilting so someone cant take the label off and claim the quilt as their own. The label can be as large as you like as it will be located on the back of the quilt. The freezer paper will stick a bit.

Cut the quilt label youll be using away from. With an iron on the cotton setting. Find a font you like and enter the text line by line.

Include the name of the quilter the date of completion and the city and state of residence of the quilter. Print your own quilt label tutorial. Here are some ideas for making a quilt label your own draw or embroider the words and add embellishments such as vines flowers or french knots incorporate one or more extra blocks from the quilt top into the label for a framed finish bind the label edges like a mini quilt.

Place the freezer paper shiny side down on top of the fabric. How to make quilt labels first create the label in word. You can use an embroidery machine to put your information in a nice design.

Most quilters prefer to make a quilt label on a separate light piece of fabric and attach it to the back of the quilt. I make up the label by embroidering the design and the name of quilt maker quilter year place and anything else wanted on that label. After stitching this out and turning edges of top and both sides i place it along the bottom of the back of the quilt and include it in the stitching of the binding.

Print a sample onto paper and make adjustments as needed. Design your quilt label in your computers word processing program.

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