Instructions Making Quilt Labels

How to make quilt labels first create the label in word.

Instructions making quilt labels.

Quilt labels are easy to make and there are lots of different ways. This is vital if the quilt needs any kind of special handling. Find a font you like and enter the text line by line. Quilt labels made with the help of a computer and printer add a finishing touch to a hand made quilt.

Here are some of the most popular. It s basically a piece of fabric with information on it that is attached to the back of the quilt usually in a bottom corner. Last week i designed a simple label for my quiltcon quilt and fused it to the back of the quilt. Quilt shows typically require a lot more information on a quilt label than you would normally put on a quilt for example your address.

There are lots of different ways to label a quilt. Print your own quilt label tutorial to start cut a piece of freezer paper and light colored fabric slightly larger than a standard piece of printer paper in the us that s 8 1 2 x 11. These are free to you for visiting. Every quilt should have a label sewn on the back so future generations will know that you made the quilt for who and when.

The label also provides important historical data for quilt enthusiasts. I chose to center each line and to make the names larger than the other text. Below you will find quilt labels to print from your computer and use for your quilts. Six ways to make a quilt label.

Hand write it with permanent ink. Because i prefer not to waste any paper backed pre treated label fabric i often put text for a generic label or two on the same page. Here s an example by normanack. Tracing by hand make sure the design you want to trace is dark enough to show through your fabric or locate a light box or bright window on which to work.

Add your name date of quilt completion city and state to the back of your quilt so future generations will have this valuable information.