You are near completion

You have stitched your masterpiece, stuck your finger with the needle as you finish that binding, inspected the quilt for any forgotten misfortune. And now it is time to label your art

Labels can be handwritten with fabric pens, have patchwork accents, created on your laptop and printed through your home printer. What ever the style here is what you would want to consider:

The name of the quilt
The name of the quiltmaker
The name of the Longarm artist
The location where the quilt was made
Who the quilt was made for
Signed with the year and date and special occasion
Even a favorite quotation or a little ditty

METHODS OF MAKING LABELS:

1) Freezer paper

Design your label and text on your computer, once satisfied with what you have your are ready to proceed. With a 8 1/2 X 11 freezer paper sheet iron your fabric ( quite often muslin) to the shinny side of the paper ( make sure it is well adhered) Insert this into your printer making sure that the text will print on your fabric. Now you want to set the ink either with a hot iron or Bubble Jet Set . To finish up trim the border of the label

2) Fabric Marker

When I’m making a quilt, I keep the leftover fabrics to make a label for the quilt back, even an extra block would do. Using a permanent fabric marker to write the information on the label, I then support the label with another piece of fabric behind it to act as a stabilizer. One can make a little strip border around this label, Turn under 1/4″ all the way around the edges of the label, baste it to the back of the quilt, and hand stitch in place, sewing through the backing fabric only.

3) Embroider a label

Whether you use an embroidered motif or hand stitch your label, it is still an extension of your creativity, Stabilize the back of your fabric, making sure to iron it well first. Place yoru design or text onto the sized label you require then turn under 1/4 " on all edges, place on quilt back and stitch it securely to the back of the quilt

4) Paper back pre treated label fabric

Specially suited for your printer. Using a Word program create the text for your label, making sure you do a paper proof before printing on the fabric. Once satisfied with the outcome, print onto the Quilt label sheet, trim as you would like and then add strips of your left over quilt fabric to all four sides. Turn the edge and hand stitch to your quilt


Looking for a tutorial?

http://blog.spoonflower.com/2013/03/market-yourself-march-quilt-label-tutorial.html


Looking for downloadable label formats?

http://www.junetailor.com/Creativity%20Center/CreativityCenter_InteractiveTools_QuiltLabels.htm