tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409904.post6310715041750093345..comments2023-11-09T16:10:00.239-05:00Comments on Sunshower Quilts: Do You Label?Katrinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09087033541111358930noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409904.post-34496283894740354452015-11-30T17:56:29.262-05:002015-11-30T17:56:29.262-05:00I always sew my binding by machine... A) I believe...I always sew my binding by machine... A) I believe it is more secure for a quilt that I hope will be well-loved, well-used and therefore, washed often. And B) I don't like hand sewing :-)<br />I sew it onto the front as you would if you were going to hand sew it down. Then, I machine stitch it down from the back about 1/8th of an inch from the edge. From the front, it just looks like top-stitchingCaren Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00432272762918462638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409904.post-51833631823016663122015-11-30T03:48:45.078-05:002015-11-30T03:48:45.078-05:00Labels are one of the OCD items for my quilts. I ...Labels are one of the OCD items for my quilts. I buy packages of ready-to-use printable fabric (from a variety of manufacturers, although I like the one from Electric Quilt the best). All the sheets have a stiff backing on them so they will feed through the printer correctly.<br /><br />In my word processor, I create a blank, 3"x5" label template consisting of a frame (to surround everything), my personal avatar (which is printed down the left hand side) and my name/location at the very bottom, underneath my avatar. <br /><br />I leave the majority of the template *EMPTY*. I print as many 3x5 labels as I can on a sheet of the printable fabric. Using the frame as a guide, I cut them all apart so they are ready to use when a quilt becomes finished.<br /><br />Using a Zig pen, I *hand write* the pertinent information in the blank area of the label. The backing makes it very easy to write on the fabric. (alternatively, I have ironed freezer paper to the back of fabric to make it stiff enough to write on. It peels off easily.) I write in tiny letters in order to get all the information on the label that I want .. the name of the quilt, when it was made, who the recipient was and *why* it was made. I also hand write my signature at the bottom (in addition to my printed name). <br /><br />I feel very strongly about the hand writing part. When my Mom died, I discovered that I had VERY few examples of her writing, especially her name. This made me very sad, so now, a hand written label goes on every quilt I make. <br /><br />Even charity quilts get a VERY simplified hand written label that says "A quilt is a blanket stitched with love. You are loved." so that the recipient will know that the quilt they receive wasn't mass produced in China or India .. a real person made it and was thinking of them.<br /><br />Since I have saved the blank template on my computer, it's very easy to run another sheet of printable fabric through my printer to create lots more blank labels. :-)Shelley: the Dread Pirate Rodgershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13431557867878383150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21409904.post-38866612206412956172015-11-29T15:23:02.707-05:002015-11-29T15:23:02.707-05:00Yes I put a label on most of my quilts.
Marlene P...Yes I put a label on most of my quilts.<br /><br />Marlene PMarlenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09925817071598609346noreply@blogger.com