The way they should have been done in the first place - ;))
I found some white fabric that had some ugly red streaks on it from something that had obviously "run" a while back - and thought it could still be useful as the "facing" for my labels -
So - my usual method is to use some "sew-in" fabric sheets and work up a sheet of labels using my computer and an address label template - then print off the labels - cut them apart - and "frame" each one with some fabric -
Then place them face-down on the facing fabric - and stitch all the way around using a 1/4" seam -
Then slit the facing and turn the whole thing inside out - and give it a good press -
That way there are no edges to "turn under" - everything is all nice and neat -
Then I decide where I want to put it and try to use the same thread that I used to quilt the quilt in the first place - the theory being that the stitching will look like some "more" quilting - ;))
I stitch around the white part of the label using a straight stitch - then around the outside edge (perimeter) using a blanket stitch - and it's virtually invisible from the front of the quilt -
Unless you look really closely - ;))
And bonus -
With the double stitching -
Once around the inside of the "frame" -
And again around the outside of the label itself -
That label isn't going anywhere - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
Is usually not my style -
But there are times when I think I can get away with it -
Like last year when I did a post about a Lazy way to do labels -
Using the alphabet font on my sewing machine to print out my name and the year on the quilt instead of attaching a "proper" label - ;))
And then the day comes when I hear my Dad - from when I was a kid - telling me -
You know that's not the way to do it! - You're being lazy! -
If you're going to do something - do it the RIGHT way! - ;))
SOOOOOOO -
I was getting all set up to make the corner squares (for hanging) and cut the binding for my July Americana Sudoku Quilt -
When I heard the "lazy" speech in my head -
And realized that I had not "properly" labeled this pile -
I had stitched my name and the year - but none of these quilts had "Names" - and I'm the only one who knows which one is which - unless you read my blog - and even then you would have to read several years worth because I am such a S-L-O-W quilter - and I jump back and forth between projects a LOT - ;))
So I made some "sew-in" fabric labels using my computer and an address label template - and then dug out some scraps - starting with the Christmas Sudoku Quilt and the January Sudoku Quilt -
Just in time for Father's Day tomorrow - ;))
And I think it's true -
Father Knows Best - ;))
Happy Father's Day!! - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -
