Labels -

 

 

Today I made three labels - 

 

Top - Upstairs/Downstairs - Pastel Brights - 

 

Middle - Happy Trails - 

 

Bottom - Imperial Bargello - 

 

 

I print my labels using fabric sheets - 

And a label template that will print 2 across and 5 down - 

June Tailor Colorfast Sew-In Fabric Sheets for Ink Jet Printers - 

Side note - The ones in my stash were purchased years ago -

before they got so expensive -

and I thought that they were expensive back then - silly me -  

I used to print 5 down one side - cut them off -

Then flip the page to print 5 down the other side -

 

These days I usually print them two at a time -

Starting at the bottom of the page - 

 

I fill out the "bottom" two on the template -

Print that out - cut them off - save the rest for later - 

 

Then fill out two on the "fourth" row -

Deleting the bottom two already printed - 

 

And work my way up to the top of the sheet - 

 

I cut them apart and sew fabric strips (usually about 1-1/2") to the sides - 

 

Then to the top and bottom - 

 

Press it and put it face down on a piece of muslin - 

 

Stitch completely around it - 

 

Trim the corners - 

 

Flip it over and cut a slit down the middle of the backing - 

 

Turn it inside out - and press it - 

 

And - like magic - I have a label with all of the edges turned under - 

 

And ready to sew to the back of the quilt - HERE -

 

I usually stitch in the ditch around the white part - 

 

Then use a decorative stitch to go around the outside edge - 

 

It can be removed - 

 

But not without a whole lot of trouble - LOL - 

 

I have been making my labels (and Hearts) with a "facing" for years - HERE -

 

And BOB has to laugh at the magazine articles that explain how to do it - 

 

Like they just now figured it out - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -