Quilt Labels (my way)
07-05-2013, 02:01 PM
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Very nice label and creative. Thanks for sharing. I usually make my own labels but am always watching for new ideas. I bought a book of iron-on label transfers and am finding I can't seem to find a label in there that works for me.
07-05-2013, 04:31 PM
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Love the label. My neighbor asked me to come over to look at the quilt her niece sent her to help her find the label. Alma is 90% blind due to diabetes. When she found she was going blind she studied Braille. God Bless her niece! She labeled the quilt in Braille with French Knots so it could be read. She had a friend help her with the French Knots who also knows Braille. Alma's niece also stitched in German the names of all those who helped work on the quilt. She hand embroidered along the quilt lines echoing the information. It's almost invisible because the thread is only about 2 shades lighter than the material. I thought that was very clever. So if you run across a quilt anytime that feels really nubby, it just might be labeled in Braille!
07-06-2013, 05:14 AM
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Is there a proper place for labels or is it quilter's choice? I usually try to place mine in the bottom right corner on the back, but sometimes they end up on the left side. Once I put the label part way up the side because the backing had a repair close to the edge and the label covered it nicely. I like the ones I've seen across the corners too. I used my built-in letters to sew the name and date into the binding on my reversible quilt and I have seen the label stitched as a block and pieced in the quilt also. I figure as long as it's labeled. It's good.
07-08-2013, 02:09 AM
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Labels (My way)
I like your way... way to go!!!! It's great!!!
Over in the Main Forum there's a question about Labels. I also use muslin and frame it out in the same backing fabric. Sometimes I trace special meanings out of a label book. I also sew it onto the back "before" quilting. It's almost impossible to remove in case of theft.
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