Wedding Quilt kept me busy for 7 weeks.

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06-10-2014, 07:51 AM

#31

Jo Belmont

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Originally Posted by Maureen NJ

Love everything about this! The fabrics are beautiful, as are the piecing and quilting. Also like the decorative stitching and your signature and year. Those labels are great. Did you embroider them or quilt them? What software? Great job! I'm sure they'll cherish them forever!

I was going to embroider the labels, but there was too much text. Instead, I produced them thru MSWord and my little ol' $30 Canon printer. I've tried all the standard stuff on the market (some quite expensive), but find that a piece of good fabric taped to a piece of cardstock and fed individually does just beautifully.

I wash the fabric to free it of sizing, etc., so it can truly accept the inks. Trim to 8-1/4" x 10-3/4". Tape across the top only (don't tape over the top edge or sides). That is the end that feeds into the printer. Remove the stack of paper and place only the fabric/cardstock piece. Set the printer on the highest and best print and go for it. After letting dry well, set in with dry iron.

I've been making labels like this for years and they remain amazingly dense - because of setting the inks in with heat, I think. Give it a try, I think you'll find it easy and lovely for incorporating clip art, photos, etc.

And thanks, all, for your kind words. This was a fun one to do and Eleanor Burns' instructions are always so easy to follow and wonderfully accurate.

~ Jo

06-10-2014, 08:16 AM

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RuthFru

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Your quilt is lovely! The information on the labels are perfect. What a great "Gram" you are.

06-10-2014, 08:41 AM

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Jan in VA

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The labels are very nice! I personally wish I could have seen a full overall view of the quilt; I'm sure it's beautiful.

Jan in VA

06-10-2014, 08:44 AM

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fxsts93kf

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Really beautiful! I think your quilting made it especially nice. They are going to love it!!

06-10-2014, 09:03 AM

#35

Prim Quilts

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Lovely quilt!!!!

06-10-2014, 09:44 AM

#36

FabStripper

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Gosh this is so pretty. I love the labels and the detailed stitching around the labels. This is sure to be a treasure for many generations to come. Maybe in 3 generations they will be asking what is plastic.