Instructions Making Quilt Labels

Below you will find quilt labels to print from your computer and use for your quilts.

Instructions making quilt labels.

This is vital if the quilt needs any kind of special handling. Because i prefer not to waste any paper backed pre treated label fabric i often put text for a generic label or two on the same page. Here are some of the most popular. These are free to you for visiting.

Last week i designed a simple label for my quiltcon quilt and fused it to the back of the quilt. Every quilt should have a label sewn on the back so future generations will know that you made the quilt for who and when. The label also provides important historical data for quilt enthusiasts. It s basically a piece of fabric with information on it that is attached to the back of the quilt usually in a bottom corner.

Print your own quilt label tutorial to start cut a piece of freezer paper and light colored fabric slightly larger than a standard piece of printer paper in the us that s 8 1 2 x 11. Hand write it with permanent ink. These generic quilt. How to make quilt labels first create the label in word.

I chose to center each line and to make the names larger than the other text. Quilt shows typically require a lot more information on a quilt label than you would normally put on a quilt for example your address. Washing and care instructions. Find a font you like and enter the text line by line.

Quilt labels are easy to make and there are lots of different ways. Add your name date of quilt completion city and state to the back of your quilt so future generations will have this valuable information. Here s an example by normanack. Tracing by hand make sure the design you want to trace is dark enough to show through your fabric or locate a light box or bright window on which to work.

Six ways to make a quilt label.