Zoë MacDonald is E-Commerce and Social Media
Manager at Canada’s largest manufacturer and wholesale distributor of quality
sewing, quilting, and knitting supplies. Crafty lady and recent quilting
convert, she is keen to share her love for the latest in notions.
1. For quilters on the move
If by the time you’ve reached the label stage you’re eager to move on to a new project, a premade label will do the trick, quick. Write with a laundry pen to avoid bleeding.
2. For quilters who love multi-medium crafts
Stamps are really fun and can give you instant-ish
gratification when writing your label message. Whether you use a ruler and air
erasable marker to ensure straightness and proper spacing, or you prefer to
stamp away freely, your letters will be perfect. Stamping directly onto the quilt is also an
option if you’re brave.
3. For shy quilters
If you’re tempted to tuck away your label or display it much
more subtly, you can draw with an ink fabric
pen on fusible bias and work it into the lines of your quilt.
4. For quilters who always make extra
Don’t let your spare block go to waste! Use it as a pretty
call-out to the front by edge stitching it to the back. I would suggest using Quilter’s Edge to fold back the seam
allowances before stitching in place. If you’re incorporating your own writing,
you’ll also need: a fine tip permanent fabric
marker, a ruler (for this purpose, a light and flexible
one works best), and an air erasable marker.
5. For quilters with the cutest stash of novelty fabric
Finally! The perfect place for a little snippet of gloved
hands or a piece of a shipping label. Since it won’t run on cotton, you’ll want
to use a permanent ink fabric pen to write,
then simply secure it with a piece of HeatnBond Ultra Hold
(that’s the no-sew kind). Strong enough to keep it securely in place and
prevent frayed edges, this adhesive will add a little bit of heft making your
label feel like more like a permanent patch.
6. For quilters whose family members have gifted them a bag of old jeans so that they can do something with them but they’re not totally sure what they should do with them.
Are you that somebody? If so, me too! This could be
especially cute for a memory or a tee shirt quilt, and gives you a handy hiding
place for a label with lots of info (stitch it to the top of the pocket so it
can easily be taken out or tucked inside). To keep the pocket in place before
it hits the machine, use a temporary fabric
glue stick – and don’t forget Gutermann
Jeans Thread so that the stitches look authentic.
7. For quilters who like to think outside the box (or rectangle)
I mostly wanted an excuse to use Sew Easy’s new templates – which I think is a
perfectly good reason to do something. I made it a little puffy with some
leftover cotton batting which I thought
made it look and feel like a badge.
8. For
quilters who jump at the chance to use trims, rick rack, and buttons.
With a folded corner piece in a complimentary fabric, you
have the perfect canvas to embellish – right on the edge of this
label-turned-pocket. Try rick rack and ball
fringe that complement the quilt colours. Buttons
would be a nice touch too. For me, doing this the easy way involves basting
with a special Quilter’s
Basting Glue and holding it all in place with Large Clever Clips.
9. For quilters who are also garment sewists
If you just love the look of a tag why not cut your quilt
label to this shape? Add interfacing for a
little extra stiffness, and secure the whole thing with a few stitches through
a novelty scissor or thread button.
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