Labeling your quilt is important even as a beginner. It is hard as a beginner to label your quilt because…
- My points on the quilt aren’t quite right
- The quilt isn’t square like it should be
- I don’t like the color combination with this quilt
Whatever the reason, beginners tend to ignore the advice to put a label on the quilt. The short answer is to put a label on your quilt. Now let’s get to the long answer.
Labeling your quilt is important for yourself and others. If the quilt is a gift, label it with…
- Who it is for?
- Who it is made by?
- The Month and Year it was made…
- And any other details you would like to add.
This is a reminder to those who are receiving the quilt that you took your time to think and create something special for them.
If the quilt is for yourself why label it? You already know the details and don’t need to take the time to go an extra step. Well, you should label it because…
- You can and might forget when you made it,
- What quilt pattern you used,
- What fabric you used,
- Who did the quilting,
This is not to mention the fact that you are a beginner and can look back at some of your first quilt tops. The fact that the quilt might later be gifted to a family member who will know not much about it and more.
What are the Options?
There are many ways to label a quilt. You can purchase premade customer labels from Sweetwater. They will be linked below.
You can sew in a quilt block into the backing of your quilt. This block would be embroidered with the information you would like to include. This is for those who are always thinking ahead.
Or you could do what I do which is make the label that is custom and can be sewn into the quilt at the same time as the binding.
What Will You Need
- 6” fabric square
- Water soluble pen
- Embroidery floss -or- Pearl Cotton
- Embroidery needle
- Optional – Frixion Pen
What You Will Do
1. Fold your fabric square in half to make a triangle. Press this with your iron.
2. On the 90-degree edges of your triangle draw a line 1/2” away. This Line is the border of the text you will be adding to your quilt label.
If you have a sewing machine with a letter embroidery option. You can use your machine to embroider your label.
If you don’t have this option keep reading.
3. Using the water-soluble pen write the information you would like to include in your label. Once you are finished use the iron to erase the heat erasable lines on the edge of your triangle.
BE SURE NOT TO TOUCH THE WATER SOLUABLE INK WITH YOUR IRON
Your Welcome!
4. Grab your embroidery thread and needle. Embroider your message using a back stitch. Be sure to knot the end of your thread after each letter.
If you are brand new to embroidery I will leave a video below explaining how to embroider with a back stitch.
If you’re a natural with embroidery feel free to jazz up your label with any style of stitching you would like. Have fun with it!
5. Once you have embroidered your entire message. Grab a spray bottle with water. Give your label a few sprays to saturate the ink with water. Let your quilt label dry.
Your label is finished and ready to attach when you add your binding. That will be in a separate post.
How do you label your quilts? Let me know in the comments below.
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