Making Quilt Labels With Freezer Paper

How to make your own quilt labels with freezer paper and ink jet printer.

Making quilt labels with freezer paper.

To do so cut a piece of freezer paper bigger than the label. 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. Stabilize the fabric and create guidelines for words with freezer paper. 4 iron all 4 sides under 1 4 hand stitch the label to the back of your.

How to make quilt labels first create the label in word. You can use this printable it s for organizing your sewing room but they could be used as quilt labels just the same quilting labels printable. Make your own customized quilt labels with this tutorial for printing quilt labels with freezer paper. 4 iron all 4 sides under 1 4 hand stitch the label to the back of your quilt.

Hints tips using freezer paper. Peal off the freezer paper. Many quilt styles are associated with particular periods of time and the quilt label will be assistance in record keeping. This tutorial is best for quilts that will not be washed frequently because the ink may not be colorfast unless you treat your fabric with bubble jet first.

Quilt shows typically require a lot more information on a quilt label than you would normally put on a quilt for example your address. Backing your fabric with freezer paper makes printing on fabric almost as easy as printing on copy paper. 1 the freezer paper can be used many many many times over. Easy to follow tips and tricks for making a quilt label.

Here s a quick how to on that if you need. These generic quilt. How to attach your fabric label to a quilt. I chose to center each line and to make the names larger than the other text.

Iron the muslin fabric to the waxy side of the freezer paper. Press the shiny side of the freezer paper to the fabric s wrong side with a hot dry iron. Peal off the freezer paper. 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.

Using wax paper or freezer paper when you sew. Find a font you like and enter the text line by line. Now that you have that down it s time to make a few quilt labels with this method. Cut out a sheet of muslin freezer paper to measure 8 1 2 by 11 inches.

How to attach your quilt label.