quilt label question

Sunny, I don't do real fancy labels as far as graphics, but I have used a miniature block like on the front side of the quilt to decorate the label and then added a print fabric border to the label. Or fussy cut a flower(s) or other motif(s) from the fabric on the front and made a little garland or spray or something on the label- fused or machine appliquéd. Or thread painted something to decorate the label. I usually print out the label's lettering and trace it onto fabric with my light box to get the letters nicely shaped and spaced and centered. That's about as far as I go with my labels. Hope you find what you are looking for!

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

If you buy the printed paper-backed fabric (like Printed Treasures or something like that) -- you can use whatever software you feel most comfortable with. I usually use either Microsoft Word or Publisher.

There is specialty software out there -- like this:

You can also prepare your own fabric -- using Bubble Jet Set (Your LQS probably has it). Just iron freezer paper to the back of your fabric before moving through the printer. Be sure to cut exactly 8 1/2 x 11 (or if your printer does specialty sizes -- ... ) and not stray threads to get stuck in your printer.

Also -- must be a DESK or INKJET printer... not a LASER printer.

I use HP's quilt label software, but that's no longer available, AFAIK

-- instead, EQ6 has the same capability built in. However, it's easier for me to do it on my Mac, instead of in Windows on my Mac, so I keep using the HP thing.

I like to take a photo of the front (or part of the front) of the quilt, put it into my graphics software and make it very pale. Then I can put text on top of the image.

Hi, Sunny

I use PrintMaster. I choose the "card" and can make four labels at one time (I make my own printable paper using BJ). I can even import my own pictures to really personalize my labels. And of course choose the fonts I want to use and size them to whatever fits. And there's lot's of borders to choose from...well, it just works for me and I'm still using the '98 version ;0

Donna in WA

Hey, I'm in the same boat! I don't put labels on my quilts but....I'm responsible for the thank you quilt for our outgoing guild president. That one always gets a label so I figured I had to suck it up and play along.

I found some freebie ones on quilters cache.

Just go to the "quilt blocks galore" page and scroll down to the bottom. There is a button there that says "quilt labels".

Maybe one of those will work.

marcella

I didn't know that. Thanks, Marcella. Polly

"Marcella Peek" Hey, I'm in the same boat! I don't put labels on my quilts but....I'm

Nor did I (and I have used Quilters Cache a lot >gI didn't know that. Thanks, Marcella. Polly

On Sun, 1 Nov 2009 17:50:17 -0600, Sunny wrote (in article ):

Sometimes I'll make a label with EQ6, sometimes I'll just use a bit of muslin and a pigma pen to make my own handwritten label, and sometimes I'll just write on the back of the quilt. Depends on my mood at the time and how fancy I want to get.

Maureen

I don't use fancy labels on my quilts, but somewhere on the front of any quilt I make -- usually on an edge -- you will find my full name and the year, hand-embroidered somewhere fairly inconspicuous.

It's a Virgo thing. (sigh)

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

No, thats a Leslie thing..

Dee in OZ