Labels can be just plain text or with fancy borders. The label for my 1st finished quilt (this month) is just plain text in bold with a large size font. I printed it on my ink jet with fabric sheets I bought at Walmart in the fabric section.
-- Kathy in CA Quilting Stuff:
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My first question (set of questions) are computer related, the second is for
> machine embroidery.
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> First: I have my first quilt, several my son received from my mother and
> grandmother when he was born as well as any they make for the new baby to
> label. (Since I'm really enjoying quilting there will be plenty more after
> that I'm sure.) I'm not much of an artist (ok ok not an artistic at all), so
> I'm looking to either print labels or print the design on paper and trace
> with pigma pens onto my fabric. I do have some label designs my mother has
> in a binder but there are not many. My mother also bought a quilt program
> called virtual quilts (or something close). It has labels on it as well,
> but again not many to choose from. My question is what do those of you whom
> use your computer to print/design labels use? Are there some really nice
> and relatively inexpensive programs one can buy for this that have several
> premade choices and/or help creating your own (kind of like card making
> programs)? I like the idea of designing my own ~ perhaps there is some clip
> art/graphic packages that would work well for this that are inexpensive? >
> Second: This is going to be a ways off, but when I buy a new machine I'm
> considering getting one that does embroidery and making, among other things,
> labels for my quilts with it. Would this work OK? Does anyone have a
> machine and use it for this? I like the idea putting on the label while the
> quilt is still in layers so that it gets quilted in and is harder to remove
> incase one was stolen. Would it be possible to quilt over a machine
> embroidered label either by machine or by hand?
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> TIA
> Charlotte
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