Making Quilt Labels With Freezer Paper

How to attach your fabric label to a quilt.

Making quilt labels with freezer paper.

Easy to follow tips and tricks for making a quilt label. Press the shiny side of the freezer paper to the fabric s wrong side with a hot dry iron. Quilt shows typically require a lot more information on a quilt label than you would normally put on a quilt for example your address. 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.

4 iron all 4 sides under 1 4 hand stitch the label to the back of your quilt. Use a ruler and a thick black marker to draw evenly spaced lines on the freezer paper s dull side. Hints tips using freezer paper. Peal off the freezer paper.

Backing your fabric with freezer paper makes printing on fabric almost as easy as printing on copy paper. Now that you have that down it s time to make a few quilt labels with this method. 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. These generic quilt.

Sewing with insul brite. How to attach your quilt label. Using wax paper or freezer paper when you sew. How to make your own quilt labels with freezer paper and ink jet printer.

Stabilize the fabric and create guidelines for words with freezer paper. 1 the freezer paper can be used many many many times over. Cut all loose muslin threads from the edges of the paper or they will jam the printer. Iron the muslin fabric to the waxy side of the freezer paper.

To do so cut a piece of freezer paper bigger than the label. 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. I chose to center each line and to make the names larger than the other text. Find a font you like and enter the text line by line.

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. Here s a quick how to on that if you need. Cut out a sheet of muslin freezer paper to measure 8 1 2 by 11 inches. How to make quilt labels first create the label in word.

Peal off the freezer paper.