Making Quilt Labels With Freezer Paper

Cut all loose muslin threads from the edges of the paper or they will jam the printer.

Making quilt labels with freezer paper.

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. Backing your fabric with freezer paper makes printing on fabric almost as easy as printing on copy paper. Here s a quick how to on that if you need. Use a ruler and a thick black marker to draw evenly spaced lines on the freezer paper s dull side.

Easy to follow tips and tricks for making a quilt label. These generic quilt. Peal off the freezer paper. Iron the muslin fabric to the waxy side of the freezer paper.

I chose to center each line and to make the names larger than the other text. Make your own customized quilt labels with this tutorial for printing quilt labels with freezer paper. Many quilt styles are associated with particular periods of time and the quilt label will be assistance in record keeping. Hints tips using freezer paper.

To do so cut a piece of freezer paper bigger than the label. 4 iron all 4 sides under 1 4 hand stitch the label to the back of your quilt. Using wax paper or freezer paper when you sew. How to make quilt labels first create the label in word.

4 iron all 4 sides under 1 4 hand stitch the label to the back of your. Quilt shows typically require a lot more information on a quilt label than you would normally put on a quilt for example your address. 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. 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.

Peal off the freezer paper. How to attach your fabric label to a quilt. 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. How to make your own quilt labels with freezer paper and ink jet printer.

Cut out a sheet of muslin freezer paper to measure 8 1 2 by 11 inches. Now that you have that down it s time to make a few quilt labels with this method. 1 the freezer paper can be used many many many times over. Sewing with insul brite.

Press the shiny side of the freezer paper to the fabric s wrong side with a hot dry iron.