Cut out a sheet of muslin freezer paper to measure 8 1 2 by 11 inches.
Making quilt labels with freezer paper.
Sewing with insul brite.
How to attach your fabric label to a quilt.
Using wax paper or freezer paper when you sew.
Hints tips using freezer paper.
How to attach your quilt label.
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.
4 iron all 4 sides under 1 4 hand stitch the label to the back of your quilt.
These generic quilt.
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.
Find a font you like and enter the text line by line.
How to make your own quilt labels with freezer paper and ink jet printer.
Peal off the freezer paper.
Use a ruler and a thick black marker to draw evenly spaced lines on the freezer paper s dull side.
Iron the muslin fabric to the waxy side of the 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.
Stabilize the fabric and create guidelines for words with freezer paper.
Many quilt styles are associated with particular periods of time and the quilt label will be assistance in record keeping.
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.
Here s a quick how to on that if you need.
Quilt shows typically require a lot more information on a quilt label than you would normally put on a quilt for example your address.
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.
Backing your fabric with freezer paper makes printing on fabric almost as easy as printing on copy 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.
Cut all loose muslin threads from the edges of the paper or they will jam the printer.
Peal off the freezer paper.