Label Crazy....

It is so important to label our quilts with something.  This gives the information on when the quilt was made, who it was made by and maybe even who it was made for.  You can even look at them as mini greeting cards when you are making a quilt for a gift.  The important part is to just leave a history trail.

I have experimented with different methods and have adopted my favorite and wanted to share.  The basic concept is from Bonnie Hunter and you can read her blog here for her thoughts.

Just a take a piece of PREWASHED fabric and either use "sticky" fusible or lightly iron to fusible, cut to 8-1/2" x 11" and print the label on my INKJET printer. You will need to set the ink with a HOT iron without steam before washing.  I have been doing this as I fold the label over.

I have a standard template that I use so that my label is in the correct spot every time (unless it get stuck as in picture to).  

You can see this was cut in a square and folded over.  The raw edges is sew in with the binding and the folded edge is hand stitched down. (I didn't realize that my black ink was almost out so this label is grey but still shows up good).

Same concept, just got "stuck" in the printer for a little bit and didn't place right on the page.  No need to waste, folded in half for top edge, folded right edge inside and will stitch the two rough edges down by hand when doing the binding.

Now this is a hexagon shaped quilt so I used the same concept as the triangle but had to special cut to match the quilt top.  I folded in half to get the top edge and turned in the two small side edges.  The raw edges will be finished with the binding and the other three will be hand stitched.

Thought I share the front of the hexagon quilt.  It is paper pieces using the AccuQuilt GO! die (55422).  I am a very hyper person and hand work is not easy for me since it requires sitting still.  When I got the piece filled in, I decided done is better than big.  I would have never attempted this without the die.  The die cuts both fabric and card stock and made this for easy to go together.

This method gives you a professional la el and will allow future generations to know exactly where the quilt came from.

Now, Let's GO! Quilting!

Jacob's Ladder Complete and On The Bed

Well, after two years, my Jacobs Ladder quilt is complete. 

You just done know how excited I am to have this finished and on our bed.  It was a pattern that I fell in love with but got so busy with customer quilts that it just didn't make it to the priority list.  

I have thought of re-writing the pattern to make it GO! friendly.  We'll see how that works out. 

I also wanted to share the label.

It is so important to add labels to our quilts.  That way future generations or future owners will know it's history.  I first read about this method on Bonnie Hunters blog.  (http://quiltville.blogspot.com/2014/01/label-label-label.html).  This method offered a beautiful smooth finish and I just started in the upper left hand corner of the label, stitched down the open "pocket" and continued with my binding. I have made a few without labels and want to go back and put labels on them.

Hope you have been as productive as I have these past few days.  :)