My Quilt Labels. Sept 18, 2011

In the past, my quilt labels were made using Microsoft Picture It, or Printmaster 12, and printing the labels out onto Printer fabric. I would insert a graphic, add the quilt name, my name, date of start and finish, and maybe who machine quilted it, or the fabric designer. The care instructions, who it is for, and if it was shown in any shows, could also be added to the label. Some have tucked extra fabric under the label, in case some is needed for later repairs. I normally did 4 to 6 labels at a time, on one sheet of the Printer Fabric. This was when i was doing lots of small quilts.

This is the label I made for the first Jungle Song quilt, using Laurel Burch Fabric. I found a zebra graphic somewhere and inserted it.

This is the label I made for the Memory Quilt I made for my parents 50th Wedding Anniversary.

I couldn't decide what to do with this quilt, I didn't want to waste a whole sheet of the printer fabric on just one label.
THEN I REMEMBERED< I HAVE A MACHINE!!
But I forgot about the tearing off of the Embroidery stabilizers. BUMMER!! I should have used the Tear away stuff. 
This is obvious the back of my label.  I decided to use a pattern run stitch around the edge, rather than a needle and spool of thread  Embroidery design I had.  I was afraid they would not show up with the colorful Laurel Burch fabric.

This is after I tore out most of the stabilizers TEENY TINY PIECES, thankfully without tearing the Embroidery stitching apart. I used extra for a backing, so there is extra for any future repairs. :(

In the past, as the first two photos show, I tucked the labels outer edges into the outer quilt seam, and incased it into the outer binding. But as I did this quilts outer binding, I had forgotten. I had to figure something else out. I stitched around the outer edges, leaving an opening for turning it inside out.

I than hand sewed it onto the lower left corner. (I can never remember which corner is the proper one.)
I wanted something that would blend in, not stand out, or i would have used black.

Thank you, love dek

Rainbow Jungle 2 Quilt Progress

My Laurel Burch Junglesong flannel version quilt pieces all chopped up and ready to go.

First step, sew the strip sets together. 

  I chop up the strip sets, into strips. 

 The assorted strips get sewn onto squares. As i was cutting the animal fabrics up into the 5.5" squares, i also cut 2.5" sections, to sew together for the binding.

 I added some embroidered squares in amongst the animal squares, using the Laurel Burch Embroidery card.

 I had a huge problem figuring out how to get them to be on-point. I had to redo several, 2 because they came out puckery ( failure at correct hooping ;(   ) and 2, I cut them square and not diagonal. :(

Those are for another project.

 WA LA! On-point!!

OK, this picture was taken and rotated to be upside down.

I couldn't get all the rows into the picture, by standing on the couch. I had to use a chair, and had already laid out the rows. Plus, I have the rows too close together, i should have left some room between. The rows go diagonally, with the first row and last having 1 block. Row 2 and 9 having 3 blocks, row 3 and 8 having 5 blocks.  Before the rows can be sewn together, I have to sew triangles to most of the ends of the rows.

Most of the rows are sewn together, leaving the two halves ready to go !!

The two halves sewn together, and first border ready to go on.

The first outer border on, and ready for the second border.

The animal strip fabric for the outer border. I need a 5.5" cut.

Hopefully, I can salvage the other rows for another project.

The giraffe and elephant strips I need. The monkey rows i can use for a later project.

Change in plan. Originally, I wasn't going to do embroideries for the outer corners.

But I changed my mind, and wanted different ones, then the ones I had messed up earlier.

QUILT TOP COMPLETE!!

This is the backing fabric. I had to sew three pieces together. :(

I should have bought 6 yards, instead of one 3 yard piece, and 2- one yard pieces.

On the quilting machine.

BEAUTIFUL job !

The binding sections all ready to sew togther.

The binding is on. Now I need to square up the corners, making sure the edges are straight.

HMMM? wing it. I can now cut the extra batting and backing off.

Love the swirls !

DONE !! Well, when I get some printer fabric I need to do a label. On the other quilts, I sew two of the edges into the binding. But I forgot, it has been a while since I made one. Plus, I don't like to waste the printer fabric, and try to make several at the same time. I will have to look and see which older quilts I still need a label for.

I had to hand sew the rod pocket on. I forgot, and usually sew it on, as I sew on the binding, or into the binding. But this way, I can always remove it later.  A rod pocket is needed, in order to hang it at shows. 

Love the sun and rays!!

I used the Sweethearts from the Laurel Burch Christmas Embroidery card.

LOVE  DEK