I asked friends and fellow quilters if anyone used them and if so what brand of printable labels they used, I received a couple of different options. The first one I tested was an iron on product, by Avery. The material is fabric on one side and a heat activated adhesive on the other.
Once printed I took it to the sewing machine to add on some fabric to give it a little extra something. The quilt I was putting it on was all inset circles, I wanted this to be round and be a pocket. I ironed the label onto some of the binding fabric as a backing and also added a binding all around.
So my thoughts on the Avery product is it prints clearly, easy to use but a little stiff. The fact that I like my labels to be a pocket worked out
Time to sew,
Pam
What a neat idea to make your label a pocket! I just recently decided to print my labels via Spoonflower to piece into the backs of my quilts. I had been machine embroidering as well, so the downside is that I have to remember to piece in the label when I am making the backing (duh!). :)
ReplyDeleteOur quilt guild used spoon flower for labels to add when we display at shows together, they were nice. This quilt didn't necessarily NEED a pocket but all the labels I have done so far were. Now I'm trying to see how many shapes I can make them in just for fun
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