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Post by flanz on Nov 23, 2019 23:46:31 GMT
I don't usually label my quilts (I know, I know....) but I want to do a handwritten label on a baby quilt I'm finishing up. Looking for a pen that comes recommended by my trusted pea quilters. It's hard to wade through the opinions online and I thought I'd go to the experts.  I'm sure I'm forgetting several of you but here's a shout out to: rst gramma ComplicatedLady CeeScraps deshacrafts tincin hdoublej shutterbug2sue |
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Post by Basket1lady on Nov 24, 2019 0:21:58 GMT
I use the Sakura Micron Pigment pens. I have labels that are 30 years old and the inks are still bright, even though the fabrics have faded. I like the variety of nib sizes to give some dimension to my letters. Sakura Micron pens |
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Post by gale w on Nov 24, 2019 0:38:30 GMT
I like copic multiliners.
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Post by nlwilkins on Nov 24, 2019 1:14:06 GMT
I use the Sakura Micron Pigment pens. I have labels that are 30 years old and the inks are still bright, even though the fabrics have faded. I like the variety of nib sizes to give some dimension to my letters. Sakura Micron pens
This is the one I teach my students to use. Writes clear and legible as well.
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gramma
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Post by gramma on Nov 24, 2019 1:37:35 GMT
I'm bad, I don't label.
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Post by candleangie on Nov 24, 2019 2:59:24 GMT
I use micron pens
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Post by tincin on Nov 24, 2019 4:39:22 GMT
I label mine but I use my inkjet printer. I have no idea how long it lasts though. I really need to do a better job I guess.
ETA- where’s the photo? You know the rules.
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Post by flanz on Nov 24, 2019 4:41:33 GMT
Thanks, everyone! basket1lady and nlwilkins - do you heat set the ink using an iron? DEX - what a generous offer. Your label is great. |
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Post by Basket1lady on Nov 24, 2019 8:28:32 GMT
Thanks, everyone! basket1lady and nlwilkins - do you heat set the ink using an iron? DEX - what a generous offer. Your label is great. I do. I also wash my fabric. The blog post give some good tips. But really, I press the edges of two sides of the label under and just heat press it then. I don’t use the foil, but my iron has a high wattage and gets super hot. If you are making an heirloom quilt, it’s said to label the quilt and then quilt it. This ensures that the label can’t be removed easily if it is stolen. I’ll confess that I don’t do this, mostly because it would make me nuts if the quilting process distorted the fabric a little and the label wasn’t square to the quilt. So I machine sew the label on the two raw edges of the corner and hand stitch the other sides. So the label is put on before the binding. This would make it harder to rip a label off quickly. This is probably more applicable at a quilt show, although most modern quilts shows are well policed. This label is actually only enclosed on the bottom, as it’s a half hexagon (the whole front is hexagons, too.) But you get the idea. I made the label on the computer and then traced it using my iPad as a light box. |
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Post by rst on Nov 24, 2019 20:54:45 GMT
micron pigma pen for me too. though sometimes I just free motion quilt my name in a corner
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Post by flanz on Nov 24, 2019 23:24:48 GMT
I label mine but I use my inkjet printer. I have no idea how long it lasts though. I really need to do a better job I guess. ETA- where’s the photo? You know the rules. I'm one of those peas who has never figured out how to add photos to a post. And if I can't do it quickly, I can't do it. |
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Post by flanz on Nov 24, 2019 23:26:16 GMT
Thanks, everyone! basket1lady and nlwilkins - do you heat set the ink using an iron? DEX - what a generous offer. Your label is great. I do. I also wash my fabric. The blog post give some good tips. But really, I press the edges of two sides of the label under and just heat press it then. I don’t use the foil, but my iron has a high wattage and gets super hot. If you are making an heirloom quilt, it’s said to label the quilt and then quilt it. This ensures that the label can’t be removed easily if it is stolen. I’ll confess that I don’t do this, mostly because it would make me nuts if the quilting process distorted the fabric a little and the label wasn’t square to the quilt. So I machine sew the label on the two raw edges of the corner and hand stitch the other sides. So the label is put on before the binding. This would make it harder to rip a label off quickly. This is probably more applicable at a quilt show, although most modern quilts shows are well policed. This label is actually only enclosed on the bottom, as it’s a half hexagon (the whole front is hexagons, too.) But you get the idea. I made the label on the computer and then traced it using my iPad as a light box. Bolded: same! Love that you used the half hexagon to echo your piecing! |
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Post by deshacrafts on Nov 25, 2019 1:06:01 GMT
Sorry I'm late to the party. I usually embroider my labels. But I would use a micron if I was going to write one. I also don't know how to post pictures!  |
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Post by CeeScraps on Nov 25, 2019 1:37:15 GMT
I’m late too! I had a girlfriend here this weekend.
You can use the Micron pens, although I haven’t. I have a small embroidery machine to make the labels. When I say small think the size of a Singer sewing machine. My machine only embroiders. It has a small hoop and I don’t think a much larger one would work with it. I’m good with that as I just want it for quilt labels. Oh and my embroidery machine is a Necchi.
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Post by DEX on Nov 25, 2019 4:35:45 GMT
Thanks, everyone! basket1lady and nlwilkins - do you heat set the ink using an iron? DEX - what a generous offer. Your label is great. I do. I also wash my fabric. The blog post give some good tips. But really, I press the edges of two sides of the label under and just heat press it then. I don’t use the foil, but my iron has a high wattage and gets super hot. If you are making an heirloom quilt, it’s said to label the quilt and then quilt it. This ensures that the label can’t be removed easily if it is stolen. I’ll confess that I don’t do this, mostly because it would make me nuts if the quilting process distorted the fabric a little and the label wasn’t square to the quilt. So I machine sew the label on the two raw edges of the corner and hand stitch the other sides. So the label is put on before the binding. This would make it harder to rip a label off quickly. This is probably more applicable at a quilt show, although most modern quilts shows are well policed. This label is actually only enclosed on the bottom, as it’s a half hexagon (the whole front is hexagons, too.) But you get the idea. I made the label on the computer and then traced it using my iPad as a light box. If my quilt labels could turn out this well...I could only wish. I like to see other creative ways to do labels. Our quilts are such an expression of our work. I like to put my expression into all of it. I like to make them “special”. I lack my own creativity, so that is why I like to see how others have done it. Basketlady, your post has inspired me. |
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