Woot!
I swapped out some fabrics and I really like the pairings now. The kiddos are off to bed so hopefully I can get the next 8 cut and ready.
Monthly Archives: June 2011
Beach Quilt in a hurry!
Trying to squeeze in a quilt before we leave for the beach in 2 weeks.
I just loved Rachel’s, and I’ve really been wanting one for our family too.
I’ve been daydreaming of spreading out a color-filled quilt on the white sand beach and making memories with my fam. Hoping I can get it done in time!
The pattern is a freebie, over at SewMamaSew. It’s called Pinwheels in the Park. I think it screams summer! Whimsical and fun.
Send some late night sewing mojo my way, will ya?
Lindsey 
June Bee Blocks, a new quilt forming and lazy summer days
Goodness, time has passed since my last post!
I am for sure caught up in the laziness of summer. It’s definitely a nice time to enjoy a slower pace.
Regardless of my lack of writing, there is still sewing going on. Relaxation for me can’t happen without some stitching!
Here’s a recap of the bee blocks I’ve made for June:
Threadheads Bee. – Chelsea asked us for a Starburst Block using the tutorial from Film in the Fridge.
{Modern 12} Bee – Crystal asked for a Snail Trail block
and for the Simply Strings Bee. – Kelly asked for us to take the gray block she sent and create string pieced circles to applique on top. We could do one or more and place them at random. Can’t wait to see how these all look together!
I was on a block roll, so I decided to try my hand at a block I’ve been wanting to do for awhile. This is pattern from a book I have that is filled with older traditonal blocks. It’s called the Wheel of Fortune or the Road to Fortune. I LOVE this so much and can’t wait to have a finished quilt.
Have you been stitching anything fun these past few weeks?
Lindsey
P.S. I’m still waiting on Moda so that I can get my tutorial posted for you guys. I will have it up as soon as I can, I apologize for the delay!
Filed under Sewing, Tutorial, Virtual Sewing Bee
Tutorial :: Print your own quilt labels
Hi there!
I had a couple requests about how I printed my own quilt labels. You ask, I try to deliver! 
If you have any questions or something is unclear, just let me know.
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You will need:
- Good quality solid cotton fabric to print on (200+ thread count , i.e. Kona or Moda Bella)
- Ink Jet Printer (this is important!)
- Some form of medium weight interfacing (iron on or adhesive) or freezer paper
- 8.5″ x 11″ piece of paper to use as template
- Iron
- Pressing cloth or scrap piece of fabric
(1) Take your piece of copy paper, lay over fabric and cut out an 8.5″ x 11″ piece of fabric.
(2) Repeat step 1 with interfacing or freezer paper. Cut out 2 interfacing pieces if using iron-on interfacing. Cut 3 pieces if using freezer paper. I use either Sulky Sticky+ or Heat & Bond Medium Weight.
(3) Take your fabric and press well (I recommend starching a little). Apply interfacing to back of fabric. Repeat with second sheet of interfacing right on top of the next. (If using freezer paper, apply all 3 layers to your fabric.)
(4) Now you need to create your label, either in Photoshop or in Microsoft Word. Remember you want someone 100 years from now to know the history of your quilt so include lots of info!
- Why did you make this quilt? Was it for someone special?
- Does it have a name?
- Where was this quilt made and the date
- Did you use any special techniques to create this quilt such as hand applique or did you hand quilt?
- Who made the blocks, pieced and quilted this quilt? If several people, list those!
(5) Now that your label is prepped and ready, it’s time to print!
You want to make sure to be using an INK JET printer, as this type of ink can be heat set. Make sure that your fabric is cut down to the size of a piece of copy paper with no jagged edges. Load it up!
It’s best to print several labels at a time if you can so as not to waste paper. But, I’ve found that as long as the width is correct, I can still load a shorter piece of fabric and print.
(6) While it’s pulling in the paper, keep your hand nearby to make sure it pulls in evenly. And then marvel at your label printing! ha!
(7) Take your finished label and cut down to size. I prefer to piece it in to my quilt so that I know it can’t be removed. If doing so, leave room for seam allowance.
(8) Now you need to heat set your ink. Take your label(s), cover with a pressing cloth and using an iron on high heat with NO steam, iron well for 60 seconds.
(9) If using sticky interfacing or freezer paper, remove backing from fabric. If using iron-on interfacing, I like to pull off one of the layers so that it’s not as stiff.
I prefer the iron on interfacing since the first layer will keep the fabric stable so the words don’t distort.
9) Your done! I have used on quilts that I’ve washed 5-10 times and I’ve had minimal initial fading and nothing since. Obviously that is my experience so print labels at your own risk!
They do make a product called, Bubble Jet Set, that is supposed to retain 95% of ink. I’m cheap, so this way is working for me. I may change my tune in the future. If you want to use the Jet Set, you would use instead of heat setting the label and follow the tutorial the rest of the way.
Enjoy!
Lindsey
Filed under Quilts, Tutorial, Uncategorized
Dresden Quilt finished!
Hooray!
I can hardly believe it, but I managed to have the quilt mostly done for show-n-tell. The binding wasn’t stitched to the back until today, but my guild friends didn’t mind.
It’s so fun to be able to share a project with people who love quilting as much as you.
I ended up ditching the sashing altogether and just added a 3 inch border of white on each side. Once I got to sewing, that just felt like the right thing to do. The quilt ended up a little larger than a standard twin at 70 x 86.
I discovered it’s much harder to photograph a bed-sized quilt with only one person holding. And equally hard for the person trying to hold the quilt! (Thank you honey for breaking your back while I proceeded to take umpteen million of the same picture)
I love how the back turned out. This was my first time randomly piecing things together and I can’t wait to make another quilt this way. It was freeing to just go with the flow.
It was a bit of a wake up call though when I realized, hey, you have to piece all that together. I got so caught up in just putting pieces on my design wall, that I forgot about the sewing part!
The little white box towards the bottom is the label. I hate not knowing the details of some of the quilts handed down to me, so I’m trying to be better about recording the history. Here’s what it says:
I am so thrilled to have this quilt complete. The cherry on top was my little girl’s reaction when I put it on her bed. She screeched and gave me the biggest bear hug while she told me that she loved it and how she couldn’t wait to sleep with it.
Reactions like that make every stitch absolutely priceless!
Thank you for sharing in the process with me!
Lindsey
Filed under Life, Quilts, Sewing, Virtual Sewing Bee
