Label Making, Summer Sewing Challenge Day 2

 

Today was a not so much sewing day

 

Worked, shopped for grandson's birthday tomorrow

napped

and then embroidered just a little
on Sadie's Keepsake (August block)

 

Almost finished

 

Some of you have ask how I make my quilt labels

 

Well, I got these tricks from my computer guru Connie A.

 

All of my labels on done in my Microsoft Office Word program.

 

These are just a few I have done

 

 Lets take the Women of Courage one for example step by step

 

 

First I took a picture of my quilt (or you can search the internet for a picture of the quilt if you are

doing a Block of the Month, etc.) and brought it into my Pictures folder. 

 

At this time, I also took a picture of each individual block OR you can put your downloaded quilt picture from your Picture file into a program such as Picasa and then crop out each block and save to your Pictures folder

 

Now you are ready to "assemble" your label.

 

In Word - I pick the Page Layout tab and go to Watermark

 

 

I select custom and a box pops up asking me where I want to get the picture from.

I select the pic from my Picture Folder of the whole quilt

 

 

Yes, now I have the picture of my quilt as a watermark on my label.  You can also adjust the scale (size of the watermark) which in this case, I wanted it to be as large as my paper (500%)

and also wanted it "washed out".  Without the wash out, I thought it was too dark and bold

Your choice in these selections

 

 

Now it was just a matter of writing my label, just like I would write a letter.

Select your font, size of letters and color of print that looks good on your label

 

 

 

Be sure to put at least your name (full name including your maiden name), city, county, and state you

 currently live in and the date you made the quilt.

 

 Hopefully someone 150 years from now will discover your quilt and start researching it.  The more info on the label, the easier it is to track down info regarding the maker and receiver.

 

It is nice also add the name of the quilt, why you made it and if it was made for someone special, the name of the recipient and maybe the reason they received it (birthday, anniversary, etc.)

 

You can also get a lot of poetry, sayings and other things from the internet to include in your label.

I just googled anniversary quotes and lots of things popped up.  You can right click on one of the pictures here and save it to your Pictures Folder for use in your label.

 

 

Word also has lots of clip art you can import and add as in the small examples at the top.

 

When the info part of my label was finished, I just hit "Insert" - Picture - selected my Picture Folder - Selected the Block from that folder and added the blocks one at a time and typed the name of the block beside it-tabbed over, set the next one, etc.  I did do some rearranging with this to find that three across worked best.

 

 

 

 

When I have finished and like my layout I always test a print first on regular paper.

Then I can adjust if necessary and make any corrections to it before

 I print it out on a

computer fabric sheet.

 

I sell the June Taylor computer fabric sheets and like them very well.

I have white and cream and use what fits best with my label and quilt.

 

I also try to make my labels 5 1/2" x 8 1/2" in size so that I can get two labels

on each computer sheet. 

 

Your labels are only limited by your creativeness!

 

Have fun labeling

 

 

AND DON'T FORGET TO POST YOUR DAILY SEWING UPDATES

 

 

 



 

Last of the Month Rush!

I have really been pushing myself this past few weeks.  Going from this---

 

 

 

to this---

 

 

and the finally finished top!

 

 

 

Now it's the quilter's problem (LOL) 

 

uh oh - I AM THE QUILTER!!

 

Also finished the July - Sadie's Keepsake Embroidery block

 

 

but--dear husband was putting in new shelving units for me while I was trying to square up this block!  Can you guess what happened between him asking a million questions?

 

Yes, it did not get cut on point.  Just a straight square! 

 

Decisions, decisions, decisions. 

 

 Do I re-stitch the entire block again?

 

  Do I add fabric on each side and recut? 

 

 Do I leave as is and put on point in the quilt (will anyone notice)? 

 

These are the questions I will be asking myself

and you will have to wait about about 4 months

when all the blocks are finished and I am starting to put the

quilt together~stay tuned!

 

 

Remember these from a few weeks ago?

 

Putting them together now! 

 



 

 

 



Quilt Stuff

 Just finished Block #4 (May) on Sadie's Keepsake Embroidery Block of the Month 

 

 

That should keep me ahead of those of you that are doing this one.  Will take some to the lake with me in April. 

 

We also have just 3 kits left from our new series "The Breakfast Club" that was introduced on Mystery Sunday (3rd Sunday each month).

 

  $59.95

 

3rd Sunday each month-Mystery Sunday

 

Receive a FREE pattern for the featured quilt

 

Each quilt this year will be made from STRIPS!

 

Kits will be available at a reduced price on Mystery Sunday only

Regular price on the shelf (if we have any left)

 

Become a "Breakfast Club" member and receive an additional 10% off reduced price on Mystery Sunday or 10% off regular shelf price till the end of the featured month.

Also receive member special discounts throughout the year on other merchandise as well.

 



 

I can READ! For lots of you, reading is as much a passion as quilting is to me. Some of you even do both. I don't like to read (except quilt magazines, etc). I have to be doing something with my hands to feel like I am not "wasting time", and with all of those quilts calling my name--.

BUT, I did start reading The Basement Quilt by my friend and former quilt shop owner Ann Hazelwood. OK, maybe I started it because it had the word quilt in the title.

 

I am thoroughly enjoying my new adventure. I feel I have met and actually know the characters in the book. The Colebridge community is a river town (like St. Charles). Anne Brown owns a floral shop there and lives with her mother. One of Anne's aunts made a quilt and she along with several family members are learning to quilt it. There is a little something unusual going on, but you must read the book to find out what! I am almost finished and now that her second book

is here, I can't wait to get finished and start the new one. Hint: There is a little paranormal activity going on in this very normal community.

Do you think I am on my way to being one of the book gang? Not!

Oh by the way-Ann has graciously given us the block pattern for the quilt in each book as a download. Thanks Ann!

PS-All of our copies of both book titles have been signed by the author!