Writing On Quilt Squares

I ve done quite a few wedding quilts with guests signing blocks at the reception.

Writing on quilt squares.

See more ideas about quilts quilt patterns quilt blocks. I ve even used a light cloud fabric. Fabric squares are useful for making quilts with colorful grid like designs. The quilt label shown below quotes the famous world war i poem in flanders fields in memory of a beloved father who died.

It does not bleed and it is permanent. In this method you sew squares on to the corners of the center square then trim. Squares are also the easiest quilting shapes to make so this is a great option for making your first quilt however you can also use fabric squares to make intricate designs on a quilt so you might also need them if you are a more advanced quilter. Any light colored fabric that will show up a black or blue ink will do fine.

This is also a traditional method of making a square in a square quilt block. She also uses the pitt pens fine point and brush tip. I use fine point sharpie markers. Another trick when writing put masking tape across the back of the fabric where you re going to write.

4 1 out of 5 stars 207. After writing on the fabric i heat set the names with a dry iron and then washed the sample with dawn dishwashing liquid. Some of shakespeare s sonnets are short enough to make beautiful quilt labels. 150pcs 4 x 4 10cm x 10cm cotton craft fabric bundle squares squares sheets patchwork pre cut quilt squares diy sewing quarters bundle quilting fabric bundles.

Free shipping on eligible orders. They do roll nicely across the fabric. Aug 22 2020 explore jan parker s board quilts with writing on them followed by 187 people on pinterest. She recommends faber castell pitt pens.

If your quilt is large enough you can print an entire poem on a printable fabric sheet and use the poem as the label. She had washed and ironed it a few times and the gel was the only one that didn t blur or fade. My favorite pen for writing on fabric is a pigma pen. This is all best to do before you quilt.

Nancy answers a youtube viewer s question about the permanent marking pen used on a label for a quilt. Then i write directly on the fabric. Before writing on the fabric you have to stabilize it. For an extra fine point a gel point pen works great.

As mentioned before no white on white fabric. I then ironed it dry. The center square that you will cut is the same size as the unfinished square in a square block. In the sample it looks like i went over the writing twice with the.

As you can see the pigment pro gave me the best results so this is the pen i used to sign my blocks.