How to Make Photo Quilt Labels

Add a photo label to a quilt.

A photo quilt label can personalize a handmade quilt while providing important documentation. Quilt labels should include the name of the quilt artist, the city and state the artist lives in and the year the quilt was completed. Adding a photograph of the artist to the label, or possibly the recipient if the quilt is a gift, can be accomplished with a digitized photograph. The photo quilt label should be sewn to the back of the quilt. A photo label could also be added to an antique quilt with information about the quilt's history.

Things You'll Need

• Freezer paper
• Scissors
• Ruler
• 1/4 yard white muslin fabric
• Iron
• Ink jet printer
• Scanner
• Photograph
• Computer

Instructions

Prepare the Quilt Label Fabric

1. Cut a sheet of freezer paper to measure 8 1/2 by 11 inches.

2. Cut a piece of of the muslin fabric to measure 8 1/2 by 11 inches.

3. Iron the muslin to the freezer paper, cutting off any muslin threads on the fabric edges or they will jam your printer.

4. Insert your muslin freezer paper in the tray of your computer printer.

Compose the Photo Quilt Label

1. Scan the photograph into your computer, or import it from a digital camera.

2. Drag the image to a word processing document.

3. Resize the image to measure approximately 2 inches by 2 inches.

4. Under the photo image, add text that includes the name of the quilt artist, the city and state the artist resides in and the year the quilt was completed.

5. Print your label on the freezer muslin fabric and cut out with scissors, leaving a 1 inch margin around the photo and text.

Tips & Warnings

• The finished photo label can be appliqued to the back of a quilt. Turn the edges of the label under 1/4 inch and attach by sewing around the label perimeter to the quilt.