Label It!

"Brother Bear" is quilted, off the rails and trimmed for finishing. My normal order of doing things, once quilting is completed, is to print out a label and make the hanging sleeve and binding; then I place the hanging sleeve and label into position and attach them at the same time that I stitch the binding on. This was the last sheet of Printed Treasures that I have on hand. I realized a few months ago that this product is no longer available, every website that I checked was out of stock and my LQS is unable to order it. I have used it for label making for many years. (I did find a lone package floating around on an E-bay site for an exorbitant price, no thanks!) I am currently researching a substitute product and, so far, have almost settled on EQ Printables. I have also found a very similar June Tailor product, I just don't know. I haven't purchased any yet and am eager to get the opinion of other quilters out there. Do you print your labels from your home printer? What do you use for your labels and how easy is the product to work with? How well does the printing hold up after washing? Please weigh in and help me out, the sheets are pricey and I don't want to make an expensive mistake. Thanks SEW much!

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TGCDP*, Part 2

Out of the closet and into the light... *The Great Closet Documentation Project began today. Each quilt was removed, pressed, measured and photographed for the record. This post contains those quilts from 1985-1994 (as best I can tell and remember) some are labeled but most aren't. I urge you to label and document all of your work! Believe me, in twenty plus years you won't remember! The best labels contain your name, the quilt name, your home address, the date (at very least, the year). The first five quilts pictured are hand quilted; and after that, as noted.

Double Wedding Ring

27" X 27"

1985

Soccer Star

38" X 38"

1988

Afternoon in June

52" X 40"

1989

Sunshine and Shadow

52" X 40"

1989

Rocking Horses

52" X 40"

1990

A Trio of Feather Trees

1990, 1991, 1992

17" x 15", 18" x 16", 17" X 15"

Pictorial Applique Scene (hand applique, hand quilted)

29.5" X 38"  

1990

detail from above

(hand painted and embroidered accents)

Advent Trees Wallhanging (hand quilted)

41" X 41"

1990

Circular Patchwork Table Runner

60" X 17.5"

1990

Milky Way (hand quilted)

40" X 40"

1992

Tulip Time (hand quilted)

16" x 13"

1992

Scrappy Pinwheel Stars

26.5" X 21"

1992

Scrappy Stars

26.5" X 21"

1992

Documentary Baskets

31" X 25"

1992

Harvest Home

37" X 23"

1993

Double Crossed and Tied

60" X 49"

1994

Log Cabin Stars

42.5" X 35.5"

1994

Which Witch?

33" X 21.5"

1994

Mad About Plaid

24" X 19"

1994

Rainbow Stars

14" X 11"

1994

Thanks for joining me on this quilt journey through the decades, I will post more photos tomorrow and hope that you will continue along for the ride; there are a lot more quilts more to see... warts and all! 

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