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Creativity in Quilt Labels

10/9/2021

 
 Scroll down for a new tutorial on designing a wool label using Electric Quilt 8.

Quilt Label Showcase

​In the month of July the primarily focus for Tech Know Quilter Masters members was labels.

Tech Know Quilters Masters members have received at least 12 months of Tech Know Quilter classes.  In the Masters lessons, participants not only work on EQ skills, but have lots of opportunities for enhancing their design skills as well. 

Here are some of the projects submitted in the private Facebook group for the various label making lessons. 

​Enjoy the virtual show!

Label Making Basics Submissions

One of the great part of making labels is you don't need to actually piece what is included in the label.   Members demonstrated that this was a great opportunity to play with the auto borders.
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Maureen Pinwill
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Nancy Messuri
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Nancy Haddad Lacey
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Nancy Haddad Lacey
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Kim Boaro
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Dotty Smalley
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Kristy Goodin Soard
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Joy Hegglund
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Helen Hicks
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Sharon Osborne
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Curryanne Hostetler
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Karen Humphrey
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Dorothee Ilgner
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Julie Pedersen

Fonts and Applique Submissions

Did you know you can add text with any True-Type font on your computer? Using different fonts is a great way to personalize your next label.
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Nancy Messuri
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Maureen Pinwill
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Dorothee Ilgner
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Helen Hicks
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Juliei Pedersen

Long Text Label (with curved text) Submissions

Sometimes the text tools in EQ can seem a bit limiting (no spell check and no options to curve text).  We explored some work-arounds.
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Joyce Drenth
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Julie Pedersen
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Dotty Smalley
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Dorothee Ilgner
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Helen Hicks
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Curryanne Hostetler

Tuck In Label Submissions

One of my least favorite parts of quilting is sewing down labels -- and that has often kept me from putting labels on many of my quilts.  I have no excuse after this lesson -- as the label can be folded on the diagonal and tucked into the binding.
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Helen Hicks design.
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Helen Hicks quilt.
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Photo Label Submissions

A picture is worth 1,000 words -- even in a label.  And shapes don't need to be square to incorporate a photo into an EQ design.
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Dorothee Ilgner
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Karen Humphrey
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Helen Hicks
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Would you like to join this talented group of EQ designers?  You can sign up for the wait list for the next Open Enrollment period for Tech Know Quilter's here.

 Wool Label Tutorial

There were so many ideas to explore when creating the labels class, that I didn't have room to include them all. 

One additional option is creating a wool label.  They could go on the back of a quilt.  Or with some sizing changes, it could be turned into a penny rug.

​Learn how to draft a wool label/quilt using Electric Quilt 8.
 If the plan is to use the design as a label, I suggesting reducing the size to 5 inches before printing out templates.
I would love to see your wool label or (if you prefer) your favorite label designed in EQ.  Please feel free to share in the Learning EQ Facebook group. 

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Happy quilting.

​Kari

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Lois
11/14/2021 01:52:17 pm

This lesson is just what I was looking for.
Thank you


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