Writing On Quilt Squares

It does not bleed and it is permanent.

Writing on quilt squares. In this method you sew squares on to the corners of the center square then trim. A quilt shop owner showed me her test sample on which she used several types of permanent pens. 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.

Aug 22 2020 explore jan parker s board quilts with writing on them followed by 187 people on pinterest. This is all best to do before you quilt. Free shipping on eligible orders. She recommends faber castell pitt pens.

In the sample it looks like i went over the writing twice with the. They do roll nicely across the fabric. Then i write directly on the fabric. I ve even used a light cloud fabric.

The center square that you will cut is the same size as the unfinished square in a square block. After writing on the fabric i heat set the names with a dry iron and then washed the sample with dawn dishwashing liquid. As you can see the pigment pro gave me the best results so this is the pen i used to sign my blocks. 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. Some of shakespeare s sonnets are short enough to make beautiful quilt labels. I do this by ironing freezer paper to the back of the fabric. For an extra fine point a gel point pen works great.

4 1 out of 5 stars 207. She also uses the pitt pens fine point and brush tip. Before writing on the fabric you have to stabilize it. If your quilt is large enough you can print an entire poem on a printable fabric sheet and use the poem as the label.

As mentioned before no white on white fabric. Nancy answers a youtube viewer s question about the permanent marking pen used on a label for a quilt. I then ironed it dry. 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.

Pens for signing quilt blocks. The quilt label shown below quotes the famous world war i poem in flanders fields in memory of a beloved father who died. I use fine point sharpie markers. Fabric squares are useful for making quilts with colorful grid like designs.

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