Tuesday Tutorial~ Memory Shirt Pillow Labels

 Recently I posted the Memory Shirt Pillows made from knit polo shirts. The person that asked me to make them, wanted a label on them to remind her grand children who had worn the shirt. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Tuesday Tutorial

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I have found the ink in Sharpie pens doesn't wash out like

the Micron pens that lots of the quilting folks had recommended.

After seeing how much a Micron label that I had made for a quilt

had washed out, 

I tried a very fine point Sharpie. 

So far, it has worked great.

 

I first word process the label

using the Comic Sans font

and decide the size I need.

Then print paper copies to trace

onto muslin or a fabric of choice.

 I cut the written piece down to label size.

Must remember to leave quarter inch seam allowance.

The iron on interfacing

is laid sticky side against the written side.
Then stitched around the edge.

A small slit is cut on the interfacing

being careful not to cut through the label fabric.

Turn inside out through this slit

so the sticky side of the interfacing will appear. 

 

Using fingers,

press around the edge and corners.

I had to use a pin to pull out the seam and corners.

See this post for more pictures.

 

Iron press the label on the desired place on the pillow.

Thus the reason for using iron on interfacing.

I don't have to use pins to hold the piece,

which can be bulky and harder to stitch flat.

Be sure to follow directions with the

interfacing for the amount of time to iron press the interfacing.

The purpose of the interfacing is to hold in place temporarily.

Stitch around the edge will hole it permanently.

This is the same method I used to make Quilt Labels.