Once I'd stitched the blocks together for my In Full Bloom quilt - (pattern by the Australian designer Lynette Anderson Designs) - I doodled some ideas for a quilt label. I always like to incorporate the theme of the quilt into the label, so using some of Lynette's flower motifs, I sketched some simple flowers along with a bee, surrounded by letters depicting the date and my name. Once I'm happy with the final design, I draw over the pencil lines with a very fine black sharpie. This enables me to use the pattern to trace my design onto fabric. I do yjis by taping the pattern onto my lightpad, taping the fabric over the paper, and tracing the design wth a fine fabric marker pen. Mt favourite is a Micron Pigma pen, nib size 005, in a pale brown shade (sepia). This size nib is fine enough that it can be covered with just one thread of a stranded embroidery skein. For this label, I've used a piece of the beautiful yarn dyed fabric that was used for the stitchery designs on the quilt, and a selection of the same coloured embroidery threads. Now I just need to decide how to quilt In Full Bloom, then I can hand applique the label to the back of the quilt.
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