It’s been about 6 months since I had my fabric labels printed with Spoonflower, so I thought I’d do a follow up to show you how they look today.
You can see my original post here, but basically I made up a logo and had it printed onto some quilting cotton*. The tricky thing I did was print them on the bias (at 45°), the idea being that I wont need to press the edges under before sewing them on. It does leave a little wastage, but I got about 600 labels out of a yard, so I’m not too fussed if a few aren’t any good.
The label above is looking really good. It is on Roman’s Winter-weight sleeping bag and has probably had about 5 runs through the washing machine. It goes through on a gentle cycle.
The label above is by far the worst looking of all the labels I’ve added. It was sewn onto a pair of toddler jeans I made for Roman and they’ve been through the wash at least 10 times. They go through a long wash too. I also used some really old double sided fusible web on this label and the glue came through to the front, so it looks a bit wax stained. I think it has faded a little, but my washing powder is only ‘low phosphate’ and Spoonflower says to use a ‘phosphate free’ washing powder. Maybe that’s why the label on the sleeping bag looks a lot nicer.
I have to say that just sewing them on with raw edges has gone really well! They do look a little bit ragged, but because they’re printed and cut on the bias, I can sew close to the edges and there’s no chance of them fraying and then falling off. I like the slightly frayed look though. I was thinking of trying some fray check on the edges to see if it stops them fraying, but I haven’t gotten around to it. My fingers are also happy because I like to burn them on the iron when doing fiddly things like press little edges under.
All in all, I would definitely use Spoonflower again to print labels and I would get them printed on the bias again too.
*This is not their Kona cotton, but the old quilting cotton they used before they got the Kona.
Ashley says
What a great idea! I bought my labels but I might try using Spoonflower in the future
-Ashley
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Roslyn@Sew Delicious says
They look great. This is definitely on my to-do list!
Janelle @ Emmaline says
I love this look on the jeans! And did you use an upholstery thread in orange, Abby? You are sewing jeans too, is there anything you can’t do? Janelle
Tanya says
Fantastic idea for labels!
Jamie Gupton says
I love the sort of “quilted” look it has after being a bit worn!
flexographic label printing says
This is a great use for Spoonflower. I love them and the quality is great. This way of making labels is so practical. Thank you for sharing.