Try your hand at lovely hand lettering and you won’t want to stop! In these easy-to-follow tutorials by Amy Latta, you’ll learn how to personalize a beautiful quilt label with modern hand lettering using Missouri Star fabric markers. Our nontoxic fabric markers are sure to last the years, preserving your legacy for a lifetime—or longer.
Try your hand at lovely hand lettering and you won’t want to stop! In these easy-to-follow tutorials by Amy Latta, you’ll learn how to personalize a beautiful quilt label with modern hand lettering using Missouri Star fabric markers. Our nontoxic fabric markers are sure to last the years, preserving your legacy for a lifetime—or longer.
Before you get started download the FREE quilting doodles, lettering, & labels PDF ➤
How do you prepare your label for your quilt? You’ll find out in this tutorial with Amy Latta. Start here and then add your own special touch.
Follow along as Amy guides you through the ins and outs of hand lettering for quilters. Adding a personal touch to your quilt with beautiful faux calligraphy will turn it into a keepsake.
This cute tutorial from Amy Latta will capture your imagination. Take your hand lettering from drab to fab by adding this whimsical lettering style to your repertoire.
Why stop at letters? In this fun hand lettering tutorial, Amy will show you how to add doodles to your lettering for the perfect accent including arrows, banners, leaves, and ampersands.
Every quilter needs to try these lovely quilting doodles! They add depth to your hand lettering designs and you’ll adore adding them to your quilting projects. Lettering motifs include spools, scissors, a needle and thread, and stitches.
You know what that hand lettering needs? A beautiful border to perfectly set it off. Amy will help you frame in your lettering with this easy technique.
Quilt labels are a wonderful way of preserving your legacy for years to come. Add a personalized label to your quilt in this essential tutorial by using the new skills you've gained!
Does your family have a treasured old quilt–the provenance of which is hazy? Some family members believe that Great-Grandma Betty made it and others think it was her sister Ellen? How sad to think that the identity of a family artist has been lost to history! How do you avoid this problem for future generations of your family? Label your quilts!
If embroidering a quilt label is not in your skillset, you can create a label with permanent fabric markers. But you probably have some questions.
Most folks have a Sharpie marker in their home. And while Sharpies work on fabric, the ink in a Sharpie is not designed for laundering and must be heat set. In addition, Sharpies used alcohol based ink that is not archival. This means that it may fade over time, especially if exposed to light. So when your kids want their teammates to sign their uniform shirts at the end of the season–go with a Sharpie (just be sure to iron the shirt before you wash it). However, a Sharpie is probably not the best choice for labeling a quilt.
If it’s not a Sharpie, what is the best marker to use on fabric? There are a few brands of permanent fabric markers on the market–we even sell some of them. But Missouri Star has developed its own brand of fabric markers for sewing projects that we think are the best permanent fabric markers for the job!
The Missouri Star textile markers are sold in two different sets. One is a set of fine tip fabric markers in six colors–red, orange, green, blue, purple, and gray. The other is a set of black fabric markers–one fine tipped and one broad tipped. The price point on these sets is so reasonable, it is easy to own both sets.
Our Missouri Star broad and fine line fabric markers are designed to draw clear, sharp lines on fabric. These are fabric markers that don't bleed and don’t need to be heat set before washing. While some brands might wash away, these Missouri Star fabric markers are designed to be permanent. Your great-grandchildren will not be wondering who made your quilt!
You might notice a seal on the side of the Missouri Star fabric markers–the letters AP in the center and the letters ACMI arranged in a circle around the outside. This seal means that the markers are certified by the Art and Creative Materials Institute, Inc. (ACMI) as an Approved Product (AP). The materials used in the markers have been studied by a board-certified toxicologist and determined to be safe for humans–including children.
If you arrived at this page to learn how to use fabric markers, we hope you have enjoyed Amy Latta's tips for using the Missouri Star markers in these tutorial videos! For example, storing your markers horizontally will preserve their lifetime. And clipping your fabric to a sheet of cardboard will make it easier to write on. So helpful!
Amy Latta also shows you how to write beautiful letters, doodles, and borders. Amy has even added downloadable reference and practice pages for you! (Tip! Open the video in YouTube to access the printable pages.) As Amy says, “Practice makes progress–not perfect!” With a little effort, you will develop your own beautiful and unique style. Once you master some basics, you may find yourself ready to branch out far beyond quilt labels. You will no longer be asking yourself, what can I use fabric markers for? With your Missouri Star fabric markers and your new skills, you may find that your only limit is your imagination!
