I dispatched my challenge quilt off to the Guild today. Of course it had to have a label so I took the opportunity to try out this tutorial for making labels using t-shirt transfer papers. Apart from some initial difficulties peeling the transfer film off the paper backing and a botched first ironing attempt (kind of like first pancake syndrome), the whole process was remarkably angst free. Here are the results:
Please note that, whereas the tutorial refers to transfer papers for white t-shirts, I used transfer papers for dark t-shirts that I picked up at Officeworks. The product I used creates a white opaque background but I’m guessing the white t-shirt product is transparent which may be preferable. The other thing is that I did not need to generate mirrored text for the product I used. I only found that out AFTER I had gone to the bother of working out how to flip the text. Save time and read the instructions on your product completely before you get too far!