DIY custom label with your sewing machine

Adding a label to something you’ve made is such a special touch.

Did you know that you can create a unique label with your sewing machine’s built in stitches?
I’ll show you how in this tutorial.

By making your own label, you can customize them to suit each garment you make and use up fabric scraps.

What will be needed:

Sewing machine (B735)
Iron-on Interfacing
Small piece of fabric
Thread to contrast fabric
A Garment

I’d recommend adding your Label to the Lining or Facing of your garment before attaching the Lining to the Shell.

Create the Stitch Design

Select the Lettering stitches and choose a font.

Click the + icon at the bottom of the screen.

Select the Letters.
You can find the lower case, special letters and icons by clicking the arrow.

You can add other stitches to your design by clicking on the other stitch categories.

By selecting the flower stitch, I added it to the end of my initials.

Select i to edit the direction of the selected stitch.
You can mirror it horizontally or vertically.

Using the machine’s adjustment knobs, you can edit the length and width of the selected stitch.

If you would like to add a stitch to the beginning of the sequence, click on the up arrow until it can’t go up any more.

Select the desired stitch from the selection panel.
I wanted a matching flower to mirror the one at the end of the sequence.
If necessary, select i to edit the direction of the selected stitch or adjust the length and width with the adjustment knobs.

Once you are happy with the combination of stitches, add a Knot to the beginning and end of the sequence to prevent the thread unravelling.
Use the up arrow to get to the beginning.
Select i, then click on this icon.

Click on the Knot icon.
Using the down arrow, repeat for the end.

Add a Combination Subdivider to the end of the sequence.
This will prevent the stitch combination from stitching again once the combination is complete.
Use the down arrow to get to the end.
Click on this icon.

Now that your stitch design is complete, you can save it to your Favourites so that you can use it over and over again.
Click on the Heart icon
Select Add to Folder

Click the Green Tick to save.

When you want to find the stitch again, ensure that the + icon is selected, click the Heart icon and select the Folder for Stitch Pattern Combination.

Prepare the Fabric

I recommend stitching the design on a scrap piece of fabric to figure out how large the design will be.

Cut a piece of fabric larger than you need for the label.
Iron Interfacing on to the wrong side.

Stitch the Design

Recommended Foot:
Open Embroidery Foot #20/20C/20D

Check that the first stitch of the sequence is highlighted.

Place the Label fabric under the Presser Foot and click the green Start Button.
The machine will automatically stitch the design.
You can adjust the speed if necessary using the Slider.
Gently guide the fabric.

Press the stitched Label.

Secure the Label

Cut the Label down to a size and shape you like then pin it to your garment.

Select the Satin Stitch: Zig Zag stitch #3 with a width of 3.6mm and length of 0.4mm.
Click on the needle icon to engage the Needle Stop Down. This means that every time you stop sewing, the needle will stay in the down position so that you can lift the presser foot and turn the fabric.
Also select the foot you’ll be using in the selection menu.

Start in the middle rather than a corner.
Line up the needle with the outer edge of the Label.
Stitch around the shape.

When you reach a corner:
-About 1 stitch before you reach the corner, stop with the needle on the outside edge at the corner,
-lift the foot and pivot the fabric 45°,
-lower the foot and sew 3 stitches, stop with the needle on the outside edge,
-lift the foot and pivot the fabric 45°,
-lower the foot and continue stitching.

To prevent the stitches from unraveling, pull the top threads to the underside and knot the thread tails.