Easy Holiday Fabric Tags

This year for Christmas I thought it would be fun to create personalized handmade tags to add a fun a personal touch to my holiday packages.  Because I would making several tags I wanted to create something that would be quick and easy to create.  Die cutting using a steel rule die on fabric was the answer.

To create the stamped fabric name label, first prepare a piece of solid colored fabric by bonding it with HeatnBond Craft Fusible Interfacing according to the package directions.  Adding the interfacing gives the piece of fabric a nice weight that will help the folds and trimmed edges on the finished tag look really crisp.

Use letter stamps to stamp the desired words on the prepared fabric using an archival or fabric ink.

Cut the word out leaving a 1/2″ margin around each side of the letter.

Create a 1/4″ fold line along the top and bottom edges of the labels.  Press the fold in place.

Use pinking shears or decorative scissors to trim the ends of each label.  If you prefer a vintage look, you can brush the edges of the labels with Distress Ink using an ink blending tool.  Set the labels aside.

To create the fabric tag, adhere HeatnBond Fusible Craft Interfacing to the desired pieces of fabric.  Fabric without an interfacing backing can be die cut, but adding it helped create a really nice clean cut (I cut multiple tags at once) and kept my finished tag really crisp looking.  For each tag, I cut two pieces of matching fabric and two pieces of thin cotton batting.  (If you don’t have a tag die, use a shipping tag to trace onto your fabric as a template.)

Use SuperStik Glue Stick to adhere one piece of batting to the back of each fabric tag.

(FYI- SuperStik is not just a great glue stick for paper, it is awesome for fabric projects!  Use it to adhere layers of projects together, saving the need for pinning.  On small craft projects where pinning is difficult, SuperStik is a true life saver!  You can sew through it with no build up or residue on your needle.  For projects that will be laundered, it washes away in the wash!)

Apply SuperStik to the back of the fabric label and place it on the fabric tag where desired.  Sew the label in place.

Adhere the matching plain tag to the back of the tag with the label using SuperStik.

Sew the assembled tag together stitching about 1/4″ from the tag edge.  If desired, add fabric grommets to the tag hole.  To distress, brush the edges with Distress Ink using an ink blending tool.

Supplies:

• adhesive: Therm O Web HeatnBond Craft Fusible Interfacing; SuperStik Glue Stick
• fabric: Countdown to Christmas by Sweetwater for Moda; natural cotton batting
• tag die: Tim Holtz Sizzix Alterations Tag and Bookplates, die cutting machine
• stamps: Hero Arts Playful Flowers Letter Set
• misc: thread, fabric grommets, sewing machine, pinking shears, scissors