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Monogram Wedding Gift (Printing on Fabric Tutorial)

September 20, 2012 By Sarah Westover McKenna 23 Comments

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So easy, you'll be making these for every wedding you attend. Learn to print on burlap and you're set!

I have always loved giving wedding presents that are personal, and a “home established” sign has been a favorite of mine forever. I also love the simplicity and elegance of using burlap and simple black lettering, which is why I decided to share with you today the steps to making a simple but meaningful monogram wedding gift..

This is such an easy project that you will find yourself making them for every wedding or anniversary that you attend!

Here are the supplies that you will need: a piece of fabric (I used burlap), freezer paper, scissors or a rotary cutter, ruler, iron, computer, printer and picture frame.

I cut out the freezer paper to letter size 8 1/2 by 11 inches.

Then I cut out the fabric the same dimensions.

Press the shiny side of the freezer paper to the fabric to give it stability. I used a hot iron and iron on the paper size.

I put the freezer backed fabric upside down in my printer tray.

This is where you have to play around with fonts, letter size, positioning. I used Academy Engraved LET font and entered 440 in the size box for the initial because I wanted it to be fairly large and set it to center on the paper. I then printed it.

I reinserted the fabric in the printer upside down and set the last name size to 55 and est. and date to size 36 on my computer after deleting the initial. I spaced down on the page and reprinted.

I left the freezer paper on the back of the fabric, trimmed up the edges and placed in a frame I found at Jo-Anns, without the glass.

Voila!! A beautiful, personal gift.

What are your favorite quick wedding go-to crafts?

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Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah Westover McKenna

Sarah is the scattered creative mind behind Bombshell Bling. A former elementary school teacher and a current stay-at-home mom, she loves developing her creativity through her blog and her jewelry design business, Bombshell Bling Jewelry. Sarah is a lover of all things vintage, colorful, and BLING. She is also a sweets addict with a major obsession with s'mores.
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Comments

  1. Katie {Sweet Rose Studio} says

    September 20, 2012 at 11:59 pm

    I love this idea! It’s a great *quick* gift idea!

    Reply
    • Chris says

      September 21, 2012 at 8:44 pm

      Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for visiting us.

      Reply
  2. Steph @ The Silly Pearl says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:12 am

    I’ve always wanted to try this. Thanks for the awesome tutorial…looks way easier than I thought!

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    • Chris says

      September 21, 2012 at 8:37 pm

      Surprising how easy it actually is. Thanks for checking out Craft Quickies!

      Reply
  3. Jennifer says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:14 am

    This would be a great gift for any couple. Anniversaries too. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your tutorial!

    Reply
    • Chris says

      September 21, 2012 at 8:39 pm

      Thanks for visiting our site!

      Reply
  4. Taradara says

    September 21, 2012 at 1:29 am

    You make it look sooooo easy!!!
    xo

    Reply
    • Chris says

      September 21, 2012 at 8:40 pm

      It really is that easy. Thanks for checking out our site.

      Reply
  5. Kate says

    September 21, 2012 at 8:23 am

    What a lovely idea! Thank you for sharing.

    Reply
    • Chris says

      September 21, 2012 at 8:45 pm

      Thank you for coming to Craft Quickies!

      Reply
  6. Girly girl says

    September 24, 2012 at 12:01 am

    The fabric goes through the printer???? My printer would not print on fabric.

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    • Chris says

      September 24, 2012 at 1:15 pm

      Did you iron the fabric to freezer paper to make it stable in order to load into your printer?

      I use a Canon MX860.

      Reply
  7. pat says

    April 8, 2013 at 1:56 pm

    So, the computer is printing directly onto the fabric side, not onto the freezer paper, right?

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    • sarah says

      April 9, 2013 at 11:38 am

      Yes!

      Reply
      • pat says

        April 9, 2013 at 11:39 am

        Cool! Thank you. I’m going to give it a try!!

        Reply
  8. Sophie says

    April 10, 2013 at 11:48 am

    Hi,

    Does it matter what type of Burlap fabric you use? (does thickness matter)

    Thank you,
    Sophie

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    • sarah says

      April 15, 2013 at 10:48 am

      Hi Sophie!

      Burlap is a natural fabric with imperfections and results vary from piece to piece- as long as it can run through your printer it will work, but each printing or fabric will give you a unique look.

      Reply
  9. Kelsey says

    May 1, 2013 at 9:34 am

    What kind of printer did you use? I have a laser printer. Would the burlap really go through?

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    • sarah says

      May 1, 2013 at 10:29 am

      Hi Kelsey! It probably doesnt matter for the printing- just depends on the printer and being able to slide it through. I would say try it and see! Good luck!

      Reply
  10. Jessica says

    May 11, 2013 at 10:33 am

    What font did you use? And size?
    Do you think wax paper will work in lieu if freezer paper?

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    • sarah says

      May 13, 2013 at 2:39 pm

      Hi Jessica,

      Just choose whatever font you would like and test it on a sheet of paper first. Obviously, you will use a large size, so you can experiment with that. Chris wrote this tutorial, but she doesn’t contribute to the site anymore because she got busy with other things, so sadly I can’t ask her about her font choice. It will NOT work with wax paper. It needs to be freezer paper!

      Reply
  11. Joanne says

    August 18, 2013 at 8:29 am

    Have you tried taking any of the freezer paper off? I was thinking of making framed burlap earring holders similar to the link below and was wondering out loud if i should leave the freezer paper on or off after printing since the earrings will puncture the paper anyway.
    http://becauseisawitonpinterest.blogspot.com/2011/12/framed-burlap-earring-holder.html

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    • sarah says

      August 18, 2013 at 4:12 pm

      I have not tried this, Joanne, but if it were me I would try removing it for a jewelry hanger! Let me know how it goes. 🙂

      Reply

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