Make text follows path using Gimp

Open new.
1. Click on Path Tool. Create and edit path.
2. Click on Text Tool. Type some text.
3. Click Layer - Text along path.
4. Right click on Text layer - Delete.
  (If Text layer is not visible, click window-Dockable Dialogs - Layer to display text layer.)
5. Click Window - Dockable Dialogs - Path (or click Path Dialogs tool)
6. Right click on text path layer - Path to selection.
7. Select Bucket fill color - Fill text with color. (or do gradient for colorful text).
8 Select none.