BonniFeltz

Ok, here is my dilemma. I made a wall hanging but I did a good enough job that i didn't want to disrupt how the back looked with a label. It was for a swap so I thought I should do a label.

What other ways are there to label a quilt or wall hanging without actually putting a label on it? Did that make sense?

I ended up writing with a pigma pen along the binding what it was for but there should be something else that could be done. I'm not a very good quilter so it has to be a simple solution.

sgardner

I think signing it with pen should be sufficient. You always go overboard anyway, Bonbon! I am sure your partner will love it either way.

BonniFeltz

Thanks Shelley. What other options can you think of though. It wasn't until recently that I even started to do labels. I thought with the swaps they should be labeled though.

sgardner

Oops, I didn't know that. The last swap item I made wasn't labeled at all! I did send a nice note though.

BonniFeltz

I don't think it is a rule but sending a note is good also. At the nursing home where mom lives they put little paper hearts with the persons name on it as a label. They can take it off if they want to, etc. I had thought about that also.

Dragonfly Nana

While labels are prefered, I can understand why you might not want to put one on. I agree writing on the back with pigma is fine.
I have been in the DQ swap for a while and I have received quilts both ways. For those who have not put a label on, they always send a note or card. I write on the back of the card/note where it came from and I keep them in a drawer in my quilting room.

huntannette

I embroider my name on the binding before sewing it...i never put a label...but it is hard to see....

BonniFeltz

Labels is probably one of the reasons I wouldn't mind having an embroidery machine. I'd have to embroidery by hand which, while not opposed to, by the time I finished doing the piece, I might not be in the mood to do. LOL. Perhaps I should do the label first and THEN do the project.

sgardner

See, the etiquette one learns when reading this board! All good advice.

lindyline

My rule of thumb with labels, if you can't hide it then feature it. Mt last couple of swaps I printed labels on fabric with my current avatar and the recipients current avatar. Sets a timeline as well if you change avatars. Of course embroidery is good too. And sometimes I forget a label all together.