I make a label out of muslin and border it with some fabric from the top. My labels include a history of the quilt--where I got the pattern, where I got the fabric, for whom the quilt was intended, who quilted it and, of course, my name, the place the quilt was made and the date the quilt was finished.
Quilts are part of the family history and if family members get them, they'll be interested. I always want to know all I can know about the quilts I see. If the quilts last longer than my family, God forbid, strangers who get them may well be interested.
I think we are short-changing the future by failing to record our history and our quilts are part of that history.