I may have missed one or two of the earlier quilts made in the 60's. But I do have a book on the rest. I do not include the charity quilts that I make and distribute through my quilt guild. I just use a 3 inch regular, like
notebook. I use the plastic pages as mentioned here in an
earlier post. I just take an unlined recipe card and type
the information I want to keep. The name of the pattern,
where I got that pattern, the size, and specifics as to the
type of pattern; cotton, denim, homespun, a mix, etc., and the date it was made. There
is usually a picture of the entire quilt, if possible, and
then one or two more close-ups to be able to see the fabrics
and the quilting. When I give them away, (only to my children & gradchildren), I go back and write down to whom and when they were given. Actually I have made so many and
if I don't write it all down, I can't remember it.
Another little hint. We are somewhat electronicly challenged...but my husband has photographed all the quilts
that are still here and put them on a memory card whch can
be put in a safe place. In case of a fire or disaster, it
does give you some proof of what you had. I don't know if
an insurance co. would believe I had 40 or 50 quilts here,
without seeing some sort of documentation.
Oh yeah...if you don't have access to a typewriter, PC
etc..you can always write out the information.