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Old 09-26-2013, 12:58 AM
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117becca
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Originally Posted by HillCountryGal
Am almost finished with a quilt that I've been working on since January.
Want to make a label that 'tells the story' and can't wrap my head around how to word it. As I would like to honor all the hands involved.

Here's the story and I'm hoping y'all can help:

It's a whole cloth quilt top that was hand embroidered by a friends family member. Except she can't remember who!

Then another friend gave me the fabric for the backing. It's that pre-printed stuff to give a quilting pattern. Because the top is old and was hand embroidered, I decided it needed to be handquilted. This backing worked great for that.

Then, another friend helped me with a quilting design around the embroidered work and suggested I make prairie points (had never done that before) to finish the edges. Turned out great.

So, I'd like to honor all the hands involved, but how? Doubt a label as big as the backing would be fun OR a good idea.

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Ideas?
Hand quilted w/ love and honor for Lucy Jones

Embroidered quilt top by a family member of {Lucy Jones, DOB, City & State}
Backing fabric given by {Janie Smith, friend of Lucy Jones}
Quilting design by {Debbie Turner and hand quilted by Hill Country Gal, Sept 2013.


I also try to put in the approx date of the quilt top and the pattern of the quilt, if known.
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