Long before I was a quilter, I bought several antique quilts. I knew nothing at all about quilts so I used them thoroughly and loved them to pieces. Literally. My niece still has one of the quilts that is near falling to shreds. From the beginning (and over the years), I've wondered so often about the hands that made them.
So for my quilts, I use a piece of matched backing and machine embroider it (with my pfaff 4.2), then I hand sew the label on two sides, and machine sew the other two sides when I attach the binding, and then I hand bind over top (if that makes sense). I always include a dedication to the recipient, my name, year, and my town - not that I ever expect my quilts to live on, but if they do, others will know a little bit about it.