For me when I give a quilt I label it for them telling them who made it and what year it was made. Then I usually include a card telling them what machine(s) were used in making the quilt and that it was done on a treadle.
As soon as they hear it was done on a treadle with a 100yo machine or older they realize that it is something special and then the questions start coming in. :-D :-D
To them its like owning a piece of living history and with one made completely on a treadle it takes on a certain personality and you can actually feel and see the love that went into it.
Billy