Or, if you do diagonal quilting, use a slight zig zag stitch, which will stretch.
Also, take pieces of the fabric you are using and place them behind the label. Then, if you need fabric for a fix, you have fabric which is the same age and has been washed the same as the quilt. If you have to make the label a little larger to hold the fabric, it is totally worth it.
Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
One suggestion I might make is to avoid straight line diagonal quilting. I made the mistake of doing that on my SIL's quilt and he has broken a lot of the stitching. He tends to kick or push against the quilt with his feet and that stretches it on the bias. The quilting stitches do not stretch, hence the breakage. So maybe avoid diagonal lines on your kids' quilts if you think they will be rough with them.