I have kept a journal of all my quilts since I started quilting 10 years ago. Each has a photo along with a photo of the label. Some have special stories or pics of the recipients included. The journal itself has a strip-pieced cover made of left over Thimbleberries fabrics over a 1 inch binder with clear sleeves. I have also made a couple of these journals for friends.
One was given several years to a dear quilting friend who
passed away earlier this year just 2 weeks before her 100th birthday! After I gave her the journal (which she loved) several members of our quilt group helped make and attach labels, then photographed each of her quilts and placed the pics in the journal. Her son, who is a very good friend, recently told me how much the family appreciated the journal when they were dividing her quilts among the heirs.
If you know someone who quilts, it's never too late to encourage and help them label, photograph, and journal their treasures.