Originally Posted by
themadpatter
How's this? "You know that I love making quilts, and I'm getting rather a lot of them waiting for a home. Why don't you come over and chose one of these for yourself? I can't think why I haven't done this sooner, because I'd really love for you to have one, if you'd like one, of course." That way you can filter out those who really don't want one, and are going to use it to work on the car, or some such heresy.
This is a wise and gracious way to part with quilts you no longer want. If a person wants one of your quilts, it’d be because you made it, and they like it, not based on when you made it.
I agree —do not remove labels. Add if you want, but a quilt made in a certain era and labeled in that era should match. I woujd rather take a quilt in 2019 made by my aunt in the 1970s and see the label with, say, 1974, than 2019. The fabrics would match the era.
The wording suggested by themadpatter gives anyone an “out” who simply has no desire for a quilt. For some people, quilts are just not “them.” No shame in that. I wouldn’t want to feel guilted into taking something I didn’t value, but if I wanted something made by someone I care about, the year made would be irrelevant. The maker matters.