spokanequilter

Thanks for sharing ladies!! Fun to read about the different ways we each keep track of our quilts. It sounds like the digital has taken over for a lot of us. I do have all the photos saved on my laptop, but I still like to hold the album in my hand and look through it. (Likewise, I do read on my Kindle, but I still love to hold a book in my hands and turn real pages!!)

Quossum

I love that this thread came up!

I was HUGE into scrapbooking long, long ago, but that fell by the wayside when I discovered quilting in '01. At some point I realized I would never get back to those scrapbooks...now my vacations, pets, family pictures, all digital.

However, there is one thing I still scrapbook physically: my quilts. They have a digital scrapbook, too, but I have kept up with their paper scrapbook pretty well--only about three quilts behind at the moment! Any time I need inspiration, I can walk over to the shelf and pull down one of those albums. I'm on the third one now. I've made over 75 quilts, and it's so much fun to watch my abilities change and grow as the pages turn!

I include information about why I made that quilt, shots of the front, back, label, and details. I try to include a picture of the recipient if available, a plus if they're *with* the quilt.

Here are a couple of pages from one of my quilt scrapbooks:





Sometimes I get hold of a thank you note or photo later, so I'll put those in on a different page:



Talk about feel-good! I love looking back through my quilt albums.

Plus, they give me a chance to use some of the piles and piles of scrapbooking "stuff" that's still sitting around my house!

--Q

ptquilts

I keep a spreadsheet online, with the number of the quilt, name, quilted or top, where sold (or present), date sold or given. I started out taking film pictures, then there was a large gap where I didn't take any, the last few years I have pics of every one with the digital camera.

I give a number to every quilt or top I make, ones I quilt for someone else, and ones I repair for someone else. My antique quilts get a separate spreadsheet.

sewmom

I started by putting pictures of things i had made- quilting, sewing, embroidery in an old 3 ring binder. A professional quilter (she's had patterns published) challenged me to keep a separate one for my quilts. So i got an 8x8 scrapbook and started. I usually put in just a copy of the label along with a picture of the quilt. I am on my second album now. In 2009 another quilter challenged me to name my quilts, so now I am doing that too. I like having them in a book so i can show them to people that ask me if I work or what I do. Lol. of course, most people have no idea how much work goes into even a simple quilt. I counted up how mwny quilts i worked on- not necessarily completed last year- and was amazed at how many i had started! Guess what i'm completing this year! LOL

Lucy90

I keep a computer journal and a paper one. I have a picture of each quilt from start to end. I take pictures and put them in a paper journal just to look through once in a while in the evening. I can't imagine not having pictures and something written about the quilt. Some are given away and I want a record of the quilt.

damaquilts

Not so far. I had a friend give me one but when it comes to decribing or naming or writing up an "intention" I am lost. I wish I could keep a sketch book too. I have one but its filled with to do lists. lol Never kept a diary either. I need to keep a book for the simple reason I forget about quilts I have made. I was going through my photos and looked at one thinking hmmm nice I wonder where I got that picture from and then realized it was a baby quilt I had made a few years back. LOL

grammysharon

I photograph each quilt I make, with who I made it for, pattern etc. I then put all in a notebook sleeve. If the percipient sends a thank you note, that goes into the sleeve!!

calicojoan

I didn't until I found the "Quilt Album" software. Then I went back and recreated an album. I love seeing how much I have grown in quilting. Unfortunately I have no grands, and my boys are too busy playing (racing and being outdoor guys) that the prospect of marriage isn't in the near future. So I can't see all those little faces with my quilts. Darn it!

I can print greeting cards with pictures of my quilts on them, and have used them, when I give a quilt as a gift. While the program is stored on my computer, I have printed off the pages and keep them in a binder, to page thru. There is something about having something tangible to touch, that I can't seem to get away from in this digital world! I have posted some things on my blog about the program if your interested and there is a coupon code for $10 off. www.moosestashquilting.blogspot.com

Pieces2

I also keep a quilt journal. I include who/where the quilt pattern is from. (Book/magazine,etc.)
Any information to assist if I make the quilt again. Any changes I made to the pattern to make the quilt more personal.
The date I started the quilt. I include the LAQ that quilted it, or if I quilted it. The finished size of the quilt.
I include who received the quilt, and why, (birthday, Xmas,etc)
On the back I include a pidture of the finished quilt. If its a quilt I designed I include my pattern.
Sometimes I include pieces of the fabric. I just use a lined school notebook for my journal.

burchquilts

I used to be religious about documenting my quilts (numerous pictures, a type-written page describing the size, pattern, intended receipient, etc) & lately I do good to take a picture of them. It makes me so mad, too! You'd think with computers & the like, it would be easier but I just can't seem to get it together enough anymore to do so.

Does anyone know if there's some sort of easy computer program you can get to document them? That might be what I need...