I finally made my first quilt!!! I want to put a label on the back, but I am not sure just how to do so. any advice would be appreciated!

I just hand sew mine on. After filling it out first. I put mine in the lower right hand corner of the back but you can put it anywhere you want.

What is the theme of your quilt? What are the colors? Picture , please.

A friend of mine uses a certain material for one small area in every quilt...that is her trade mark....I sorta like that better than sewing a name/date. I have not done anything to mine yet...I thought about putting on a kitty button on each quilt. If I give the quilt to someone I am sure they will remember the year,

i always include the name of the quilt, my name, city, state, date (month/year) and depending on who is getting it i include care instructions for the quilt. if it is for a specific person the label at times gets quite personal or even a story. these i usually put on a lower corner of the back, i fuse mine down before adding the binding and fold the binding over to include 2 sides (bottom/side)
sometimes i print it from the computer onto fusable printer fabric, sometimes i write them with a pigma pen, sometimes i quilt the label as part of the quilting. i think every quilt should have a label.

I iron the label to freezer paper first, so that I can write on it without it moving all over. Then I peel off the freezer paper, press under the edges, and hand sew it on. I should mention I've only done this once.

I always include the name of the quilt, my name, the size, date (month/year) and any other pertinent information, especially the name of the person who inspired me to make the quilt or the name of the person the quilt is for. I write the info with a sharpie pen and press it before hand sewing it onto the back of the quilt. When considering putting the quilt in a show, I sew the label on the quilt before quilting or write the info directly on the backing.

Oh, I forgot.....congratulations on finishing your first quilt. Has the bug gotten you? It took a huge bite out of me! I am so hooked, it's sad.

Should the label be of muslin? and where do I get care instructions for the quilt?

Thanks, yes it has! I am making four lap quilts for Christmas. and I am looking for more! I am especially looking for a boutique tissue box cover that is drawn up to the top like a small purse. I saw it a a craft show and can't find the pattern! it is driving me nutty!

Congrats on quilt! I like hand sewing it on with name and all the other info.

a quilt is a work of art + love--- so deserves a signature just like a painting--and no they will not remember the year and neither will you-----i like to make my work personal with a poem /story+++a care info bit is very helpfull for none sewers

@ Jemma...my husband says the same thing....he wants me to start labeling my quilts....he is like...its just like creating a painting....

I agree. My Grandmother made me a quilt when I was young. Now that I am a quilter, I wish that she had placed a label on the back with a date and special words. Now that she is no longer with us, I wonder what she was thinking as she made it, What year did she make it? Why did she choose those colors? was the material scraps from old dresses she made? I think a poem that included the name of the block and reason would be neat too! I just want to make sure that I do it right.
So, a sharpie on muslin, use butcher paper to keep stable, or use the fusible printer paper. Do either tend to wash out? Hmmm.......

I have an embroidery machine and I make the label from the same fabric as I use for the backing. I embroidery the name of the quilt, who it's made for, by My name, the year(s) I made it, and the city & state I live in. I use a contrasting thread or sometimes a thread that is just a couple of shades darker than the fabric. Then I stitch it onto the back of the quilt. If I am making the quilt for a specific occassion I also put that on the label. I've done labels with poems and stories, some are large. Some quilts have more than one label. The quilt I made for my mother came back to me when she passed, I passed it on to my son. I left the labels I put on it for her and added another one for my son. He loved it. I've made a lot of labels, I make them for my friends too.

I'm lucky enough to have an embroidery machine and I use it to make the labels for my quilts. The labels always include the persons name I am making it for along with my name, month/year it was finished and the city/state where I live. I do try to add something to each label to further personalize it.... for example the 101 cats quilt I made had a small kitty on the label that read "Got milk?" The spiderman quilt I made my SIL has embroidered spiderwebs on the label. If I name the quilt that will go on the label as well. The important thing is to label your quilts after all, it is your work of art.