When you are making a special quilt do you ever put labels on them?

I have seen labels in fabric shops where you can use a fabric pen to write your name in a space after it says: Handmade by

I'm sure there is a place to order on-line labels with your name imprinted on them.

What do you do? I am donating quilts to a charity group and they have asked me to put a label on them.

I put a label on every quilt I make. I usually include the name of the quilt, who it was made for, the year is was made,and if it was hand or machine quilted. And of course - who it was made by (me)! That way in years to come, whoever ends up with it will have the beginning history of the quilt.

Piedmont Quilter
Rebecca

I embroider the informatuion with my machine.

Maria

Even if it isn't a special quilt, please put a label on the quilt. I have quilts made by my grandmother, and we don't know when. I also have some quilts from DH's side of the family. We don't know who, where or when. Are they 'family' quilts? Or were they received as gifts? Won in a raffle?

i put labels on all my quilts and i tuck pieces of the fabric i used in between the quilt backing and the label.

since 95% of my work is sold i tell the new owners that fabric is hidden behind the label.

this way if a repair ever needs to be made in the future the fabric is safely tucked behind the label or if the new owner wants to shop with color swatches.

Thank you for your replies and for the links also.

I will now add labels to my quilts.

i've only had one quilt come back to me for repairs and thank god the fabric was in that label because i never would have been able to get that fabric since it was vintage kimono fabric.

their son got a hold of a sharpie pen and wrote his name on the quilt.

it was a nightmare to fix.

I put a label on every quilt. I generally use a fabric from the front. Sometimes copying a shape in the block, or from the quilting.

Example: Pinwheel block with leaves in the quilting. Made a leaf shape out one of the fabric from the front. Appliqued to the back. Another quilt had fish in the quilting, used a fish for the label.

I always include my name, who it's made for, and date completed. And if I have named the quilt, I'll add that, too. If it's quilted for you by someone else, you may wish to add that.

Sometimes, I add other little "doodlings" to the label. I try to make it as special as the quilt front, and unique to each quillt.

I've technically only completed one quilt. But I did put a label on it with the year (2006), the occasion (XMAS), the recipient (Mom) and my name (Terry). It was just one of those sew on labels from Joanne Fabrics, that you write on with a Sharpie. My newer sewing machine has a built in alphabet, which I will use to label the backing of my future finished quilts.

I had never thought of that :!: What a good idea. :idea: I will start doing that from now on :thumbup: :thumbup:

When gving information on the label, please use your real name, first and last, because it WILL matter in the future. "Grams" can be a whole lot of people, and when handed down, those identities can be lost! In laws and other people DO forget when removed physically from the person making the quilt. Other information might be helpful if it is more specific also! :?
There might be more than one Aunt Sharon in a large family circle! :?

I haven't put labels on any of my quilts. I always said they were for family so they didn't need them. After spending time on this board I realize I was wrong. I have started labeling all my quilts.

I like that idea...using a shape from front. thanks for sharing, Kara. :D

What a great idea!!

I machine embroider a special label for each quilt I make to give away. It almost always has a related theme to the quilt front.

Quilt shops usually have preprinted labels available or you can make your own. An extra block with light colored area can be used and written on with permanent pens. You can take muslin and colored permanent pens and make your own labels or print them on treated fabric from your computer. It is so important to label your quilts. My mom made a lot of quilts and not one is labeled and now we don't know when she made them or what year they were made and I so wish they had been labeled.

Oh, that's a great idea. I think I will do that on the two I will be adding labels to very soon.

Every quilted item i make gets a label- it is the final step- and not done if missing- at least in my world.
i use either the computer and print on fabric, or i use a micron pigma pen and write out my label.
the label includes, the name of the quilt, my name, state, date;
fiber content (if i use poly batt i include that, if all cotton- then that's what is says)
and laundering instructions.
all the information you find on any good quality garment or home decor item.
if i know where the quilt is going i sometimes add something to the label about that too. :thumbup:
but at the bare minimum -your name, state, date, fiber content and care instructions should be on EVERY QUILT

I also include my zip code. If it gets lost in shipping it has a better chance of coming back to you so it can get to the right recipient.
ie. Jane Smith NY, NY. The zip code would help.
I once had a package broken open in shipping and because the items weren't labled I didn't get them all back.