Wedding gift
 

I have received an invitation to a wedding, but hardly know the couple (they are friends of my granddaughter) I have several quilts that I have made through the years that are beginning to take up too much space and am thinking about gifting one of my quilts as their wedding gift. However, all my quilts for labels dating them. Should I remove the original label and attach a new label, or should I just add another label, leaving the original label so it can be seem?

I would attach a new label and personalize it for the couple.

i would remove the old and add a new, especially for the couple

I agree with QuiltnNan

I gifted a quilt to my Sister's friend 2 years ago at Christmas. I left the original label and made a new label that said Quilted Hugs especially for you, gifted to Nan for Christmas 2015. She loved it and thought it was special that I had left the original label on it. It was a quilt that I loved but had saved for someone special.

Shame on me, I don't put labels on my quilts.

I probably would not give them a quilt for a wedding present if I barely knew them.

This is what I was thinking too. Unless you just want to part with one of your quilts you are not attached to. I'd ask your granddaughter what she thought.

Me either. I consider a handmade quilt a very special gift and reserve them for people who are special to me.

I have to agree with JenniePenny, sewbizgirl and cashs mom, if you barely know someone, why give them a gift of any kind?

I feel it would be best to remove the old label and put a new one on making it special for the newlyweds.

I like your idea of keeping the original label and adding a new label. You would feel very special to receive a quilt that was being saved for you because you were chosen as the "someone special".

I agree that a quilt would be a very expensive and special gift for someone you hardly knew. I only would give them a
boughten gift and save the special ones for special people!

I know in different areas, the going gift amount is different. Here it's $300+. So perhaps giving a quilt that's taking up space would be the best way for Bobbielinks to go.
I'd remove the old label and put a new one on.

If you have a quilt that you are willing to part with, give it as a wedding gift and put a new label on it. It always pleases me to see the expressions on the faces of my quilt recipients. They are amazed that you would give them something so special. Also, the quilt would be special and unique and will be remembered when the other gifts are forgotten. Second, it would save you spending a lot of money on a gift to people you don't really know.

I agree with the others who said not to give someone you hardly know a quilt. But that's just me.
If I did I would remove the label and add a new one.

I have to agree with many of the others. I would not give a quilt that took many hours to complete to some you hardly know, to make them feel special or not. I give my quilts to people now very well or family members. I always feel like someone is just wanting a gift from lots of people when I receive any type of invitation from someone I hardly know it's like saying I know a relative, so think I'll send invitations to their family members. Personally I would just send a very nice congratulatory card, but then that's just me.