gingerd

I never thought to check Pinterest......

Thanks ladies!!

toverly

For instances like that I purchased prewoven labels that say, Made with love by (my name) my town. They are small like clothing labels and don't have room for a date. I put them on small items and quilts that are give aways.

meyert

I haven't used any of these yet.. maybe I will in the future so I saved them. I like embroidered labels when I can get them

"My eyes were strong, my hands were true, and filled with love made this for you."

From my hands… to your heart

A bed without a quilt is like a sky without stars."

A quilt will warm your body and comfort your soul."

Quilts made with love age with time, but never lose their warmth."

IJustWant2Sew

• It takes a long time to grow old friends.

117becca

When I put a label on a quilt, I definitely take under consideration who the quilt is for. I always put the name of the quilt. When I put the label on, I may identify my relationship as the maker to the receiver. I hand write all my labels and I definitely put a date on it.

jmoore

Great suggestions...I'm in the same category as Grinch, I think I will make it my New Year's resolution to add a label.

lindaschipper

I do a "to" and a "from", along with the pattern name, the year it was completed, and maybe a small personal message.
I use the June Taylor Quilt Label Sheets that are done on the computer and then printed out. Easy, peasy!

AZ Jane

Always label my quilts. Then usually hand embroider. Pinterest and Google are great places to start. Here are a couple of my favorites.
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Friday1961

This is what I do, too.....though I think I've put labels on only two quilts I've given. On one, a quilt for a friend's grandbaby, I didn't even include my name, just "made especially for Austin" and the date.

feline fanatic

At a bare minimum quilt labels should include:

The quilts name (if you gave it a name) or the pattern name
The makers name and completion year
City and/or state of maker

This information is included for posterity sake and should the quilt ever be discovered as an antique in the future this is the information appraisers want.

But rarely is this information included and when it comes down to it... how many of our quilts are heirlooms and do we really expect our quilts to turn up on some future version of "Antiques Roadshow" 100 years from now? But I am of the mind that quilts are most definitely our form of art and every artist should sign their work in some way.

I try to always label my quilts and I do include this data. If the quilt is a gift I will sometimes put the name of the recipient on the label or the relation (like made especially for my brother XXXX). I really like all of AZ Jane's examples. I also hand embroider most of my labels and like AZ Jane I embroider my signed name in cursive.