WMUTeach

I do label all of my work even my little quilts for grandnieces teddy bear quilts. I include.... Made for _____________ by ______________ the date it was finished, (usually month and year) and sometimes the name of the quilt. I always put a little kitty face that is my personal little logo on my label just for fun.

I sew the label into seam of the binding. On little projects and depending on the color of the fabric, I will just write on the quilt itself. Please do label your work, even if you don't think it is worthy of lasting for generations. Those are the quilts that become the history of our families, history of our region and the history of our craft.

Gerbie

Yes I label all of my quilts. I agree with your husband ekuw, not necessarily the art part for my quilts, but I just think all should be labeled, like signing your name to an important document or check, or some work you did and turned in at school. I use the sew in/on fabric sheet I prefer June Tailors. I type what I want on my computer then run the sheet through my ink jet printer. I try to do several labels at once to avoid using only one per sheet because of the waste and cost of each sheet. I follow the instructions on the pkg. I purchase the WASHABLE sheets. She does have the dry clean pkgs.. I sew mine to the back with straight and zig/zag or decorative stitches. I list the occasion birthday/Christmas, etc the recipient's name, made and quilted by, my name my town, and the month (day if possible) and the year.Sometimes I put special note-such as Congrats., proud of you, made especially for, a star is born, etc.. If I piece it on one of my FW's, I list that or what machine is used- not necessary, just a habit of mine. Family- now look to see what is on the label and to be sure I put one on the quilt. Several have commented like 'gee was this really made on a 75 yr. old machine' when I list my FW's year.
I think one spends a lot of time making the quilt- and you just need to let everyone know who it is for and who put their love and time into it. This gives a little history to the quilt down the road. I don't always (but really need to though) make a pocket and add scraps of some of the fabric used to the quilt. Cri I really like your idea of sewing the name somewhere else on the quilt.

Madan49

I machine embroider labels for the quilts I do as gifts, and for ones my customers order if asked for, but not for quilts I sell unless they are requested. I don't assume everyone wants my name on quilts they buy, and it's not a requirement for my ego. LOL So unless they are staying at home, labels are optional here.

pahega

Here is a sample of some labels that I did. I included the name of the quilt, the date, my name, the quilter's name if I used one, and a little graphic/motto type thing. I designed the label on my computer and put several on a page size document using different colors for the text to match the different quilt colors. (I did several at a time). I used Bubble Jet to treat the label fabric of 100% cotton. I printed them out on my printer using freezer paper as a backing stuck to the fabric. I used selvages of the quilt fabric to frame the label showing the fabric name and the color dots. Then framed that with a pieced border of the quilt fabric and hand stitched them on the bottom right corner.


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lclang

Please, please label your quilts. There are always people who find them in old trunks, folded up in old attics, etc. and they know they are probably family quilts, but have no idea who made them. When my mother passed away I found a dark quilt made from fabrics from about the 20's and I knew my mom didn't make that one. The backing had a big strip across the backing wher the dye didn't take evenly and the family quilters I was aware of would never have put that on a quilt. After much soul searching I figured out it was made my my aunt Elsie, who was very frugal and would surely have used that backing just because it wouldn't show and it wouldn't have to be cut up and the undyed part wasted. How I would have appreciated a label to let me know it was hers. It probably won't matter to the person you give it to, but future generations would like that proven link to you. I don't care how simple your label is, just a simple running stitch label on the backing, your name on the edge of the binding, a purchased label you fill in, a printed label from your computer, whatever works for you, but please do label your quilts. It's also an opportunity to remind the recipient how much you love them, and even when that quilt is old and ragged, there is your love stated plainly for them to see.

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Always, please... always add a label to your quilt.
There's a gazillion ways to do it. I think it's nice to include your name, who you made it for if it's a gift, the completion date and the town you live in. Our quilts tell a story. We need that story to remain after we're gone.

kittiebug

I only label when it going to someone..

Billy'swife

I don't consider my quilts "finished" without a label. I usually embroider the label directly onto the backing fabric so there is never the possibility that it could be removed without taking out the quilting and destroying the quilt.

AZ Jane

Label all my quilts, depending on who the quilt is going to I usually hand embroider but have machine embroidered (words only, my machine will do letters not pictures.) Don't really consider it finished until that label is on. It's funny to read some of the first ones, some I had just had surgery and some of the later ones, with a little more skill and creativity. Bill is kinds the black sheep in his family, me in mine!
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Jingle

Very seldom do I label my quilts. I think the ruin the looks of them.