Maiden name on quilt?
#11
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: California
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Originally Posted by blueangel
If it is going to a family member I would put my maiden name on it.
#12
I use my maiden name on the quilt labels. I started doing it because a lot of my quilts were ending up in my Dad's B&B and it explained the connection between the B&B and the quilts. I just continued to do it. When I used to hire a longarmer to quilt my quilts, I used their full name on the label. Some of my customers have been using "Shelley S" as the quilter. We're a small enough county that if anyone wants to figure out who quilted the quilt, they'll be able to figure it out. I've also documented and photographed almost all the quilts I've made and those I've quilted for others.
#15
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Snowy Minnesota
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I include my maiden name (which is now my middle name) on any quilt I make for a member of my husband's family. (I also put it on a quilt I gave my own mother.)
If the quilt is going to someone else, I put only my first and last names.
If the quilt is going to someone else, I put only my first and last names.
#16
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: IL
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My maiden name was my father's last name (of course). But my mother and her parents raised and fed me while my father and his wealthy family did nothing for us. So when I got divorced, I didn't want my ex-husband's name (we didn't have any kids, and it sounds like something naughty). I legally changed my name to my mother's maiden name. She later went back to it also. So my name is like my mother's. I didn't take my 2nd husband's last name. It's 11 letters long and apparently tricky for others. When I spell my son's name, we go back and forth a few times. I'm a geneologist's nightmare! So *I*wouldn't put my maiden name, but I think it's a good idea for heirlooms. Btw, in many countries, the woman doesn't change her name when marrying, so ALL moms have different last names than their kids.
#19
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Oak Point TX
Posts: 193
Originally Posted by Lacelady
I wouldn't ever use my maiden name on a quilt label for security reasons. In the UK, we are always asked for our maiden name as a security question for Bank accounts etc.
#20
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Posts: 137
Originally Posted by Candace
No...I've not used my maiden name in over 20 years. I'm who I am now. Not who I was:>
Another aspect of quilting that I think is personal preference - there are so many!
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