Quilt labels (again?)

I like to put at least basic information like Made by, and date. Barbara in hot SC

I'm not a label person either, but I always sign my quilts and put the year. Sometimes I free motion my name at the edge along with the quilting (on the quilts with dark backgrounds). Usually I sign it with fabric pens or pigma pens. In the old days, I hand embroidered it but that's too fussy for me now. The pens do hold up.

Susan K

We're firm believers in embroidered labels (cuz our machine will do it I spoze) right on the quilt. We've always managed to find an unobtrusive/inconspicuous place on the front that blends in fine (using thread of a color in the square/border where it's embroidered). On a reversible, we'd either do it on both sides, or as you suggest, sticking out from the seam between (there will still be a front & back). If you do go that route - a stick-out tag label - be sure to incude something appropriate like, "DO NOT REMOVE THIS TAG UNDER PENALTY OF NEL" etc.

Quilt Name (if it has one) Quilter Designer (if it's one of ours) Month, Year of Completion

is what we usually include.

Doc

One possibility- if the quilt has triangles (for example) then make a triangular shaped 'flap' the exact size of the triangle and inserted and sewn into the seam. Then have the info underneath the flap. You could use permanent fabric glue to put in two tiny bits of Velcro to hold it down if leaving it loose would bother you. If you do it away from the middle of the quilt it should be just fine and not an in-your-face thing.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

Another idea I have heard of, but have never tried is to stitch the information along the edge of your binding before putting it on the quilt.

Nancy

I don't label most - but if I do, I really go for it. For the graduation quilts I put their invitation, a recent picture and a baby picture of the recipient with assorted good wishes, names, dates and places on a sheet of Printed Treasures. For that sort of production, I certainly don't want to hide it. As a caution, I place the label at a corner so it will be stitched in with the binding. IF I'm thinking, I turn it upside down so it can be read when the quilt is turned back. Polly

TANQP! No law says you absolutely must label everything. Not every quilt is an heirloom for the ages, with future generations cursing the anonymous quilter who failed to name and date his/her work.

IMO a little nametag w>OK, I admit it, I don't label my quilts.

Polly,

I've seen pictures of your work, and I think you should label EVERYTHING. Maybe not everything as big a production as you describe above, but come up with some kind of label/scheme for everything else. Artists do it; true craftspersons do it. How... stated (for lack of vocabulary at the moment) and what method, is up to you. Typing this, I just had an epiphany; I'll put it in it's own thread...

Doc

Me too, Polly! I put a small picture of myself, and one of the recipient, date, place, reason for making, etc. This gets created on my computer then printed on fabric and stitched to the back of the quilt. So far, everyone seems to really like the labels, almost as much as the quilt itself. It takes a little time and I'm a computer nut anyway; I do a lot of photo restoration with old damaged photos. So, making the label can be as much fun for me as making the quilt. You can see examples here:

I like to label the quilts that I make. And I put all kinds of information on the "label" Frequently include what batting I used, the pattern name and designer (or book it is from) and date finished. Sometimes I include the starting date too. (Date being month and year. unless there is a reason for more detail.) Sometimes I put what class it is a sample for.

Very often my "label" is just written on the back of the quilt with permanent fabric pen, sometimes it is a fancier sewn-on label. Depends on what and how much time I have. ANd even when I sew a label on, I usually do the written on the back label too.

I try to be diligent about this sort of thing because I have some antique and vintage family quilts that I don't have much information on. Wish I did know exactly who made them and when. Name the maker used for the pattern would also be a help.

And I want to sign my work, I am proud of it and want to be acknowledged as the maker. And want to give credit to the designer if it is from someone else's pattern. Even if it is "influenced by" someone else's design. That is just fair.

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