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I made my granddaughter a lovely wedding quilt. when do I add the quilt label? Before or after quilting?
What should it say, and how on earth can I keep it small enough to not be noticable? Does it go in a corner, and if so, does it matter which one?

I put mine on the back of the quilt in a lower corner - and do it after the quilt is quilted - I will catch part of the label in the binding so it holds secure. I hand catch the rest of the label in place.

You can use an ink jet printer label or make one yourself - I use a Pigma Permanent Ink marker - like for scrapbooking - do the writing and then run a iron over the label writing to set the ink permanently.

You can say anything you want on the label - you can be as simple as your name, title (Grandmother) and the year you made the quilt. You could also add for the Wedding of ----- , etc. Anything goes!

Have fun with it and it is a treasure for your granddaughter!
Jana

I do it the same way.

This is a pretty label. Sorry the pic doesn't do it justice. I found a beautiful doily and made a label out of it. You could also use a square hanky and fold it in half corner to corner and secure it in the quilts' corner. You need an open space to write on.
Would be nice for a wedding quilt.
mary

Doesn't matter how you do it just make sure you do it. In years to come she will be proud of the label as well as the quilt