Signing Your Quilts
How disappointing to acquire an old quilt, whether one in your family or one you’ve purchased, and discover no identifying markings. The quiltmaker has not left initials, date, or other signature.
However, I guess I can’t complain too much about the maker of my mom’s wedding quilt, even though I’d like very much to know who created it. For years, it didn’t occur to me to identify my quilts. When I operated a quilt business and stitched quilts for shops and on commission, I didn’t realize I should do this.
Quiltmakers of days ago generally made their quilts to be used, so didn’t think of identifying them. They took pride in their work, but probably didn’t realize the quilts might outlive them and fall into hands of relatives and others who didn’t know the quilter.
My grandmother placed identifying markings on quilts she made for my sister, brothers and me. However, these were our initials, so we’d know whose was whose since she made them with similar fabrics.
There are various ways to sign your quilts:
*Sew printed name tags on the back. You can order these made for you, or print your own, as my daughter does.
*Embroider your name/initials and date.
*Write your name with a permanent pen.
*If the quilt has been made by many quilters, such as a memory quilt or signature quilt, each block may have a signature.
Do you have a special way of identifying your quilts?
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