Beyond the Who, What, When, and Why
If you are stuck on what to say on your label after the name and date, read below for ideas to put on your label. I even have some poems at the end.
Remember that the more text that you have on your label it will need to be a large label or very small font. I would not go below a 12 font for most fonts. Some fonts are really small, so certainly do a test print with regular ink and paper to make sure the label can be read easily.
Generic
- Made with Love by:
- From my hands to your heart,
- Handmade by:
- When you use this quilt remember me,
- Made especially for you by:
- A special gift just for you:
- Made with love and prayers, not perfection.
Warm fuzzies
- You’re one of a kind and so is this quilt.
- Anytime you need a hug, wrap this quilt around you & feel my love.
- The best kind of sleep beneath heaven above/is under a quilt, handmade with love.
- Good friends are like Quilts, they age with you and never lose their warmth.
- Families are like quilts… lives pieced together, stitched with smiles, and tears, colored by memories, and bound by love.
- Sisters/Brothers/Cousins are precious from young to old. God gave me a sister/brother/cousin more precious than gold.
- Some fabric cloth I cut with care. All sorts of shapes placed here and there. To form a block, then two, then three, put together to make a quilt just for you.
Looking forward and special moments
- May this new chapter of your life be full of wonderful surprises
- You are braver than you believe, stronger than you think, and loved more than you know.
- Sometimes you forget that YOU’RE AWESOME! This is your reminder. Love,
- May your lives be joined together like the pieces of this quilt. Many different pieces joined together, surrounded by love.
Sassy
- If this quilt ends up in a thrift store I will haunt you.
- This took FOREVER so you’d better use it
- This took freaking forever so you better pretend to love it.
- Made just for you. The cat (dog) and I talked shit about you the whole time!
- They always say “Made with love” because “Made with cussing, sweat, blood, and tears” shouldn’t be on the label.
- Made with love… and dog (cat) hair/drool.
Memory
- Made from clothes I used to wear, hold it close, you’ll know I’m there. NAME, birth/death year
- Made in memory of a well lived life. NAME, birth/death year
- When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure. NAME, birth/death year
Bible verses
- 1 Corinthians 13:8- Love never fails.
- Matthew 19:5/Ephesians 5:31- For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
Poems
New baby poem-
It’s Your Quilt by Nancy Riddell
It’s OK if you sit on your quilt, It’s OK if your bottle gets spilt.
If you swallow some air and you burp, don’t despair; it’s OK if you spit on your quilt.
There are scraps old and new in your quilt, Put together for you on your quilt.
If your gums feel numb ‘cause your teeth haven’t come, it’s OK if you chew on your quilt.
We expect you to lie on your quilt, if you hurt, you may cry on your quilt.
On a cold rainy night, don’t you fret, you’re all right, you’ll be snug, warm and dry on your quilt.
New baby poem–
Ten little fingers, ten little toes
The sweetest of smiles
And a cute little nose
All these things add up
To a wonderful gift
Life can bring
A toddler poem–
Just For You
This quilt is made of cloth and thread, to place upon your little bed.
It’s not an heirloom just to keep, but to lie upon as you count sheep.
Or perhaps the floor’s the perfect place, for a doll and teddy bear picnic place.
This quilt can be anything you dream, from Superman’s cape to the robe of a queen.
Pretend it’s a raft adrift at sea, or just cuddle up when you watch TV
So, use it up and wear it out, I promise I won’t yell or pout.
Just tell me when its days are through, And I’ll make another one just for you.
Author unknown
Older recipient poem–
Some stitches are crooked, some edges aren’t square,
But to the quilts credit it has been made with such care.
Wash it and use it, don’t place in a drawer,
Because quilts that are used become something much more.
They are warmth and comfort whenever you’re cold,
There is love quite embedded from corner to folds.
So please put it to use and wear it right out,
Because living with purpose is what life is about.