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I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two
quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. They were stored away and have now found their way into my sewing area. One is a queen sized, originally designed, and pieced quilt for my DD. She had her color and pattern specifications and I made it just to suit her. The other one is more between a lap-sized and a extra-large crib size. It's for my cousin's daughter who is 11 or 12 now. She still likes the color combination and will like the feminine touch. I started it for a my cousin's baby girl who was still "out of town, at the time." That's our family's way of describing a child who hadn't been born yet, but asks, "Well, where was I? How come I'm not in that picture with Gramma?" We've always had world travelers in the family, so we just say, "Well, you were out of town." It has always appeased them and seems to make sense to them. So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- it's not enough at all. The intervening years were very eventful for each family, and it just doesn't seem right to put a single old date on them. Each is a completed top, but has not been quilted or had the binding applied. The smaller quilt is my trial & error, single-block cotton crazy quilt. Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. Any suggestions? A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can offer the recipient some very interesting family history. Thank you! René |
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it sounds just right to me :-D
-- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jes...pson/my_photos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. They were stored away and have now found their way into my sewing area. One is a queen sized, originally designed, and pieced quilt for my DD. She had her color and pattern specifications and I made it just to suit her. The other one is more between a lap-sized and a extra-large crib size. It's for my cousin's daughter who is 11 or 12 now. She still likes the color combination and will like the feminine touch. I started it for a my cousin's baby girl who was still "out of town, at the time." That's our family's way of describing a child who hadn't been born yet, but asks, "Well, where was I? How come I'm not in that picture with Gramma?" We've always had world travelers in the family, so we just say, "Well, you were out of town." It has always appeased them and seems to make sense to them. So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- it's not enough at all. The intervening years were very eventful for each family, and it just doesn't seem right to put a single old date on them. Each is a completed top, but has not been quilted or had the binding applied. The smaller quilt is my trial & error, single-block cotton crazy quilt. Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. Any suggestions? A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can offer the recipient some very interesting family history. Thank you! René |
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I do agree with putting both dates. It implies 'history' - even if you
say nothing else. You could perhaps add something along the lines of: 'during these years, there were many important family events: ---- ---- ----' If you were to type them out on your computer (rather than writing them) and print them onto transfer paper you could more easily write more than usual. The sheets are expensive, so I would suggest trying to get both labels onto half a sheet each! unless you have plenty of them! .. In message erMSg.211590$1i1.118958@attbi_s72, René writes I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. They were stored away and have now found their way into my sewing area. One is a queen sized, originally designed, and pieced quilt for my DD. She had her color and pattern specifications and I made it just to suit her. The other one is more between a lap-sized and a extra-large crib size. It's for my cousin's daughter who is 11 or 12 now. She still likes the color combination and will like the feminine touch. I started it for a my cousin's baby girl who was still "out of town, at the time." That's our family's way of describing a child who hadn't been born yet, but asks, "Well, where was I? How come I'm not in that picture with Gramma?" We've always had world travelers in the family, so we just say, "Well, you were out of town." It has always appeased them and seems to make sense to them. So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- it's not enough at all. The intervening years were very eventful for each family, and it just doesn't seem right to put a single old date on them. Each is a completed top, but has not been quilted or had the binding applied. The smaller quilt is my trial & error, single-block cotton crazy quilt. Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. Any suggestions? A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can offer the recipient some very interesting family history. Thank you! René -- Best Regards pat on the hill |
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I think it's a great idea to put the start date on your labels. Not only
does it give a little idea of the history of the quilt, it could be a good conversation starter. -- Louise in Iowa nieland4 at mchsi dot com http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa "René" wrote in message news:erMSg.211590$1i1.118958@attbi_s72... I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. They were stored away and have now found their way into my sewing area. One is a queen sized, originally designed, and pieced quilt for my DD. She had her color and pattern specifications and I made it just to suit her. The other one is more between a lap-sized and a extra-large crib size. It's for my cousin's daughter who is 11 or 12 now. She still likes the color combination and will like the feminine touch. I started it for a my cousin's baby girl who was still "out of town, at the time." That's our family's way of describing a child who hadn't been born yet, but asks, "Well, where was I? How come I'm not in that picture with Gramma?" We've always had world travelers in the family, so we just say, "Well, you were out of town." It has always appeased them and seems to make sense to them. So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- it's not enough at all. The intervening years were very eventful for each family, and it just doesn't seem right to put a single old date on them. Each is a completed top, but has not been quilted or had the binding applied. The smaller quilt is my trial & error, single-block cotton crazy quilt. Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. Any suggestions? A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can offer the recipient some very interesting family history. Thank you! René |
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It's your quilt and label - put anything you want on it.
I have printed labels as small as 2" X 3", but one of my quilts had 23 labels on the back, each one with a small drawing and a verse or quote. I made one with a scanned image of a birth announcement, and another with a copy of a speech given by the recipient at her graduation. I just helped make a quilt for a 6yo with a label (picture and short text) added for each year of her life, and room to add more on each birthday. These were all "labels" because they were not pieced into the quilt design, they were all added on the back of the quilt as personal messages. I "encourage" (usually with a whip in one hand and a long cane in the other lol)all my sewers to put a minimum of information on every quilt (pieced by . . . ., quilted by . .. . . ., date and location) but I believe in putting something more personal as well. -- Cheryl & the Cats o o o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "René" wrote in message news:erMSg.211590$1i1.118958@attbi_s72... : I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two : quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. They were stored away and have now found : their way into my sewing area. One is a queen sized, originally designed, : and pieced quilt for my DD. She had her color and pattern specifications : and I made it just to suit her. The other one is more between a lap-sized : and a extra-large crib size. It's for my cousin's daughter who is 11 or 12 : now. She still likes the color combination and will like the feminine : touch. I started it for a my cousin's baby girl who was still "out of town, : at the time." That's our family's way of describing a child who hadn't been : born yet, but asks, "Well, where was I? How come I'm not in that picture : with Gramma?" We've always had world travelers in the family, so we just : say, "Well, you were out of town." It has always appeased them and seems to : make sense to them. : : So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last : touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- : it's not enough at all. The intervening years were very eventful for each : family, and it just doesn't seem right to put a single old date on them. : Each is a completed top, but has not been quilted or had the binding : applied. The smaller quilt is my trial & error, single-block cotton crazy : quilt. : : Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some : additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. : : Any suggestions? : : A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the : beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can : offer the recipient some very interesting family history. : : Thank you! : : René : : |
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Do whatever seems right for you. Remember, there are no quilt police.
-- Boca Jan Florida - Land of the Hurricanes http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/poo_de_doo/myphotos "René" wrote in message news:erMSg.211590$1i1.118958@attbi_s72... I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. They were stored away and have now found their way into my sewing area. One is a queen sized, originally designed, and pieced quilt for my DD. She had her color and pattern specifications and I made it just to suit her. The other one is more between a lap-sized and a extra-large crib size. It's for my cousin's daughter who is 11 or 12 now. She still likes the color combination and will like the feminine touch. I started it for a my cousin's baby girl who was still "out of town, at the time." That's our family's way of describing a child who hadn't been born yet, but asks, "Well, where was I? How come I'm not in that picture with Gramma?" We've always had world travelers in the family, so we just say, "Well, you were out of town." It has always appeased them and seems to make sense to them. So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- it's not enough at all. The intervening years were very eventful for each family, and it just doesn't seem right to put a single old date on them. Each is a completed top, but has not been quilted or had the binding applied. The smaller quilt is my trial & error, single-block cotton crazy quilt. Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. Any suggestions? A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can offer the recipient some very interesting family history. Thank you! René |
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Rene,
Imho, you can put anything you want on your label. And I really like the idea of the date begun and the date finished. I have some UFOs just like those you are describing--many intervening years between start and finish--and it seems to me putting both on tells more about the quilt. -- Michelle in NV http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter "René" wrote in message news:erMSg.211590$1i1.118958@attbi_s72... I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. They were stored away and have now found their way into my sewing area. One is a queen sized, originally designed, and pieced quilt for my DD. She had her color and pattern specifications and I made it just to suit her. The other one is more between a lap-sized and a extra-large crib size. It's for my cousin's daughter who is 11 or 12 now. She still likes the color combination and will like the feminine touch. I started it for a my cousin's baby girl who was still "out of town, at the time." That's our family's way of describing a child who hadn't been born yet, but asks, "Well, where was I? How come I'm not in that picture with Gramma?" We've always had world travelers in the family, so we just say, "Well, you were out of town." It has always appeased them and seems to make sense to them. So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- it's not enough at all. The intervening years were very eventful for each family, and it just doesn't seem right to put a single old date on them. Each is a completed top, but has not been quilted or had the binding applied. The smaller quilt is my trial & error, single-block cotton crazy quilt. Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. Any suggestions? A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can offer the recipient some very interesting family history. Thank you! René |
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Rene:
Started 1980 - finished 2006 is very good. You could also add the State for each date, if those are different. (I've done that: Started 1989 CA - Finished 2005 VA.) It gives history. The range of years would help a future quilter to date the fabric, too. (In case no one else wants to date her.) PAT René wrote: I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. ...cut... So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- it's not enough at all. ...cut... Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. Any suggestions? A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can offer the recipient some very interesting family history. |
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lol
-- Cheryl & the Cats o o o o o o ( Y ) ( Y ) ( Y ) Enness Boofhead Donut http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Pat in Virginia" wrote in message news:IU%Sg.4871$vC3.596@dukeread02... : Rene: : Started 1980 - finished 2006 is very : good. You could also add the State for : each date, if those are different. (I've : done that: Started 1989 CA - Finished : 2005 VA.) It gives history. The range of : years would help a future quilter to : date the fabric, too. (In case no one : else wants to date her.) : PAT : : René wrote: : : I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two : quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. ...cut... : So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last : touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- : it's not enough at all. ...cut... : Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some : additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. : : Any suggestions? : : A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the : beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can : offer the recipient some very interesting family history. |
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Here's the label on one of my former UFO's. The top was a gift from my
daughter one Xmas, then got put away in a closet and "lost" for a few years :-( http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/...30878969HmUcrQ Anne in CA annerudolph AT comcast DOT net Disclaimer: Any errors in spelling, fact, or tact are transmission errors. http://community.webshots.com/user/annerudolph3 http://www.frappr.com/rctq http://annerudolph.home.comcast.net/anne.htm René wrote: I'm finally in the process of getting some UFOs finished. I started two quilts in ... ahem .... the 1980s. They were stored away and have now found their way into my sewing area. One is a queen sized, originally designed, and pieced quilt for my DD. She had her color and pattern specifications and I made it just to suit her. The other one is more between a lap-sized and a extra-large crib size. It's for my cousin's daughter who is 11 or 12 now. She still likes the color combination and will like the feminine touch. I started it for a my cousin's baby girl who was still "out of town, at the time." That's our family's way of describing a child who hadn't been born yet, but asks, "Well, where was I? How come I'm not in that picture with Gramma?" We've always had world travelers in the family, so we just say, "Well, you were out of town." It has always appeased them and seems to make sense to them. So, I want to put labels on each of them after I finish up the last touches. Writing the date I started them, just doesn't seem adequate -- it's not enough at all. The intervening years were very eventful for each family, and it just doesn't seem right to put a single old date on them. Each is a completed top, but has not been quilted or had the binding applied. The smaller quilt is my trial & error, single-block cotton crazy quilt. Would it be OK to state, "Began in 1980, completed in 2006." I'd add some additional personal touches, of course, such as names and places. Any suggestions? A couple of people have told me to just put the finished date and not the beginning one. But I feel that the intervening years are important and can offer the recipient some very interesting family history. Thank you! René |
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