Whether it is your first attempt or your hundredth project a newly completed quilt should be celebrated and acknowledged.
Most writers on this craft advise the quilter to label their finished work with their name and the date of completion. It
does not matter if the quilt has been created, as a piece of work to be displayed or made for every day use, its creator
should be known.
Labels
It is entirely up to you how you decide to label your quilt. You could embroider you name and the date on the front or the
back. Alternatively you could sew a fabric label on the back of the quilt either marking your details by embroidery or by
using an indelible pen.
Hanging your quilt
If you wish to hang your quilt then there are several methods to consider. One possibility is to use Velcro. Select at
least 2 inch (5 centimetre) wide Velcro and cut a strip just short of the width of the quilt. Attach one side of the
Velcro to a strip of cotton and hand stitch this to the back of the quilt taking in both the fabric backing and the
wadding. Attach the other side of the Velcro with glue to the length of wood to be used to hang the quilt.
More traditionally, there are the options of a fabric sleeve or hoops. As its name suggests a sleeve is made by sewing
together a length of fabric the width of the quilt to form a tube. Once turned to its right side the tube can be attached
by hand stitching to the back of the quilt and the wooden pole from which the quilt is to hang, can be fed through the
sleeve.
To make hanging loops cut strips of fabric to twice the finished width of loop required. These strips should be about 6
to 7 inches (15 to 18 centimetres) long. Fold the strips lengthwise, stitch and turn inside out to the right side. Press
the strips flat and folding in the raw ends of the strips slipstitch both ends of the strip to the back of the quilt. The
hoops formed can be threaded through with the wooden pole for hanging.