My First Label

A finished project, just in time to be a Valentine's Day gift. At the quilt shop, Rose always put a label on the back of the quilts she makes. At first, I thought it was because the quilts are taken to shows and used as samples. Now I know that a label gives a quilt it's niche in family history. It is the bookplate in the book, or the dedication page. It leads future generations to ask, "Grandma, who was Edith?".

Edith was a tall, quiet woman in the nursing home during the years that Grandma worked there as activity director. The budget was tight, so Grandma used her own money to buy supplies. Edith was accomplished in embroidery. When she passed away, Betty saved the blocks, always thinking she would make a quilt with them. After I started working at the quilt shop, she passed the blocks to me to make into a quilt. After a few false starts, the project was finished. Now, on Valentine's Day, I will pass the blocks back to Betty, set in place and labeled to honor her and Edith.