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Archive for January, 2012

Grandma Flower Garden

Jan 27 2012

Alice Kennedy hopes to recover a quilt that was made by her grandmother, Etta Shaw. In January 2009, she gave it to a quilter who does longarm and hand quilting as a business in Garden Grove, California. At the time the quilter said it would take three to four months to finish. Alice was willing to give her extra time and stayed in contact with her until sometime in 2010 when she was unable to reach her by phone or email.

Alice’s quiilt top is about double or queen size. The blocks are vintage fabrics from the 30′s and 40′s and the background is muslin. The blocks are hand pieced.

If you are able to help Alice recover this quilt, please contact her at audiewee@earthlink.net.

 
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Toucan and Sunbonnet Sue quilts

Jan 27 2012

Sally Bishop is searching for two lap-size quilts she made. One is a large, primary-colored, paper-pieced toucan. The other is a pink and green Sunbonnet Sue. These quilts are machine pieced, fused appliqued, and machine appliqued. They were last seen mid-August 2011 in Dexter, Michigan when they were sent to Sally from the quilter. They were being shipped to Palm Springs, California. The quilter shipped eight boxes on same day. Only two made it to their desinations and six did not.

If you see either of these quilts, please contact Sally at sabpsp@verizon.net.

 
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Born to Ride

Jan 02 2012

Born to Ride by C. Diane ThomasOn or around November 23, 2011, C. Diane Thomas shipped a quilt from Columbia Falls, Montana to Waterford, Wisconsin. The shipping company says they delivered the package, but it never arrived. They are supposted to be looking into the situation, but have found nothing.

The quilt was intended as a gift to Anthony Hoffman. It is approximately 110″ by 120″. The main colors are black and white with a red and “snakeskin” checkerboard border which separates the central motif from the outer border. She used Alexander Henry’s “Born to Ride” fabric #1584, which depicts skeletons wearing leathers and riding motorcycles. She appliqued with red thread and has a curled up snake in the center of the quilt.

The quilt is machine pieced, machine appliqued, and machine quilted. It was finished in November 2011 just before she sent it off. The quilt has a 1/2″ strip label sewn into the binding on the reverse side near a corner. The label says something close to, “Made for Anthony Thomas Hoffman, Milw. Wis. from Uncle Anthony and Aunt Diane Thomas, Columbia Falls, MT.”

If you find this quilt, please contact Diane at cdthomas@cyberport.net.

 
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Sunflowers

Jan 02 2012

Diane Severns is asking for help locating a missing Sunflowers quilt that she made for her daughter, Brittany. It was last seen in 2005 in San Marcos, Texas. It was taken by her daughter’s roommate. The lapsize quilt is about 62″ by 48. Diane used fall-colored and purple flannels to make this quilt. It has a sawtooth border, then a piano key border in purples and browns. This quilt is machine pieced, machine appliqued, and machine quilted. It has a label which says, “Made for Brittany by Mom.” The label was hand sewn at a bottom edge.

If you’ve seen a quilt that fits this description, please contact Diane at Deseverns@aol.com.

 
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