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36 Signature Blocks

Apr 01 2004

Molly Lamrouex recently found 36 signature blocks at a flea sale in Mason, Michigan. The blocks appear to have been completed from 1940 through 1945 in Venice, California. Molly is interested in learning more about any of the quilters, the group, or the pattern.

Three blocks are blank, the others have penciled or embroidered names. The following is a list of names from the blocks:

Signature Blocks

Signature Blocks

  • Lura Beutler
  • E. Fay Thurber
  • Arlene D. Thurber
  • Edith Friend, dated 5-4-1940
  • Esther Friend
  • Ethel Friend
  • Harry Gene
  • Hannah Derr
  • Agnes Cornell
  • Kathyrn Swift
  • Georgia Swift
  • Eugene & Amanda (no last name)
  • Lena Hunt
  • Anson Cummins
  • Bertha Cummins
  • Eunice Cummins
  • Walter B. Cummins
  • Pearl Watson
  • Nellie Kline
  • Nettie Lawrence
  • Irene Nedele
  • Chas. L & Alva C. (no last name), dated May of 1945
  • Martha Hurst, Venice, California
  • Eileeb Thornton, Venice, California
  • Hattie Losey
  • Mrs. Etta G. Morgan, dated 11-7-1945
  • Flora Wood
  • Ellen J. (no last name)
  • Ethel Nusser
  • Martha Sates
  • Beatrice Nicholson
  • Elsie Sheldon
  • Mrs. Rev. Miller

If you can shed any light on this mystery, please contact Molly Lamrouex through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.

 
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Hawaiian Applique Wall Hanging

Jan 22 2004

A 42" by 42" wall hanging that features teal applique on a beige background was left at the Dreamcrafters Quilt Shop in Hogansburg, New York around Summer of 2001 in a bag with two other items.

Please contact the Dreamcrafters Quilt Shop at dreamquilt@aol.com for more information.

 
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Pinwheel Quilt

Jul 18 2003

On Friday, July 11, 2003 a pinwheel quilt was found in the middle of a road in Brandon, Florida. It is 72" by 78" and is in very poor condition. It looks like it was probably well worn before it was run over by many cars. It is a pinwheel pattern with teal sashing and borders and pink cornerstones. It has cotton batting and no label or other identifying marks.

Marilyn says, "Perhaps it was on it’s way to a Goodwill collection point, which is right around the corner from where it was found. I will be willing to return it to it’s rightful owner. It seems a shame to use it as a doggy blanket when someone went to the trouble to hand quilt it."

If this might be your quilt, please contact Marilyn at wynnwood@worldnet.att.net.

 
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Appliqued Quilt and Hand-Tied Quilt

Dec 06 2002

Cora Shannon has found two quilts and she is looking for their rightful owner(s).

The first quilt she found was a beautifully executed, appliqued quilt that is about 90" by 110". It is hand appliqued, hand pieced and hand quilted. The main colors are brown and bright orange. Cora says, "I think someone was trying to enter this one in a contest because it is all hand done and block off in panel." Cora found this quilt at a Goodwill Store in Memphis, Tennessee.

A few weeks later she found a hand-tied quilt in the same place. It is full size and may be made by the same person because it uses the same lining as the applique quilt. It is hand-tied instead of hand quilted. All the blocks are sunny yellow and bright orange with calico blocks separating them.

For more information about these quilts, please contact Cora at CShannon@CLEOWRAP.com.

 
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Found Double Wedding Ring Quilt

Nov 14 2002

Three years ago Deb McCall rescued an unclaimed quilt from a dry cleaners in Pinellas County, Florida. The laundrymat owner said it had been unclaimed for over a year. Then, shortly after she was given the quilt, the owner came looking for it but the laundrymat owner didn’t tell them how to reach Deb. Deb says, "I WANT to FIND the owner and return it!…It is ‘bothering’ me that I have a family heirloom possibly and would love to return it once the person identifies where they left it to be cleaned, etc."

The quilt is a queen-sized Double Wedding Ring. It has a white background and the rings are a small pastel print with light blue, pale green, light pink and yellow. The intersecting blocks are light blue. It is hand pieced, hand appliqued, and hand quilted. It does not have a label.

 
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Found T-shirt Quilt

Oct 14 2002

On July 4, 2002 a package fell off the back of a truck driving south on I-15 in Utah (Utah County). The driver of the truck did not notice it fall. The person driving behind this truck rescued it off the interstate. The package contained two quilts. One comforter was solid pink. It was damaged beyond repair and feathers were flying everywhere. The second one was a handmade quilt using t-shirts. The shirts have military and wrestling themes. Some t-shirts seem to be from Alaska. There is also a Desert Storm t-shirt. The family that rescued this quilt watched the local papers for any lost ads, but did not see any.

For more information about this quilt, please contact snipis@hotmail.com.

 
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Internet Double Wedding Ring Quilt

Jul 18 2002

During 2000 Barbara P. purchased a double wedding ring quilt on the internet. She was told it was from a consignment shop. The story she was told is that the quilt was the first quilt made by a young woman. She sold it to the shop, but then her family urged her to get it back. When she returned a short time later to redeem it, the quilt had already been sold. Later, however, the consignment shop got the quilt back when the new owner did not complete payment, but then they could not locate the quiltmaker. Eventually it was sold on E-Bay. The quilt was probably made in the 1960s or early 1970s. If this quilt might belong to you, contact Barbara with the state where the store was located and a description of the quilt. Barbara says she would gladly return the quilt in return for the nominal fee she paid for it.

For more information, please contact Barbara P. at
eagle77@quixnet.net.

 
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Texas Quilt Top

May 29 2002

In 2001 Patti N. was in the JoAnn’s fabric store in Conroe, Texas where she commented on a beautiful quilt top that was on the cutting table. She was told it had been left there by a customer. The quilt top now hangs in the store and is advertised as a "lost and found" item. Patti would like to see that quilt top reunited with its rightful owner.

For more information, please contact Patti at
Mystarr@aol.com.

 
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Wall Hanging Found in Midland, Texas

May 28 2002

In May of 2002 Charlotte Massey reported that she found a wall hanging near the airport in Midland, Texas.

For more information, please contact Charlotte at
charli4321@yahoo.com.

 
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Middle Eastern Quilt

Apr 18 2002

Estelle Guizar has acquired a quilt which she believes may be a family heirloom. It was found in Gilroy, California. The quilt seems to have Middle Eastern influence.
It is about 72" by 96". The colors range from darks to pastels. The focal point looks like Chinese checkers framed by eternity symbols and script. The center of the quilt has a six-petal, yellow flower with an embroidered green center. It is hand pieced, hand appliqued and hand quilted. Estelle estimates it was made about 15-25 years ago. The quilt also has a label with Middle Eastern script.

For more information, please contact Estelle at
irishapache@nethere.com. Originally posted April 18, 2002.

 
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