Johnny's Teddy Bear Quilt by Cathy Smith
This quilt was last seen on July 18, 2010 at Courtyard of Marriott on Southport Road in Indianapolis, Indiana. The quilt was accidentally left behind in a hotel room, but it was not turned in by the housekeeping staff.
If you find this quilt, please contact Melissa at bair04@verizon.net.
Tabitha Lustig is hoping someone has found the quilt she made for Samantha Casas. The quilt was made in 2008 for Sami’s 18th birthday, and it is the first quilt Tabitha made using free-motion quilting. The quilt was last seen in Henderson, Nevada.
It is a queen-size log cabin quilt, made mostly of black, white, red, orange, and yellow fabrics. The backing is orange flannel. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. Tabitha also quilted suns, moons, and the phrase “I love you Sami” in the quilt. Sami’s step-mother threw the quilt away.
Tabitha writes, “I am hoping that someone, if indeed the quilt was thrown away…by some miracle saved it and may still have it.” If you’ve seen a quilt that fits this description, please contact Tabitha at tabitha.lustig@cox.net.
Zoo Babies
Pamela Jones was searching for a Zoo Babies quilt which she made for her great-granddaughter, Madeline Jones. It was adapted from a commercial pattern in "Quilts, Bibs, Blankies…Oh My!" The quilt was last seen on October 6, 2009 in Ft. Polk, Louisiana. Pamela shipped the quilt in an un-marked box from Chapmansboro, Tennessee to Ft. Polk. Her local shipping company reports the box was delivered on October 10, however the recipient never received it. She filed a complaint with the shipping company.
This quilt is 48" by 72". It uses various green nine-patch blocks and has a pink doggy flannel on the back. Pamela also used various colors of cotton velvet for the animal appliques.
In March 2010 she received a call from the manager of the shipping company giving an excuse for the missing package, but they are still unable to find it.
Please contact Pamela at jonesgp6792@bellsouth.net.
Cindy North hopes to recover a Winnie the Pooh blankie that belongs to her son, Andrew. It was last seen in 1996 when it was accidentally left behind on an airplane, under the seat. This flannel blankie was made in 1992 from a pre-printed blanket and then hand quilted. It is about 40″ by 40″. It is white with characters on the front, a blue back, and a satin edge.
Cindy writes, “Crazy long-shot that anyone would ever find it, but it still torments me that I let it get left behind…my son was 3 when it was lost and he is now 17, but I would still love to find it.”
Please contact Cindy at cindy@nomadcentral.net if you’ve found this item.
Selina Bergeron hopes to recover a quilt which was made by her mother, Linda Ballard Bolli. Selina hopes to someday pass it on to her daughter, Selina Bolli Bergeron Hendricks. In was taken by Selina’s ex-husband in 2002 either in Midwest City, Oklahoma or Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
This full-size quilt was made from shirts she had worn when she was with me in the 1970′s. This quilt was one of the few things she ever made for me. The only quilt I had from my mother. The Sunbonnet Sue’s were sewn on top of the white squares by sewing machine. It has a red flannel border with yellow or white flowers.
Please contact Selina at selin_de@yahoo.com.
T-Shirt Quilt by Patty Connery
During May 2004 Britt Connery’s truck was broken into while it was parked outside of a hospital in San Francisco, and her quilt was stolen. The quilt was made by Patty Connery for Britt’s high school graduation.
The quilt is 60″ by 48″. It was made in 2003 using twelve special t-shirts including: Town and Country Preschool, Sulphur Springs School, Placerita Junior High, Hart High School, YMCA Camp Fox, basketball, swimming, Simmons family reunion, Santa Barbara, etc. The border is stars on dark blue background. The backing is a blue and white striped flannel. This quilt is tied, not quilted. It has a label that says something like, “Brit – Always remember Honesty, Responsibility, Faith, and Love, Mom.”
If you’ve seen this quilt, please contact Patty through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.
Dad's quilt by Jessica Matthews
For Christmas 2008 Jessica Matthews gave her father a special quilt. On New Year’s Eve 2008 it was stolen from her father’s house was broken into and it was stolen off his bed. They assume the theives threw everything on the quilt, then just wrapped it up and took off.
This is a queen to king size quilt. It is mostly blue, red, black and some green. About 90% of the fabric was bought from a specialty store. Most are reproduction fabrics or designer collections such as Thimbleberries. The backing is mostly blue flannel with multicolored snowflakes, and it was tied.
Please contact Jessica through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.
Raggedy Hearts and Stars by Cindy Vogler
On January 3, 2005, Cindy Vogler sent a quilt to her husband when he was deployed. She shipped it from the Evans, Georgia. At some point, it was removed from the box and the contents were repackaged in a smaller box with the custom and insurance labels inside. Her original printed address label was cut off with a piece of the box still attached and used on the smaller box. Her husband received everything else she mailed her except the quilt and a small yellow pillow.
This is a twin size quilt made of all flannels. The main colors are red, white, and blue. The appliques are all stars except for one heart in the middle. It is machine pieced and machine appliqued. Cindy made the quilt in 2004.
Please contact Cindy through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page if you find this quilt.
Fish Quilt by Linda Hynick
Linda Hynick’s granddaughter’s fish quilt was lost in a move from Phoenix to El Mirage, Arizona on November 21, 2006. The moving company was Starving Students, but they say they do not have the quilt.
Logan’s baby quilt is about 36″ by 45″. It is machine pieced and hand pieced. There are blue, yellow, green, and purple fish. The first border has a yellow background with sea-life fabric. There are two areas where a gold fabric was used. Logan’s name is embroidered or written on one of those gold’s areas. The second border is aqua and the binding is dark, probably navy.
The second missing quilt is a flannel rag style quilt. There are pastel fabrics and baby prints on the rag side of the quilt. The backside (non-rag side) is darker winter fabrics.
If you find this quilt, please contact Linda at lhynick@hotmail.com.
Squares, Etc. by Charlotte Soares
Charlotte Soares is hoping to recover a quilt that she made for her son. Sometime during the summer of 2006, he threw it in the rubbish. The rubbish goes to Brentford depot (United Kingdom) where it is compressed and sent by rail to Sutton Courtenay landfill in Oxfordshire. Her only hope is that a refuse worker en route saw it and retrieved it.
The single-size quilt is made of random multicoloured rectangles using stripes, checks, and plain fabrics. The backing is green flannel and the label says as far as she can remember “Squares Etc, To Robert , all my love, Mum.”
If you find this quilt, please contact Charlotte through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.
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