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Crazy Patch Quilt Top

Aug 30 2010

Crazy Patch Quilt owned by Muriel Fitzgerald Jones

Crazy Patch Quilt owned by Muriel Fitzgerald Jones

Muriel D. Fitzgerald Jones is asking for help locating a crazy patch quilt top that was given to her by her mother sometime between 1978-1980. Her mother brought it to Souderton, Pennsylvania between 1980-1985 where she knew someone who could replace a few torn fabrics. At the time, Muriel was unaware that her mother was in the beginning stages of dementia. Now no one knows if the quilt top was ever returned or picked up. An ad was placed in a local paper around 2007 with no response. When Muriel’s parents sold their house in 1993, they hired two women to empty it and clean it, with the idea that they could take anything they wanted. If the quilt top had been returned, it is unknown if one of these women might have taken it or possibly even thrown it away.

Muriel believes this quilt top was made between 1900-1940 by her maternal grandmother and her family. It is a double size quilt top made mostly of fancy dress fabric scraps, including silk-like and velvets. She recognizes a few scraps from dresses her grandmother wore. The tops of the seams around each fabric were hand embroidered with a feather stitch in gold-colored embroidery floss.

Muriel grew up playing under a quilt frame in their Pennsylvania Dutch community. Naturally this quilt top has enormous sentimental value. If you are able to help locate this quilt top, please contact Muriel at mfjpsy@charter.net.

 
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Recovered! Charming Circles

Jun 03 2010

Charming Circles by Kimberly Einmo

Charming Circles by Kimberly Einmo

In January 2010, Kimberly Einmo had reported that her quilt, "Charming Circles," was stolen. It was one of several quilts that were passed around at the Scrap and Sew Open House Event in Lutz, Florida. There were about fifty people in attendance and the store did not have security cameras, so there is no way to know who might have taken it.

On June 3, 2010, Kimberly wrote,"I’m very happy to report that Charming Circles has been RETURNED to me! I promised amnesty — no questions asked — if whoever took my quilt would return it. The quilt was returned to me last week and I promised I would not give the details other than to say it may have been an honest mistake that the quilt was taken in the first place. The bottom line, I am thrilled that the individual did the right thing and returned the quilt to me. Happy ending!"

This quilt is featured in her new book, "Jelly Roll Quilts & More." It is an original design of arc blocks set in horizontal rows and rotated to create circles. It is 22" square. Kimberly used modern, bright colors including the Woodland Bloom fabric line by Lila Tueller.

 
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