Disciples of Christ Banner by Jenny Gallo
In November 2011, Jenny emailed to say the quilt had been recovered!
The main colors of this banner are green, blue, red, and gold with a white border. It has a label that says “Carrot Top Studio.” The label is stitched into a seam, probably along the top edge on the back.
Lynn B. Welsch hopes someone can help her recover her original quilt called “Circle Game.” It was last seen on August 10, 2011 when it was shipped by FedEx Ground to the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. The last bar code scan of the package was made in Las Cruces, New Mexico. FedEx is suggesting she file a claim.
This origial quilt is 15″ square. It has a black background combined with purple, lavender, gold, orange, and lime green fabrics. It is a miniature art quilt, abstract design, with various sized overlapping and interwoven circles and bars. It is machine appliqued and machine quilted with rayon thread. It was made in 2010 and it has a label on the back with all of Lynn’s contact information.
If you help with the recovery of this quilt, please contact Lynn at lbwelsch@hughes.net.
Kristal KW Gaskell wonders if anyone has seen her Amy Sue Sunbonnet Quilt. It is purple and lavender. It is machine stitched, hand appliqued, and hand quilted. She made it as a school project in about 1985. The date is hand embroidered on the black in blue. Her initials “KW” are embroidered on her pocket in pink. Kristal sent it off to a youth competition for Parents Without Partners in Northeast Ohio. She received a blue ribbon for her quilt, but the quilt was never returned to her.
If you can help with the recovery of this quilt, please contact Kristal at kwees3003@yahoo.com.
Kaaterskill by Janet Atkins
This quilt is 82″ by 82″. It is hand pieced, hand appliqued, and hand quilted. Janet used a variety of reds, yellows, purples and greens. It is closely hand quilted with red and yellow thread. The backing is muslin. It has four central compass blocks surrounded by vines, a purple block border, and an outside vine border and it has a triangle outer edge. Janet worked on this quilt from 2005 to 2009. There is a label on the back with the quilt’s name, Janet’s name, her address, and her phone number.
The Times Union of Albany, New York picked up the story on March 17, 2011.
Update May 15, 2011: You can see this quilt on the front cover of the June/July 2011 issue of Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, http://www.quiltersnewsletter.com/issues/June_July_2011.
If you can be of any help recovering this quilt, please contact Janet at RAtkins@aol.com.
Let the Sunshine In by Anna Hergert
On February 22, 2011 we received the wonderful news that this quilt has finally been delivered! The recipient wrote, “It is ironic since my husband ordered the reproduction of your quilt just yesterday! I am so glad since it is amazing beautiful in real life. I jumped for joy and I hope you will too!”
The quilt is 30″ high by 20″ wide. The main colors are blue, ochre, and deep purple. The quilt depicts a scene of Burkha-clad women. She appliqued sheer and opaque polyester fabrics over a hand painted canvas background. The quilt has a label hand stitched to the lower back corner which has the name of the quilt, Anna’s name and website URL.
Nintendo Quilt by Jackie Clegg
The quilt was made in 1989. It is machine pieced and hand appliqued. The Nintendo characters are freehand machine embroidery. It is about 60″ by 80″. The blocks are muslin. The sashing is purple. The hand quilting is done in red and ecru.
This quilt was one of Jackie’s first quilts that she made as a special gift for her son. It has sentimental value and she would offer a reward to get it back. If you have seen this quilt, please contact Jackie at JackieClegg@dishmail.net.
Magic Tiles Quilt by Shirley Ann Black
This quilt is about 36″ by 60″. The main colors are purples, browns, and blues. It is machine quilted. It has a label on the back of the quilt which identifies Jill and Shirley Ann, in addition to the fact that it was made in a Diane Stevensen class in January 1998.
If you find this quilt, please contact Jill at sjblack@letterboxes.org.
Knit Quilt by Heather Walter
There are a total of eleven different yarns used in this quilt. Each square is knit with one color, either half and half across the diagonal, half striped and half solid, or all striped. The squares are then seamed together with black embroidery floss. The main colors are blues, pinks, purples, and some yellow. The border is crocheted in purple.
If you are able to help with the recovery of this knit quilt, please contact Heather at sendmeanangelox@aol.com.
Katie's Graduation Quilt by Sandii Street
Sandii made the quilt from a commercial pattern. It is 108″ by 120″. It is machine pieced and machine quilted in 2009. The main colors are purple, pink, lime green, white, blue, and turquoise. She used very bright, primary colors which she calls “so loud you need sunglasses.” It was supposed to be a graduation gift for her granddaughter, and it was near completion when it was destroyed.
This quilt, though burned, has now been returned.
Bright Jazz by Marilyn Kirschen
Marilyn Kirschen hopes to recover her quilt called “Bright Jazz” which is her original design. It was last seen on January 14, 2010 in the Seattle, Washington area. A shipping company dropped it off at Marilyn’s home on January 19, but the quilt was not at her home when she returned that evening.
The 24″ x 30″ quilt was made in 2009. The main colors include a yellow orange graduated fabric along with blues, greens, and purples. This quilt is machine appliqued and quilted. It also has couched yarns and beaded embellishments.
If you find this quilt, please contact Marilyn at mkirschen@att.net.
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