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.
Yo-Yo Quilt
Patricia Dempsey is searching for the "Thomas the Train" quilt that she made for Mandee Mitchum in 2007. The quilt was last seen during Christmas 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky when it was sent to Goodwill. This crib size quilt is mainly red, blue, and yellow. It features fussy-cut Thomas the Train novelty fabric. She used raw-edge applique trains at the top and bottom. "Choo-choo" and "chugga-chugga" are embroidered.
Please contact Mandee at tchro@yahoo.com if you’ve found this quilt.
Amy Whitson hopes someone will find and return a quilt she made for her daughter, Sara Tirado. It was accidentally sent to a Goodwill store in Lafayette, Louisiana in 2008.
This quilt is 48″ by 48″ plus the ruffle. It was made in 2003. It is Amy’s original design. She used multicolors on 11″ white squares. Many of the fabrics are Laura Ashley prints. It is hand appliqued, hand quilted, and machine pieced. The ruffled edge matches the backing fabric, which is a blue floral Laura Ashley print.
If you’ve found this quilt, please contact Amy through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.
Andrea Bell hopes to locate a quilt that was made by her mother. It was possibly left at drycleaner when moving or given to Goodwill. It was last seen around 1990 in Virginia Beach. It was made from scraps left over from clothes her mom had made while she was growing up. The double bed quilt is made with bright colors put together in a square design. The label says something like, “Happy Engagement to Andrea and Alex, Love, Jackie.”
Please contact Andrea through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.
Pastel Pinwheels by Julie Mazzola
Julie Mazzola-Santos is searcing for a pastel pinwheel quilt made by her mother, Geraldine Mazzola. It is a full-size quilt and the backing is light blue. It has the name “Julie” embroidered in dark purple. It was last seen aroung 1996 in Salem, Massachussetts. Julie was moving. She put all blankets into a trash bag, one for Goodwill and another to keep, and another was just trash. The bags got mixed up and it was too late when she realized it.
Please contact Julie through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.
Butterfly quilt
Barbara Foster is searching for two quilts made by her great-grandmother. These quilts were last seen on November 9, 2007 at South Medford, Oregon. They were being brought to the dry cleaner, but they were accidentally dropped off at the Goodwill store.
One is an all-over pattern featuring butterflies. It is double or queen size, and mainly dusty rose/mauve. It was machine pieced and yarn tied in 1977.
Log Cabin quilt
The second quilt is a king size Log Cabin quilt. It is made of greens and off-white calicos. It was made in 1991.
Barbara is offering a reward for the return of these two quilts. Please contact Barbara at fosters@ccountry.net.
Rainbow Falls by Ann Holmes
On November 23, 2005, two original art quilts, “Rainbow Falls” and “Working Together to Achieve Our Goals,” were stolen from Ann Holmes’s booth at Woolworth Walk in Asheville, North Carolina.
Two years later during August 2007, Ann received a wonderful surprise. When she returned from a weekend trip, a package mailed from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina was sitting on her front porch. Inside was her missing “Rainbow Falls” quilt, along with a note that said,
“A family member bought this quilt in a thrift store in Asheville last year or the year before. When she got home she stuck it in a closet and she gave it to me recently. I took it home to do some research on the internet about the artist and it came to my attention that this was stolen. I am returning this to you – such a beautiful piece should be returned to its rightful owner. So – here you go.”
“Rainbow Falls” (above) is an original design. It is 36″ by 80″. This quilt was inspired by one of the waterfalls on Horsepasture River.
Working Together by Ann Holmes
“Working Together to Achieve Our Goals” (below) is still missing. It is also an original design that is 11.5″ by 17.5″ It is a freeform flying geese and star quilt that is mahcine pieced, machine appliqued and machine quilted. This quilt was inspired by Ann’s quilt guild.
The quilts have labels on the back. If you find “Working Together to Achieve Our Goals”, please contact Ann through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page. Originally posted December 20, 2005. Updated August 17, 2007.
Bull Dozer Orphans by Marie Taverna
This original quilt was last seen on May 23, 2006. The blocks were designed by Helga Curtis and the quilt was made by Marie Taverna. Marie had given it to Helga so it could be used in a lecture and photographed for a book Helga is writing. Helga placed the bag with the quilt in her car after a quilt class. On May 24 she stopped at Second Glace Thrift Store in Brooksville, Florida to drop off a donation of clothes. On May 25 she discovered that she accidentally dropped off the bag containing the quilt instead of the bag containing the clothes. She immediately went to the thrift store and waited for them to open, but she was told the quilt sold for only $50 right after she dropped it off. Helga went to the local newspaper and had a front page story printed asking for the person who bought it to please return it, but no one ever came forward.
Marie writes, “Only another quilter or quilt lover would understand why I would like it back. It was meant to hang on a wall in my home. I would also like to ease Helga’s mind about this error so she can stop blaming herself. I appreciate this opportunity to have the quilt community help locate this for me and Helga.”
This quilt is about 54″ by 68″ and was made in 2005. The main colors are browns, blues, and greens. Bark fabrics were used for the trees, sky fabrics were used for some backgrounds. It is hand appliqued and hand quilted. Marie did a three-dimensional affect on the owl’s head and the bunny’s tail. She also used cotton ribbon for waters foam. It is labeled on the back with both Helga’s and Marie’s names. The handing sleeve was not yet sewn on.
If you have any information about this quilt, please contact Marie through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.
Sandra Lee Hawkins bought this quilt at a thrift store and is hoping to find its owner or someone from the family that may have owned it. This king-size quilt is hand stitched. Each big square has a scottie dog in the middle. All of the squares are different colors and each dog is different. Sandra Lee feels this is a great heirloom that should be handed down and cherished.
If this quilt belongs to you and you can identify specific markings, please contact Sandra Lee at dimples_4259@yahoo.com.
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