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Recovered! A Day at the Beach

Jul 08 2011

A Day At the Beach by Mary Leahy

A Day At the Beach by Mary Leahy

This quilt was stolen from Heartbeat Quilts in Hyannis, Massachusetts on Cape Cod on July 15, 2003. “A Day at the Beach” was made by Mary Leahy. It is the cover quilt of the pattern with the same name. This one is the original quilt made before the pattern was sold commercially.

And now we have a happy ending!!! On July 8, 2011 this quilt was returned to Heartbeat Quilts along with a note of apology stating that the person who stole it has sought help for her problems.

This is a small lap quilt with appliqued summer motifs including a lobster, crab, beach chair, beach ball, umbrella, fish, scallop shell, lighthouse, whale, fish, and two starfish. It is machine appliqued onto a light blue background. The alternating blocks are light blue, yellow and teal pinwheels. The hand quilted and machine pieced quilt is 38″ by 50″. It was made in 2000.

 
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State Flowers of Arizona and New York

Jul 04 2011

State Flowers of Arizona and New York by Lori BiehleLori Biehle is hoping someone knows where this special quilt is. She made it for her grandmother, Greeta Pelton, on her 90th birthday in 2004. At the time, she and her two children flew to Arizona for her party. She chose to depict the state flowers of New York and Arizona since that is where her grandmother spent her adult life. When she moved into Faithful Heart Assisted Living in Tucson, Arizona, Lori assumed the quilt went with her.

The quilt is about 40″ by 60″. The main colors are cream, black, yellow, and red. It includes a fabric with red roses on a yellow/cream background and another fabric with yellow saguaro cactus flowers with some black. The pattern is a “camp” pattern. It is machine quilted on a home sewing machine. It has a label on the back that says it is a 90th birthday gift for Greeta Pelton from Lori, Jim, Julia, and sam.

When her grandmother passed away in December 2010 at age 97, some of her things may have ended up in Herndon, Virginia with family. Lori was told that most of her things were donated to charity. However, Lori is hoping she can recover this quilt. If it was donated to Goodwill or Salvation Army, she is happy to repay the purchaser plus shipping, and make a matching donation to the organization.

If you find this quilt, please contact Lori at ljbiehle@sbcglobal.net.

 
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Kansas Remembered

Jun 03 2011

Kansas Remembered by Judy ParkerOn May 22, 2011 a tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri. In the process, this quilt was torn off Cheryl Parker’s master bedroom wall and the house was completely destroyed.

The quilt was made by Cheryl’s mother-in-law, Judy Parker. It is king size. The main colors are green and yellow with Kansas sunflowers. It was made using a partial pattern by Kansas Troubles, which features a cream background with appliqued sunflowers arranged assymetrically to the left. The top horizontal row contains six West Wind blocks with a 2-1/2″ sashing underneath. Below this row there are vertical columns of Windmill, Rail Fence, the Kansas Troubles panel, Kansas Dugout, and Sunflower blocks. At the bottom is another group of blocks surrounded by Sunflowers and Roosters on a blue background with sunflowers. The quilt is machine pieced and machine appliqued. It was made for Christmas 2007. There is no label attached to this quilt.

Judy writes, “PLEASE, PLEASE search for this quilt. My DIL is very sad to have lost this quilt. It means so much to her. The quilt, since it was hanging on a wall, probably caught the wind and became a ‘magic rug’! It could be found anywhere from their home in Joplin towards Springfield, MO as the tornados took things that far in the ‘debris cloud’.”

If you find this quilt, please contact Judy at jjparker3@comcast.net.

 
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Yellow and Orange Lone Star Quilt Top

Mar 29 2011

Heidi Munroe last saw her Lone Star quilt top in January 2011. It was taken from her car in Ayer, Massachusetts. It was made in 1938 as a wedding present for her parents, but it had never been finished. Heidi saved it all these years, and she was taking it to show someone, when it was apparently stolen from the car.

The main colors of this quilt is yellow, orange, cream, and white. The design features one big Lone Star. There is no design on the fabric. The outer border may have been made from a sheet.

If you have seen a quilt top that fits this description, please contact Heidi at daisysmum81@aol.com.

 
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Kaaterskill

Mar 12 2011

Kaaterskill by Janet Atkins

Kaaterskill by Janet Atkins

Janet Atkins needs help recovering her quilt, Kaaterskill. It was being returned to her in New York via 2nd Day Air from Golden, Colorado, but the shipping company can no longer locate the package. This quilt was last seen on February 16, 2011.

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.

 
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Doodle’s Quilt

Feb 24 2011

Doodle's Quilt by Dorothy Viola Holobaugh

Doodle's Quilt by Dorothy Viola Holobaugh

Judith is searching for a quilt that was made by her mother, Dorothy Viola Holobaugh. It was made for Judith’s daughter, Christine Viola (Doodle) Cowan Cary. The quilt was last seen in Rancho Santa Fe, California. It became missing during a divorce, and it may have been given away or sold, along with another quilt and an afghan made by Dorothy.

This is an original design. It is twin size. It is yellow with white and the border is red. The quilt features a little girl doing different dances. Each applique is unique, It was created in 1976 by a grandmother for the granddaughter that was named for her. Judith doesn’t rememeber exactly what is on the label, but it may include the words “Doodle” or “Christy”, “Dancing Girls”, Dorothy’s name, and the year.

Judith writes, “This is an original quilt made especially for my daughter the same year my mother made quilts for three other granddaughters – all designed around the girls’ interests. It is breaking my heart that this quilt is missing…as well as the other one and a hand crocheted afghan mom made for Doodle. The quilts and afghan may be in Mexico as the ex was in the habit of giving his handy man stuff to take home to Mexico.”

If you find this quilt, please contact Judith at judycowan@cfl.rr.com.

 
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Threever Fever

Jan 15 2011

Threever Fever by Helen Lake

Threever Fever by Helen Lake

Please be on the look out for this quilt, “Threever Fever” by Helen Lake. It was last seen during the fall of 2010 in Quincy, Massachussetts. It became missing during an open house when the home was up for sale.

The queen-size quilt is mainly yellows and blues. The quilt was made from a commercial pattern by Jackie Robinson of Animas Quilts. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. There is a label on the lower corner that says, “From Helen Lake 2007.” The quilt was given as a gift to her cousin, David Helfing, on 7/7/07.

If you have seen this quilt, please contact Helen’s daughter, LuAnn Hurley, at jltbhurley@hotmail.com.

 
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Antique Compass Quilt

Nov 16 2010

Compass Quilt owned by John Sauls

Compass Quilt owned by John Sauls

John Sauls reports that on November 3, 2010 this antique Compass Quilt was stolen from his exhibitor’s booth at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. A police report was filed.

This 88″ x 92″ quilt was made in 1880. The main colors are red, yellow, and fugitive green. It is hand pieced and hand quilted. It has an interesting appliqued sawtooth border in red and green.

If you have any information about this quilt, please contact John at johnsauls@tyler.net.

 
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Daylily Onepatch

Nov 01 2010

Daylily Onepatch by Ann Maley

Daylily Onepatch by Ann Maley

Ann Miller Malley hopes someone has found her Daylily Onepatch quilt which she made in 1994. The quilt belongs to Tom and Suellen Knight. It was stolen from their seasonal home on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia when they were not in residence. It was last seen sometime around 1996.

Ann’s quilt is 66.5″ by 51″. The main colors are yellow, orange, red, and green. It is machine pieced, hand appliqued, machine quilted, and it has beading at the center of some of the flowers. Except for the borders, every piece is a curved, half-petal/leaf shape. This became Ann’s logo and she used it on her stationary and business cards. This quilt has a label sewn to the lower right corner on the back. It has Ann’s name, the name of the quilt, and probably something about it being an original tessellation.

If you know anything about this missing quilt, please contact Ann at annmaley@comcast.net.

 
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Flora

Sep 13 2010

Flora by Diana Galson-Kooy

Flora by Diana Galson-Kooy

Diana Galson-Kooy needs help recovering her “Flora” quilt. It was last seen in August 2010 at the Newton Cultural Center in Newton, Massachusetts. It had been part of a multi-media art show called “Seasons of Flowers.”

This original quilt is 18″ by 16″. The main colors are yellow, black, and red. Diana used silks, shiny fabrics, batiks, and a black and white striped background. It is fused and machine applique, machine pieced, and machine quilted. Diana embellished the quilt with shiny beads, tube beads, and sequins. There is a typed label fused to the back of the quilt. The label is attached upside down so when the quilt is hanging and the corner is flipped up, the label is right side up.

Please contact Diana at diana.kooy@gmail.com if you can help in the recovery of this quilt. There is a $100 reward for its safe return.

 
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