Recovered!
War of 1812 Fort Edgecomb Quilt
On Sunday, September 29, 2002 the War of 1812 Fort Edgecomb Quilt was stolen from the Exhibition Hall of Cumberland Fairgrounds, Cumberland, Maine. Someone picked it up a half hour before the owner arrived to collect it. This quilt had been made for a raffle for the Friends of Fort Edgecomb. The drawing was to take place on Wednesday, October 2, 2002.
About two months after the theft, the Cumberland Police returned the recovered quilt to Beth on Sunday, November 24, 2002. The case is still under investigation.
This original quilt was designed and made by Beth Maitland. It is 54" by 70" and depicts a waving Star Spangled Banner, Fort Edgecomb and a three-masted schooner. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. There is a label hand appliqued to the lower right hand corner of the quilt which says, "War of 1812, Fort Edgecomb, Designed and created by Beth Skillin Maitland, Cumberland, Maine, June 2002."
Posted October 1, 2002. Updated November 27, 2002.
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