Cosmos #6

Cosmos #6 by Ryoko Kobayashi

Japan Handicraft Instructors’ Association hopes someone will be able to help this quilt, Cosmos #6. This quilt was last seen in Vicenza, Italy on October 24, 2010. It became missing during transportation from Italy to Japan via France. This original quilt is made of silk. It features a subterranean panorama of the earth. It is machine pieced, machine appliqued, and machine quilted. It also has hand painting and hand dyed … Continue reading

Memories of a Child

Memories Of A Child by Annita Dias

On July 12, 2010, Annita Dias posted a quilt from Paraburdoo, Western Australia to Dubai. It was made for her niece who has autism. The quilt never arrived. The post office said that once it left the country they could not track it. This is a queen size quilt which Annita named “Memories of a Child.” It features a Sunbonnet Sue blocks. The background is plain and the colored blocks … Continue reading

My First Quilt

Dilly Jauncey hopes to recover her quilt that was stolen from the laundry of the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in United Arab Emirates, Dubai in August 2009. This is a sampler quilt using traditional designs including Drunkard’s Path, Courthouse Steps, Flying Geese, Arrowheads, and Log Cabin. It is a large, single bed size. The main colors are pink, green, and cream. The backing is full floral which matches the … Continue reading

Where Eagles Soar

In 2005 Liz Bacom made a quilt for her son, Greg, who is in the Marines. When he moved from Okinawa to Californina in 2007, this quilt never arrived with his household goods. The twin size quilt is mostly teal blues and creams. Bald eagles are fussy cut for all the blocks. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. There is a label hand-sewn to the back that says, “Where … Continue reading