365 Challenge Quilt

Irene Grimes would like to find her 365 Challenge Quilt. This quilt was last seen on October 21, 2017 in Bareggio, Italy. It was being mailed back from a quilt show in Italy. It left Milan on October 28, but it never made it back to the USA. This quilt is 104″ by 104″. It was made during 2016. The main colors are white, grey, and black. This quilt is … Continue reading

Recovered! Oriental Spices

We are happy to report that Angelika Schwienbacher’s quilt, “Oriental Spices,” has finally made it home! The quilt was last seen in October 2013 in Seeboden, Austria. After an exhibition of the group “Quiltirol” it was sent back to owner by mail from Seeboden, Austria to St. Martin, Italy and it did not arrive when expected. Three months after it was shipped, the quilt was finally delivered! This quilt is … Continue reading

Peter’s Bug Collection

Patty Macy is searching for a quilt that she made for her grandson, Peter Macy. This quilt was last seen in 2009 in Silverdale, Washington. The Navy family was moved to Italy for assignment. The quilt didn’t make it. It may have been packed in the household goods that were stored in Washington, but when the family returned to Silverdale and opened the boxes, they still couldn’t find the quilt. … Continue reading

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

Recovered! Red Patches Quilt

Red Patches Quilt,detail

The baby quilt shown above was made by Rita Hodge in 2010. She sold it on Etsy and it was sent by Registered Mail from Melbourne, Australia to Milan, Itay on February 15. She was able to track it all the way to Italy, but it never reached its final destination. On May 1, 2010, Rita reported that the quilt has been recovered! Apparently it spent two months sitting in … Continue reading

Blue Waves

This original quilt, Blue Waves by Frieda Oxenham, was accepted into the Rhythm ‘n Blues Exhibition of the 11th European Patchwork Meeting at Val d’Argent, France in September 2005 and then was to be exhibited in various places in France and Italy. The quilt was going to be exhibited in the town hall of Luserna S. Giovanni, a town approximately 45 minutes from Turin, Italy. It was to be displayed … Continue reading