Jill Lewis was traveling with her family from Chicago to the Ozark Mountains in June of 2018 when this quilt was accidentally left at one of their stops. It’s a very colorful 4′ x 4′ quilt of primarily blue and yellow fabrics, with the name Thomas Anthony Lewis 2/5/14 embroidered on it. If you’ve have any information about this quilt please contact Jill Lewis at JILLLEWIS511@GMAIL.COM … Continue reading
Category Archives: Arkansas
Dorothy Ragland was wondering where her quilt was, so in March 2011 the missing quilt was posted on this website. She had entered her 30″ by 30″ quilt into the Keepsake Quilting’s “Home Sweet Home” contest in 2008. It was supposed to be returned to her in October, but she never received it. They kept saying they were late, but would send it soon. In February 2009, they said they … Continue reading
Tom is hoping to find a collection of quilting books lost during shipment in Fall 2014. Tracking showed they went missing somewhere between Arkansas and New Hampshire. There were many quilting reference books, a few embroidery books, and some appliqué books. Some may have the owner’s name, Barbara H., written inside in cursive, along with the date of purchase. This was almost an entire collection owned by a Texas quilter … Continue reading
Denise Hamilton is asking for everyone to be on the lookout for her Roman Holiday quilt. The quilt was last seen on April 29, 2013 in Cabot, Arkansas. The shipper recorded that it was delivered to the front door in Tampa, Florida. Only a door tag was recovered at the destination. The quilt is 70″ by 80″. The main colors are red, creamy white, aqua, and olive green. She used … Continue reading
Joyce Mitchell dreams of recovering a Purple Tulip quilt which was made by her grandmother. It was intended to be a gift for Joyce when she got married. The quilt last seen in June 1971 in Denard, Arkansas. When Joyce’s grandmother moved in with her aunt, the quilt “disappeared” from the linen closet. Joyce suspects her aunt really sold it. If that is the case, it was probably sold or … Continue reading
Margaret Brewer was searching for a quilt made by her great-grandmother, Margaret Rebecca Singleton Rose Brooksher. The last known owner was Ethel Foster of Muskogee, Oklahoma who was a granddaughter. Ethel had been persuaded to sell the quilt to a man who claimed he was going to establish a quilt museum near Branson, Missouri in Eureka Springs. Margaret had never found this museum. A picture of the quilt is on … Continue reading
In 1997, Darcy Pattison went to Fraser, Colorado for a skiing vacation. She brought a quilt with her to work on, but it got lost somewhere in Fraser or during her trip back to Little Rock, Arkansas. The quilt is unfinished, only partially quilted. It was in a pillowcase when she last saw it. The double bed sized quilt is an original design where the blocks are set diagonally. In … Continue reading
Carol M. Hesselink designed an original Around the World quilt with a Pinetree medallion quilt. The Pinetree medallion is a 12″ square in the center of the quilt top, surrounded by the Around the World pattern. She named the 64″ by 81″ quilt “Around the Pinetree.” She made a matching pillow cover that measures 41″ by 25″. The main colors used are pinks, greens, brown and gold. Some of the … Continue reading
Another award winning quilt has come up missing! Laura Bailey Parks designed a special raffle quilt for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Batesville, Arkansas. She calls it “The BBC” (the Barnett Building Ceiling) because the original design was inspired by a pressed metal ceiling in a department store in Batesville. The quilt is 85-1/2″ square. It is an off-white, whole cloth quilt which is heavily hand-quilted with burgundy thread. The … Continue reading
Gail Surrena is asking for help is finding her baby quilt which has been missing for a long time. Her mother pieced the baby quilt and her great-grandmother quilted in in 1954. This treasured quilt was used to bring both of her sons home from the hospital. On September 12, 1980, when her youngest son was eight days old, her family and some friends went to the White County Fair … Continue reading
