Category Archives: Colorado
Kelly Jo Taylor is asking for help in finding a quilt that flew out of the bed of a pickup truck while traveling on the highway from Lakewood, Colorado to the Denver International Airport on Saturday, May 11, 2019. Kelly Jo machine pieced and quilted this original design, full size quilt of Moda’s Biscuits and Gravy fabrics in 2018 for Caryn Taylor. While it does not have a label, “Caryn” … Continue reading
On October 19, 2002 a body was found in the Rio Grande Forest, about 14 miles west of Saguache, Colorado. The unidentified man had been wrapped in a handmade, antique quilt, and then wrapped in black plastic. If you recognize this quilt, please contact the Saugache County Sheriff’s Office at 719-655-2544. Maybe you can help them solve this cold case! … Continue reading
Ellen Mills is searching for a wedding quilt she made for her sister, Beth Solomon. This quilt was last seen on June 1, 2017 in Aurora, Colorado. It was stolen out of a storage unit along with other household items. This quilt is about 24″ by 24″. The main colors are orange, mint green, and cream. Their names, the date of their wedding, a cross, and a Star of David … Continue reading
Jainnie Jenkins would like to recover her quilt which disappeared in June 2014 somewhere between Colorado Springs, Colorado and Elizabethtown, Kentucky when they had the military move them. The quilt was hanging on their dining room wall and it was taken down by her husband and one of the packers. Due to not having wall space to hang the quilt, they didn’t realize it was missing until about a year … Continue reading
Barbara Cain hopes to recover her Tipsy Tumblers quilt. It was last seen during March 2016 in the F&W offices. The quilt was sent to F&W to be photographed for the Craft of Quilting Catalogue. It was sent to an undisclosed recipient in error. No photo of the quilt exists. The image to the left is a rough drawing of what Barbara remembers it looking like. This quilt is 40″ … Continue reading
Katrina Jones hoped someone could help her recover two quilts that became missing during September 2015. She shipped them in a suitcase along with some personal items from Belfast, UK to Colorado and the suitcase went missing during transit on September 12. On November 8, 2015, Katrina reported that the missing quilts have been recovered! Katrina writes, “I recommend that anyone with a lost case contacts the shippers every day … Continue reading
Kirstin is hoping to recover a box of missing quilt tops. In June 2011 they were moving from Littleton, Colorado, and everything was stored in a POD. When she unpacked, she realized the movers had not added her box of quilt tops. She is missing at least five tops that were placed in a plastic box. Each quilt top had directions pinned to it on what was needed for finishing … Continue reading
Susan Whitmoyer is asking for help in recovering a crib size quilt. The quilt was made by Margaret (Peg) Wunderlich (Susan’s mother) and quilted by Sara Keller (Susan’s grandmother). There was a picture with the quilt with a note stating the information about the quilt. The makers’ names may have been on the picture or the note. The main colors are white, yellow, and light green. It features an animal … Continue reading
Heather Spence is searching for her “Acute Quilt.” It was last seen on July 26, 2014 at Nolting Manufacturing in Hiawatha, Iowa. It was with a shipping company and was last scanned in Commerce City, Colorado, but it disappeared while in their possession. This original quilt is 60″ by 62″. The main colors are white, blue, green, red, and yellow. It is made out of 60 degree triangles. There are … Continue reading
