Jonica McPhail is asking for help locating a quilt made in 2018 that has been lost in shipping. “I love my dog” is from a commercial pattern, measuring approximately 60” x 60”. The main colors used are black, white, and red. All of the fabrics in the quilt are dog-themed. The backing is a “I love my Dog” fabric. Jonica reported the quilt last seen on December 4, 2018. “The … Continue reading
Category Archives: Connecticut
Jean Nelson is asking that people be watching for two art quilts that were last seen on November 23, 2016. Both quilts were made by Piece for Peace. The quilts were on display at the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center of UConn in Storrs, Connecticut when they were removed after the facility was closed. “Tree of Life” is an original art quilt that is 90″ by 80″. The main colors … Continue reading
Shelby Smith was seeking to recover the Cancer Quilt that she made for a dear family friend who has cancer. The quilt was last seen June 25, 2014 in New Canaan, Connecticut. It was accidentally included in a donation of goods for Big Brothers/Big Sisters of CT. The entire donation was shipped to the Thrift Saver store in Bristol, CT. The store has no record of the sale, and they … Continue reading
Kris Gregson Moss is hoping to recover her original quilt, “Elegance.” It was last seen in April 2010 at the Robin Alexander Gallery in Kent, Connecticut. The gallery owner says she mailed it back to Kris via uninsured, untracked parcel post, but it never arrived. Kris has had the shipping company search for the quilts, but nothing has been found so far. She also sent a certified letter to the … Continue reading
Sharon Waddell sent her circa 1945 victory quilt on June 2, 2009 from West Point, New York to Connecticut, but it went missing during shipment. She sent two identical boxes to the same address. One arrived the next day. The other, containing this quilt, took almost three weeks! Thankfully, this quilt was eventually delivered safely and is no longer missing. … Continue reading
Sara Walter made this original quilt, “Doves for Grace”, for her friend’s daughter who was born six weeks early while her father was serving in Iraq. The quilt was sent from Hawaii in November 2007, but it never arrived at its destination in Connecticut. The quilt is about 48″ square. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. The main colors are pink, dark green, and white. The quilt features eight … Continue reading
Kristine Wiggin is searching for a quilt made by her grandmother for her son. It was last seen during Spring 1997 at the YMCA Children’s Day Care in Norwich, Connecticut. One of the workers stuffed it into a bag and donated it out somewhere. The crib-sized quilt features appliqued boys with sailboats and teddy bears. The main colors are yellows, blues, reds and white. It is machine appliqued and hand … Continue reading
Sailor’s Delight is an original quilt by Larisa Key and she developed a commercial pattern based on this quilt. It was stolen from a quilt store in Willimantic, Connecticut or Sturbridge, Massachussets during Spring 2002. A police report has been filed. The main colors are red, black, and white. It is 54″ wide by 72″ long. If you have seen this quilt, please contact Larisa at larisa@quiltersdream.com. … Continue reading
Martha Highsmith was in the process of recovering from a grave illness when she made Healing Light. It was made for a challenge quilt project sponsored by the Art Place Quilters at Yale. These quilts were to be a part of a traveling exhibit. To start off the exhibit, the quilts were displayed on poles on the Yale New Haven Hospital bridge. During the evening of December 18, 2002 the … Continue reading
On November 1, 2002 “Waltzing at the Black and White Ball” was stolen from the Yale Art Space in the Yale Physician’s Building in New Haven, Connecticut. The quilt, measuring about 31″ by 31″, was made by Tristan Robin Blakeman. The colors are black, white and gray as shown in the photo to the left. It was machine pieced and machine quilted in 2002. The quilt is not labeled. Even … Continue reading
