Cheryl Haynes is looking for a quilt that was stolen from the Jimmie B Keel Library Bookstore in Tampa, Florida on May 29, 2018. Cheryl’s quilt “Disney from my childhood” was made in 1987 of blue and white fabric with Disney characters hand embroidered into individual squares. It was pieced, appliqued, and quilted by hand. Additionally, the quilt is labeled with the following handwritten message: “The very best place to be … Continue reading
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I’ve been contacted by a quilter who is looking for the owner of this very unique item. Kathleen Bell wrote: “Does anyone recognize this two-sided quilt? It was given to me (Kathleen Bell) by a person who had no idea of its origin. It was most likely picked it up at a thrift store in Florida. It has no label. This quilt is the quiltmaker’s original design, measuring 49” by … Continue reading
Christie Eckardt is searching for her “Girl Scouts Rule” quilt. It was last seen during December 2016 in the British Club in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. She had it at a quilters meeting and it was either already gone when she left, or it was accidentally left under the table and went missing afterwards. The Club had nothing in their lost and found department. On April 6, 2018 Christie … Continue reading
Deanne Batterman is looking for her Escher Fish quilt. It was made by her mother. It was last see in DeLand, Florida when it was taken from her home. This original queen size quilt is based on the artwork of M. C. Escher. The main colors are red, green, and blue. A label may say “June Ifshin.” If you find this quilt, please contact Deanne at dmbatterman@gmail.com. … Continue reading
Joni Thomson is searching for her Star Crossed Quilt. The quilt top was last seen during August 2016 when it was shipped from Davenport, Florida to Salt Lake City, Utah. Some of the contents of the box were found and returned to her, but not this quilt top or the fabrics and scraps that were with it. In the box with the quilt top, there were several large pieces of … Continue reading
Jackie Jarvis reports the loss of her daughter’s Emporia State University Quilt. It was last seen during the summer of 2015 in a storage unit around the Orlando, Florida area. The quilt is 60″ by 60″. The main colors are black and yellow-gold. There are a couple of screen prints included on this quilt. One is their mascot, the hornet. Another says ESU. This quilt was machine pieced in 2012. … Continue reading
Jason Lennen hopes to recover his Ocean Waves quilt which was made by his mother, Sharon Allen. The quilt was last seen on November 23, 2015 in his closet in the Oak Harbor military base housing near the US Navy base in Whidbey Island, Washington. Jason left his home when he and his wife separated. In July 2016 he went to move the rest of his belongings to storage, but … Continue reading
Susan Therrien is searching for a Snowball/Bowtie quilt that was made for Cynthia Watson by Matilda (Fox) Becker. This quilt was lost by a moving company. It was last seen on May 17, 2016 either in Jacksonville, Florida or in Winchester, Virginia where it was to be delivered to a warehouse. There is an ongoing fraud investigation of the trucking company, moving company, and storage warehouse. An entire houseful of … Continue reading
Amrita Bost is searching for her childhood quilt. The quilt was last seen during the Spring of 2013 in Sarasota, Florida. It had been given to Goodwill. This yellow and purple quilt is machine pieced and hand quilted. It was made around 1982. If you find this quilt, please contact Amrita at amrita.bost@gmail.com. … Continue reading
Brighid Uddyback hopes someone has found this multicolor baby quilt. During December 2015 it was accidentally left at a Best Western in St. Augustine, Florida. The loss was reported 11 hours later, but they claimed to not know anything about the quilt or the pillow pet that was left with it. The quilt was made for Brighid’s daughter by her grandmother. This quilt includes a heart from a car seat … Continue reading
