Can you help Renee Costa locate her missing “Scrap Houses” quilt top? It was last seen in June 2010 at the Chicago airport. It was in a suitcase, along with the fabric for the backing and four other quilts. The suitcase was on route to Utah with American Airlines. It never arrived in Salt Lake City. This is a twin size quilt that is mostly red, blue, and yellow. The … Continue reading
Joyce Wienand was searching for her "Grandma’s Garden" quilt top which was acquired in the 1940’s. This multi-colored quilt is about 76" by 67". It was last seen in November 2009 in Darien, Illinois. Joyce sent it to a customer in Anderson, California. They bought it from her on Ebay. Thankfully the issue has now been resolved! … Continue reading
During early May 2009, Cathy Arney’s Vintage Print Snowball quilt was shipped from Chester, Illinois. When the box arrived in Denver, Colorado it was empty. A complaint was filed with the shipping company, but they have had no success finding it yet. This quilt is full/queen size. It is made of vintage 1950’s prints with a white background. It is machine pieced, hand quilted, but it is still unbound. It … Continue reading
Susan Brubaker Knapp needed help recovering her quilt, “The Bluest Eye.” It was last seen in December 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The quilt had been on display at Obama’s Columbus, Ohio headquarters for most of 2008. In December it was shipped back to Susan, but to the wrong address. The shipping company returned it to the sender, but it never arrived. In February 2009, Susan reported the quilt was found … Continue reading
Michele Hardman is hoping to recover a scarf and tunic/poncho which she commissioned Susan Shie to create for the Obama Inauguration. They were last seen on January 29, 2009 when they were checked in at Customs Hall at the O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, transferring to Austin, Texas on American Airlines, Flight # AA2293. She was charged extra because the bag is oversized and overweight. At the time she was … Continue reading
The Shawnee Quilters of Southern Illinois are searching for their quilt guild’s banner. It was hanging in the front of the room at our June 15, 2007 luncheon at the Lions Building in Carterville, Illinois. When the luncheon was over it was accidently left hanging at the front of the room. By our July 2007 meeting it was gone. We have asked all groups who meet in the building and … Continue reading
Mickie Swall needed help recovering this Ocean Waves quilt. The quilt was sent from Monroe Center, Illinois to Henderson, Nevada on April 5, 2006. It should have arrived in two to three days, but it was not been delivered on time and the shipping company was unable to locate it. Two weeks later they finally received a notice of attempted delivery. On April 24, after nineteen days, they finally received … Continue reading
In 2002 Maryann Rogers made a Sunbonnet Sue quilt for her mother, Viva Cap, using 1930’s reproduction fabrics. Her mother was living in a nursing home in Woodstock, Illinois when the quilt disappeared. It was reported missing in December 2002, but never found. This multicolor quilt is 72″ by 72″. It is machine pieced, machine appliqued and hand quilted. The quilt is marked, “to My Precious Mother,” and it is … Continue reading
On August 26, 2005 this quilt, along with other personal belongs, was stolen from a rental van. The van was parked outside a hotel in Des Plaines, Illinois. This quilt was made by Bonnie Belshe and is owned by Ann Kennedy. It is queen size, about 92″ by 106″ and was made in 1993. It has brown on white, Hawaiian floral style blocks. Each block is a unique floral design. … Continue reading
Rebecca Long is searching for several missing quilts made by her mother, Eleanor Bauer, who has passed away. Two are small, carriage-size, applique quilts. Eleanor used a red calico background for one and solids with calicos on the other. They were hand appliqued and machine pieced. She made them between 1975 and 1979 for her twins. She used a pattern found in a free baby magazine. One was made by … Continue reading
