Debra Gabel is searching for an original quilt, Queen of Hearts, that she was entering in the 2007 Hoffman Challenge. She shipped it on April 11, 2006 from the Highland, Maryland. It was supposed to have been delivered to California on April 14, but no one knows where it is. The quilt is approximately 30″ by 40″. The main colors are pink, lime, white, and teal. It includes the 2007 … Continue reading
In 1997, Marnee Keith packed up her recently finished quilt to send to her brother. That day her car was broken into and the box with the quilt was stolen. It was last seen on South Baltimore. The queen size quilt features Egyptian-theme fabric that has a bright yellow and dark blue celestial print. There are four bars with hard strips between the rows. It is machine pieced and tacked … Continue reading
Kris Bishop recently participated in an exhibit at Quiet Waters Park in Annapolis, Maryland. There was a self-portrait booklet on display, made by members of the group. This was a “touch me” booklet that viewers could flip through and touch the quilts. The quilts were secured in the book by three rings. Sometime between November 17, 2004 and January 2, 2005 the quilt made by Kris disappeared. It was the … Continue reading
On September 11, 2001 a quilt was stolen from a home in Baltimore, Maryland. The twin sized Wedding Quilt was made by Martha Skeen in 1941. She used alternating triangles of white and multi-color pastels typical of 1940-1941. It is hand pieced and hand quilted. The label was embroidered on the front in red thread and says, “Bill and Ruth, June 21, 1941.” If you have found this quilt, please … Continue reading
Katrina Bianchi needs help locating a family heirloom made by Annie Kratz. The quilt she is looking for is a double bed sized, multicolor Sunburst Star with a white background. It was hand pieced and hand quilted around 1930-1940. The label says “Annie Kratz” in italic lettering and it is sewn to the bottom right corner of the front of the quilt. The quilt was last seen in 1960 in … Continue reading
Eileen Taylor would like to recover a peach and brown sampler that she made in 1991. The queen-sized quilt is hand pieced and hand quilted using traditional designs. The backing is a cream and peach pattern. It has a label sewn on the back that says, “Eileen Wuenstel Gehl.” She last saw this quilt in 1993 in Indian Head, Maryland where her ex-husband stole it from her. If you have … Continue reading
Lisa Brunstetter has reported that 200 child-size quilts were stolen from her car during December 1997. Around 1 PM on a Monday, she had stopped at the Marley Station Mall to pick up a Christmas gift. In the back seat of her car were trash bags full of quilts that were to be donated to hospitalized children. When she returned, the window had been broken and the quilts and several … Continue reading
Kathleen Grover participated in a round robin during 1996. Each participant chose a ballet theme for her quilt and Kathleen chose Firebird. Two participants in the round robin group never received their quilt back and apparently both were kept by the same person. Multiple emails and letters were sent in an attempt to recover this quilt, but she never responded. The main “block” which Kathleen did was that of a … Continue reading
Susan Schwarz created this quilt, Springtime Bouquet, in response to the quilt challenge sponsored by The Childrens Inn, Bethesda, Maryland, a non-profit organization providing a family-centered residence for seriously ill children and their families. Springtime Bouquet, along with a second quilt called “Heron in the Harbor,” turned up missing on December 3, 1999 before all of the challenge quilts could be displayed. Susan Schwarzs quilt is 22.5″ by 26.5″ and … Continue reading
Quilters in the Washington, DC area were invited to participate in a challenge quilt event for The Childrens Inn at NIH (National Institutes of Health) in Bethesda, Maryland. Susan Hinzman decided to enter a quilt which would be donated to Childrens Inn and be permanently placed in the residence rooms where families can remain with their seriously ill children during medical treatment. The quilts were due on November 1, 1999. … Continue reading
