Kathleen is searching for a quilt made by her Grandma Rose. The full size quilt was made of multicolored squares cut from old clothing. They were sewn in a four square pattern. Each square was about 3 or 4″ wide. It was machine pieced, and possibly tied with yarn. Kathleen believes was made around 1964 or 1965. It was last seen around 1967 or so at a rest stop on … Continue reading
Update: Happily this quilt has been recovered! In July 2010, Roberta Breuer reported that her Mexican Star quilt top was missing. It was last seen in August 2008 at the Dutch Rose Quilt Shop in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was sitting on a table, and it disappeared while she was looking for backing fabric. This 36″ square quilt is made with brown and aqua batik fabrics. … Continue reading
Jackie Clegg would like to recover the Nintendo quilt she made for her son, Dan. It was last seen sometime around 2002 in her home. She believes it is possible that a former family member may have sold it or discarded it. The quilt was made in 1989. It is machine pieced and hand appliqued. The Nintendo characters are freehand machine embroidery. It is about 60″ by 80″. The blocks … Continue reading
Robin Neas has reported that her daughter’s baby quilt was lost during their family vacation last summer, sometime between July 2 and July 5, 1999. They stopped at a McDonalds restaurant between Mitchell and Sioux Falls, South Dakota. When they discovered the loss, they returned to the McDonalds, but none of the employees remembered seeing it. The quilt is purple, lavender and white and is pieced in the sawtooth star … Continue reading
