A woman in Santa Maria, CA contacted me with information about a quilt that was delivered to her place of employment packed into a box that was intended for her employer. The quilt is approximately six feet by seven feet, made of pink and green floral fabrics on a white or neutral background. It looks to have been machine quilted. Julia explained that their package originated in Ohio, but came … Continue reading
Category Archives: Tennessee
PLEASE HELP!! Let’s blow up social media with this information. LeeAnn was traveling to Mountain Quilt Fest in Pigeon Forge, TN today when she lost this beautiful quilt.If you’re familiar with Bonnie Hunter’s mystery quilts, this is from the most recent mystery quilt, Good Fortune. In her own words: “Driving down the road about an hour ago near the conference center. The back of my friend’s car popped open (just … Continue reading
Deandra Harris is looking for a quilt that was taken from a storage unit in Nashville, Tennessee sometime since January 1, 2018. This quilt was a joint effort of the Ward, Walker and Woods families, made of purple and white fabrics. If you have any information about this quilt please contact Deandra at deandrea_ha@hotmail.com … Continue reading
Susan Nixon was participating in an improvisational round robin exchange during 2012-2013. Three quilt tops were at the house of one of the participants when that person became ill with cancer and eventually died at the end of October 2015. Someone going through her belongings found the quilt tops and wants to return them to their owners. One of the three quilt tops had a label with the names of … Continue reading
Tom is hoping to find a collection of quilting books lost during shipment in Fall 2014. Tracking showed they went missing somewhere between Arkansas and New Hampshire. There were many quilting reference books, a few embroidery books, and some appliqué books. Some may have the owner’s name, Barbara H., written inside in cursive, along with the date of purchase. This was almost an entire collection owned by a Texas quilter … Continue reading
The Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild needs help recovering a quilt that has disappeared during shipping. This quilt was last seen in Knoxville, Tennessee on September 15, 2014. It was being shipped from Knoxville to Julian, California in a box with other convention materials and gifts received at the convention. It was a gift to a Medal of Honor recipient from a quilter in Knoxville. The box containing the quilt and … Continue reading
Darlene Bakos of Gingersnap Quilts hopes to recover her quilt, Endless Summer. She was planning on giving the quilt to her son and his wife who just got back from Iraq and Afghanistan. Darlene writes, “I was at Pappy’s Quilt Shop in Maryville, TN shopping and I met 2 ladies that live north of Knoxville, TN that had heard about me and were interested in seeing my studio so I … Continue reading
Karen Combs has experienced the theft of numerous quilts and samples. Sometime between midnight and 6 AM on March 16, 2012, her rental car’s driver side window was broken and her teaching suitcase was stolen. The car was parked at a hotel located at 750 IH 35 North in New Braunfels, Texas. The police were called and they stated the break-in looked like the work of a professional. It was … Continue reading
Judith Williamson is searching for a quilt that she made for the National Make It With Wool sewing competition. It was last seen on Wednesday, January 19, 2010. It was in the "secure" Pinnacle room on the 28th floor of the Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. This was a fund raiser quilt for National Make It With Wool, a sewing competition primarily for youth, featuring wool fabrics. The … Continue reading
Found and searching for proper owner. Sandy Mayberry has a quilt dated 1909 with the name "Luther Carter" embroidered on it. She bought it at the Nashville Antique and Flea Market several years ago, but she would like to locate the ancestors of Mr. Carter. If someone can identify it, she would be happy to return it to the family for the price she paid for it. If you are … Continue reading
