Margaret Gehret is looking for a king size Trip Around the World Quilt. Margaret describes the quilt as having a “teal inner border and single “trip” of teal. Others fabrics are coordinating blue and yellow prints with one plaid of light teal and yellow lines on white background.” Maggie’s Trip Around the World was machine pieced and quilted, and has a label with the following information: to Steve with love from … Continue reading
Category Archives: Virginia
Debbie Witt hopes to recover a quilt she made for her granddaughter, Sabie. The quilt was last seen on December 18, 2017 in Fredericksburg, Virginia. It was wrapped, packaged, and shipped to her granddaughter in Wildwood, Missouri. Debbie just found out the quilt never arrived. At the time, there was a rash of packages stolen from porches in their neighborhood, so they do not know if it was delivered to … Continue reading
Julia Gore needs help recovering her stolen quilt. The quilt was last seen on January 22, 2018 at a shipping facility. It was delivered to the wrong address in Glen Allen, Virginia. Either the recipient’s neighbor is not being truthful about receiving the quilt or it was stolen off their porch. This quilt was intended as a gift for Julia’s parents. A week later, Julia reported the wonderful news that … Continue reading
Ana Conceicao reports the loss of her quilt, Moments. It was last seen during October 2017 at U-Fab Interiors, an interior design store in Richmond, Virginia, where it was on display and for sale. This quilt is about 40″ by 60″. It has white sashing with a grid of square of all colors. The blocks within the grid are made of hexagons that are hand sewn. It has a label … Continue reading
Les Shepherd hopes someone has found his daughter’s graduation quilt which was made by her grandmother, Lesley Sproul. In was last seen in March 2016 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The delivery person left it in a box at the front door of the home of the person who made the quilt, but it disappeared before the owners received the quilt. This machine pieced, multicolored quilt features pinwheels in various sizes … Continue reading
Mary Kerr ws looking for a quilt named “Melon Smoothie.” It was on display at the National Quilt Museum, but once it was shipped, it never made it back home to Virginia. Thankfully after waiting and waiting, this quilt has finally been recovered! This quilt is 76″ by 84″. The main colors are salmon and green. It is made from a vintage top, circa 1930, and it was quilted in … Continue reading
Rachel Bowen hopes to recover her grandmother’s Log Cabin quilt. It was donated to Goodwill by mistake. It was last seen on March 8, 2017 in Danville, Virginia. This is a king-size quilt. The quilt was made around 1995. The back is a butterfly fabric that has a cream background with different colored butterflies all over. There is also a square with Rachel’s name, her mother’s name, her grandmother’s name, … Continue reading
Kim Lang has rescued a quilt from her local thrift store in Roanoke, Virginia. She reports that it is in excellent condition, and she feels it may have been donated by mistake. She writes, “While I would love to keep it, I can’t stop looking online for someone saying they are missing it.” If this quilt belongs to you, please contact Kim at pleaseadopt@gmail.com. … Continue reading
Katie Eveler hopes to recover her lost Sunbonnet Sue quilt. The top was made by her great-grandmother, and the quilt was finished by her grandma. The quilt was last seen during the early 1980’s or possibly the late 1970’s. It was last seen in Arlington, Virginia. It may have been lost when moving or living with roommates. This twin-size Sunbonnet Sue quilt has light blue sashing. The Sunbonnet Sues were … 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
