Mary King hopes to locate a quilted wall hanging that was made by Bertha McPherson for her mother. Bertha’s mother passed away in 2005 but Bertha continued to work on it. When Bertha passed away in 2009, her daughter kept the still unfinished quilt. In 2010, it was stolen from Bertha’s daughter during a home burglary in Scio, Oregon. If you see a quilt that looks like this, please contact … Continue reading
Mary Lou Weidman reported the loss of this story quilt about John C. Campbell Folk School. This quilt was last seen on June 4, 2017. The shipping company took a signature from someone who was not approved as a recipient. The good news is this quilt has now been recovered and has been returned to Mary Lou! … Continue reading
Gina Stroman would like to recover a quilt called “No Smart Racing” that she made for Dwayne Stroman. It was last seen on April 16, 2017 in Henderson, Nevada. It was stolen along with their RV, which was in a secured storage facility. This quilt is 60″ by 72″. the main colors are red, gray, and black. It is appliquéd, machine pieced and machine quilted. It is also embroidered with … 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
Thalia Patricio found this yellow daffodil quilt in a thrift store in San Diego, California. She writes, “I would love for this quilt to get back to the rightful owner if it was donated in error.” This quilt is 75″ by 90″. The main colors are yellow, white, and green. The appliquéd blocks alternate with solid yellow blocks. It is labeled, “To my daughter (with her name inserted here), made … Continue reading
Audrey Cloven is searching for her original quilt named Mom’s Bali Chai. This quilt was last seen on November 11, 2016 on United flight 5201 (MFR Medford, Oregon to SFO San Francisco, California). The flight attendant placed the quilt in the first class overhead bin when she boarded and she didn’t realize it was missing until she was at her connecting gate, but the airlines was unable to locate it. … Continue reading
Debbie Frizzell hopes to recover a stolen quilt, Ruff Around the Edges. This quilt was last seen during late summer of 2009. It was hanging on the wall in the front room of Quilting Connection in Ames, Iowa when it was stolen. This quilt, made in 2006, is made from a pattern by Java House Quilts. The quilt is 43″ by 52″. The main colors are purples and browns. This … Continue reading
Jan Copeland would like to recover her Folk Art Sampler quilt. It was last seen on August 11, 2016 at Patchwork Plus in Wood River, Illinois. Jan writes, “I think the quilt walked out the door of the shop along with 2 quilts.” This quilt is 74″ by 90″. The main colors are red, green, and white. It is made with 1800’s reproduction prints. It is machine pieced, hand appliquéd, … Continue reading
Cheryle is hoping she can find the owner of this queen-sized, appliquéd quilt. She purchased the quilt in a second hand shop in either Indiana, Illinois, or Missouri. The main colors are purple, pink, and blue on a white background. It has the inscription “MWK 1947” embroidered in green thread on a back corner. Cheryle writes, “Help me find the owner, please.” If you might know who made this quilt, … Continue reading
Charlotte Maxwell hopes to locate a quilt that she made for her late sister. This quilt was last seen in November 2015 in Alpine, California. It was in the house and some time after her sister’s husband passed away in the hospital it disappeared. The executor of the estate has searched the house, but it is not there. The only other person who should have been in the house is … Continue reading
