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
Angela Ingram is searching for a bowtie quilt that was made by her grandmother, Elizabeth Simons. It was made for Angela’s brother. The quilt was last seen in August 2006 in Richmond, Virginia. Her grandmother passed away and her aunts cleaned out the home before Angela knew it was missing. It is possible the quilt may have ended up in the Suffolk/Chesapeake area. This queen size quilt is made from … Continue reading
Sherry Moore hopes to find a Bow Tie quilt that was made by her mother-in-law as a gift. It was last seen around 1980 or 81. It was in a camper that her husband sold before she had a chance to remove it. Sherry writes, “I have always regretted that this quilt was lost, it is the only one we will ever have made by his mother. I do not … Continue reading
Mary Shoemaker would like help recovering Jeffrey’s blanket. It is a green bowtie quilt about 40″ by 40″. She machine pieced and machine quilted it in 2001. It was last seen in November or December 2001 at the Washoe Medical Center in Reno, Nevada when it apparently fell off her baby carrier. If you have seen this quilt, please contact Mary through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page. … Continue reading
Two vintage quilts were stolen from Dixie L. Kaufman’s booth at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. Both quilts are owned by Leonard Vaughan and were on consignment. The quilts were discovered missing on Sunday, November 3, 2002. The 1920’s Bowtie Quilt is 76″ by 78″. It has a pink chambray background with assorted prints and colors including many grays, checks and plaids. It is hand quilted with very … Continue reading
Claudette Laurent reports that three quilts that she had made for her daughter and her two grandchildren have been stolen from her daughter’s home in Droyes (Haute-Marne), France during January 2001. One quilt is an Uneven Log Cabin arranged to form a clam shell pattern. This is a double bed quilt that is about 89-inches by 79-inches (2.26 meters by 2 meters). One is a Sampler Quilt. This twin size … Continue reading
