Ricky McKaig is asking for help in finding a quilt she made in 2010, which she called Blue Plate Special. Ricky described her quilt in this way, “The quilt is a hand made Dresden Plate design, various blue fabrics making up the “plate” design with a white and blue embroidered coffee cup design in the middle of each plate. The plates are appliqued onto blue and white striped fabric. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Embroidered
Cheryl Haynes is looking for a quilt that was stolen from the Jimmie B Keel Library Bookstore in Tampa, Florida on May 29, 2018. Cheryl’s quilt “Disney from my childhood” was made in 1987 of blue and white fabric with Disney characters hand embroidered into individual squares. It was pieced, appliqued, and quilted by hand. Additionally, the quilt is labeled with the following handwritten message: “The very best place to be … Continue reading
Julie Bagamary reports that a grey and white 28″ x 23″ quilt was stolen from the Mountain Made Gallery in Ashville, North Carolina. It was last seen at the gallery on July 29, 2018. This quilt uses all batik fabrics,with a heavily hand embroidered large gray bird on a post. It was machine pieced and hand appliqued. There is a label on the back of the quilt which reads, “Gray … Continue reading
I’ve been contacted by a quilter who is looking for the owner of this very unique item. Kathleen Bell wrote: “Does anyone recognize this two-sided quilt? It was given to me (Kathleen Bell) by a person who had no idea of its origin. It was most likely picked it up at a thrift store in Florida. It has no label. This quilt is the quiltmaker’s original design, measuring 49” by … Continue reading
Carole Vogel is asking for help locating a quilt that she made for her husband, Eric, for his 60th birthday. This quilt was last seen on February 4, 2016 when it was shipped from Penang, Malaysia to a quilter in Puyallup, Washington. On June 21, 2016, Carole got the wonderful news that her quilt top finally arrived! Carole wrote, “Look what my quilter received today! I cried… Please let your … Continue reading
