Donna Wemette hopes someone has found her son’s quilt. It was taken from a dryer in the basement of an apartment in Woodbridge, Virginia during the Spring of 2015. This queen size quilt is made with a variety of purples that were part of a batik jelly roll. Other purple fabrics were added as well as a silver fabric. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. A grey bed sheet … Continue reading
Peggy Welsh hopes someone has found her friend’s Friendship Quilt. It was stolen from her ranch home in Madisonville, Texas about twelve years ago. Their church made the quilt for her friend, Lupe Stone, and her husband when he was their bishop. It is a queen/king size quilt. The square Peggy made said, “When you work for the Lord, the pay is small but the retirement benefits are out of … Continue reading
In Spring 2008 Tina Chamberlain entered a batik friendship quilt called “Carol’s Getting Out Of Dodge” in the Machine Quilters Exposition show for her friend Carol Fray. After the show, the quilt was sent to an incorrect address and it hasnt been seen since. This is a king size quilt, 106″ by 106″. The friendship blocks were made by her friends from the Virginia Quilt Guild. The brightly colored blocks … Continue reading
Sometime around 1955-1957, Martha Bargo and her husband were given a Friendship Signature Quilt. This quilt was last seen in February 1985 when it was used to cover furniture during a move. Martha writes, “This is a sentimental quilt. It was made by women in the community where my husband had his first pastorate. Money was pinned to the quilt, a wedding gift to a young bride and groom.” < … Continue reading
On October 29, 1990 a friendship quilt was stolen from The Quilt Basket in Wyandotte, Michigan. The quilt belonged to Renee Corl. It had fifteen friendship blocks, made by the Trenton Quilters, and it had been assembled and hand quilted by Renee. Overall the quilt is about 80″ by 100″. The main colors are blues and corals. The details of each block are as follows: Jacob’s Ladder made by Kathy … Continue reading
Judy Marshall would like help locating her 4-H Friendship Quilt. The quilt and other personal belongings were removed from a townhouse in Sandy Springs, Georgia in November 1990. The full-sized quilt is mainly green and blue. It is hand pieced and hand quilted and was made in 1960. Judy is offering a reward for the return of her quilt. If you have seen a quilt that might fit this description, … Continue reading
Patricia Wills made a Friendship Album quilt as a gift for the singer, Boy George. She shipped it from Phoenix, Arizona on May 30, 2000. The package was apparently lost on the way to its destination, either in the US or in England. This album quilt, made in 2000, is 96″ by 96″. It is mainly blues, greens, lavenders, and grey. Messages from fans are printed directly on the fabric … Continue reading
The binding wasn’t even completely on when this Irish Chain Friendship Block quilt was lost and stolen. Judy Calvert was still in the process of finishing up the hand sewing on her light brown and deep red quilt. On March 9, 2001 it apparently fell off the cart in the hallway of the Embassy Suites hotel in Southcenter (Seattle), Washington. Unfortunately it was never found and it was not turned … Continue reading
Gloria Fletcher is still looking for her grandmothers friendship quilt which was lost during a move from California to Texarkana, Arkansas in the 1950s. The quilt was promised to her when she was only 10. “This is going to be yours because you love quilts,” her grandmother said. The maker was her great-grandmother, Emma Ward. There were about 25 signatures on it. Gloria believes this quilt was made in the … Continue reading
Anne Copeland has reported the loss of several antique quilts. All of the quilts listed below were stolen from Annes home in Lomita, California. Unfortunately, Anne does not have photographs of these quilts and quilt tops. Unique Double Wedding Ring Quilt, machine quilted with long-arm quilt machine in a stippling pattern. Double bed size (approx. very light lavender (the almost turn-of-the-century lavender, not the 1930s lavender) with brown, black and … Continue reading
