Tina Bass is looking for her lost quilted table runner. It was last seen on October 23, 2017. It was left in the back seat of a Dollar rental car at the Tulsa, Oklahoma airport. This table runner was almost complete. It was halfway bound. The needle and thread were still in the binding. It is about 20″ by 50″. The main colors are gray, purple, pink, and green. The … Continue reading
Hester Mastro reports the loss of a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt which was made for Coleen Bonds by her great-grandmother. The quilt was last seen on July 15, 2016 in Woodland Hills, California. It was stolen off the front porch of the owner’s home after being delivered by a shipping company. This quilt is 88″ by 104″. The “path” around the flowers is green. The flowers all have yellow centers. … Continue reading
Carol LaForest is searching for a quilt that was made for her by her sister. It is a Grandmother’s Garden Quilt (using hexagons to create flower shapes). The quilt was last seen on October 29, 2009 in Taylor, Michigan. It was left at Carol’s sister’s house. She passed away unexpectedly. A company came in to move her items out per the landlord. They claim they never saw the quilt. This … Continue reading
Debbie Holmberg asks that you be on the lookout for her missing Grandmother Flower Garden quilt. On July 22, 2014, it was in a locked vehicle parked at the Space Needle in Seattle, Washington. The vehicle was broken into and the luggage was stolen. The quilt was inside the suitcase. A police report has been filed regarding this theft. This full size quilt is made with 30’s reproduction fabrics and … Continue reading
Please keep an eye out for this Grandmother’s Flower Garden variation. This quilt was made by LaVonne Hallberg’s mother sometime between 1935 through 1940. It was last seen during the summer of 2006 in Royal, Iowa. It was taken from her mother’s house by someone with a key, or someone who was looking at the house with the realtor. LaVonne’s sisters didn’t want their mother to find out it had … Continue reading
Alice Kennedy hopes to recover a quilt that was made by her grandmother, Etta Shaw. In January 2009, she gave it to a quilter who does longarm and hand quilting as a business in Garden Grove, California. At the time the quilter said it would take three to four months to finish. Alice was willing to give her extra time and stayed in contact with her until sometime in 2010 … Continue reading
Ruth Hawker hopes to recover the Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt that she made in 2008. It was last seen in June 2010. She believes it was taken from her car sometime during her move from Edmond, Oklahoma to King George, Virginia. This hand pieced quilt has flower blocks in multiple colors and they are put together with green. It is just the top and had not been quilted yet. If … Continue reading
Deborah Highley made a navy blue Grandmothers Flower Garden for her son. He took it with him to the army base in North Carolina. It was last seen sometime around 1995 when his girlfriend took it. This is a full-size quilt. It uses all colors, but the set up between the blocks is navy blue. It is hand pieced and hand quilted. Please contact Deborah at itzychihuahua@aol.com if you’ve seen … Continue reading
Ann Rutherford-Berthiaume is hoping to recover some quilts that were sold against her wishes at an auction at 211 University Ave., Waxahachie, TX on July 30, 2005. The auctioneer was Larry Schaefer. These quilts were her grandmother’s, her great-grandmother’s, and possible her great-great-grandmother’s. There were 20-21 sold at the auction. She had asked for photos of all the quilts but only received about one-fifth of them. She was able to … Continue reading
On June 24, 2005 three quilts were brazenly stolen from The Newfane Country Store in Newfane, Vermont. The quilts were removed from the display and the thief escaped through a door that is usually not used and is kept bolted shut. “Sasano Claremont Salvia,” above, was made by Pamela Hill. It is 104″ by 124″. The main colors are olive green, cream, and black. It is machine pieced and hand … Continue reading
