These 3 memory quilts were stolen when a family was moving to their new Air Force duty assignment. The family was staying at a La Quinta in Amarillo, TX when their entire u-haul trailer was stolen the night of July 4, 2018. The trailer was recovered but completely emptied of their belongings. The quilts are of various sizes. star quilt- lap size. West Virginia 60″ x 80″ Garrett’s Girl 60″ x … Continue reading
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Jacque Nation is asking for help in finding a quilt top that’s about 50″ x 60″ that she made in 2018 from a collection of Oklahoma State University t-shirts. Jacque describes the quilt top as being made up “of mostly orange, black and gray fabrics. The t-shirts are as follows: one with OSU Alma Mater, another: True Fans wear Orange, and Pistol Pete in the Center. Its a 3,2,3,2,3 design … Continue reading
Becky Robinson made a colorful quilt to celebrate her grandson’s 2016 graduation of red, blue, green, and white fabrics. She also included Pickles comic strip panels, pictures of rolled-up diplomas, airplanes, and golf images. The quilt was machine pieced and quilted. Raymond’s quilt was last seen on July 5, 2018 in his living room in Lincolnton, North Carolina. It was stolen in a burglary later that week. The family assumes “the … Continue reading
On October 4, 2017, Fran Cox has found a quilt at the Dallas Charity Shop (Texas). She hopes it may be reunited with its rightful owner. This quilt is 48″ by 60″. The main colors are blues and deep colors. The back is black. It has a big guitar with strings and frets. The name “Michael” is written in cursive across the quilt. It has gold guitar strings. It does … Continue reading
Cathy Abashian Williams hopes to recover a quilt that was made of her late father’s clothes. This quilt was last seen on December 31, 2016. It was taken from her brother’s home in Madison, Alabama. It was apparently used to wrap a stolen television during a home burglary. The family would love to get the quilt back since it holds such a deep meaning to them. This quilt is a … Continue reading
Stephanie Nohl needs help recovering her “Buford’s Quilt” which is a family memorial. This quilt was last seen on May 10, 2016 in Stephanie’s house in Clyde, Texas. Her house flooded in May and everything had to be moved out. When they were able to move back in, some items were donated to Goodwill, and this was accidentally among those items. This lap quilt was made for her in 2016 … Continue reading
Kristy Crawford would like to recover her son’s, Alex, memorial quilt. It was last seen during October 2016 in Urbana, Maryland. It became missing during the time she was moving and she was selling and donating items. Happily, Kristy has now recovered this quilt! It was accidentally donated, but she was able to track it down again!!! This quilt is about 72″ square. It is made from 16 t-shirts including … Continue reading
Trish Keenan is turning to the quilt community, asking for help in locating a missing quilt. The quilt, called Faces of Suicide Memorial Quilt is owned by the American Federation for Suicide Prevention. This quilt was last seen during Fall 2012. It was lost in the cleanup after Hurricane Sandy. This quilt is 60″ by 72″. The main colors are blue and white. Each square has a picture and bio … Continue reading
Update: The quilt show to the left is the quilt that is missing. The quilt that was previously posted (shown below) is now found. Can you help Linda Mapes locate this missing quilt? It was last seen in Hastings, Minnesota within the last 18 months. It was accidentally donated, but Linda would like to recover it. “PaPa’s Quilt” is a queen size quilt that was made by a friend from … Continue reading
Donna Trefethen is hoping to recover a memory quilt made for her mother-in-law and father-in-law’s (Madlyn and Albert Trefethen) 50th anniversary in 1973. This double bed size quilt has a brown sheet background. The hand appliqued quilt features hand drawn pictures. One of the pictures is a railroad engine. The quilt is like a wheel. Every other pie-shaped piece is calico and the alternate ones are muslin with autographs and … Continue reading
