Teresa Fusco of Reading, Pennsylvania was traveling, lecturing, teaching, and exhibiting her work from Washington, DC to Northern New Jersey when she realized this quilt was missing. The 75″ by 75″ Ohio Star is a beginner’s rotary cutting sample quilt used for teaching. Teresa had just finished the quilting and sleeve, but she doesn’t think it had a label on the quilt yet. The Rotary Cutting Pattern can be found … Continue reading
Found and searching for proper owner. Bobbie Lamaere found this green and gold quilt at the Savers Store in Duluth, Minnesota. She purchased in in early 2010. It is approximately 73″ square. This quilt, which was made in 2005, is machine pieced and machine quilted. The border fabric is a large scale rose print on a gold background. It has a label written in green ink which says, “To Grandma … Continue reading
Sarah is searching for a dark green and pink Ohio Star quilt that was made by her mother. The quilt is about 72″ square. The background of the blocks is pink. The backing is dark green with sprigs of pink flowers. It was hand pieced and hand quilted in 1992. It is possible that other quilt blocks were also used besides the Ohi Star. There is no border between the … Continue reading
Sunny Leos is hoping to recover a quilt she made. On August 11, 2008 she sent it via a shipping company to her vacation destination where her brother accepted the delivery. Upon opening the box, it was discovered that her quilting supplies had been stolen. Nothing else in the shipping box was taken. The quilt was unfinished. Sunny was in the process of hand stitching the binding. Sunny fussy cut … Continue reading
Maria Murphy is searching for a Texas Ohio Star Lap Quilt which was left behind in a hotel room at the Disney Resort in North Carolina in July 1999. The main colors are red, navy, and mustard. It was hand pieced and hand quilted in 1995. There are hand quilted roses in the center of the Ohio Star. If you’ve seen a quilt that fits this description, please contact Maria … Continue reading
During 2001 Rose Bishop made this full-sized quilt for her daughter’s graduation. It is a double sided quilt. It is hand appliqued, machine pieced and machine quilted. The quilt was last seen August 17, 2003. On February 7, 2005, Rose received the exciting news that Karen’s suitcase containing the quilt was found and it would be home soon! The first side (shown above) is a variation of the Ohio Star … Continue reading
When Connie Brown sent her quilt, Curry, Turmeric and Paprika, to the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville, North Carolina, she never expected that it would be stolen from the sales floor. Unfortunately, that’s exactly what happened. The quilt was last seen on September 3, 2002. The quilt had been put in with the shop’s regular stock. When the manager when to get it for a … Continue reading
Janet McLaughlin last saw her Ribbon and Stars Quilt at a store in Long Beach, New York around 1992. When the store closed, the owner took the entire contents of the store. The quilt, approximately 50″ by 50″, was made from a commercial pattern. Janet used dark blues, light pinks and light greens. The white border has a ribbon made of dark blue with light pink accenting the curvature of … Continue reading
About 1990, Jackie Duty sent a Red and White Signature Quilt to her sister so it could be entered in a quilt show. She sent the quilt from Riverside, California to Newcastle, Wyoming but it never arrived. The quilt was insured, but nothing could replace this part of her family’s heritage. The double size, white quilt has red squares and hand embroidered names stitched in red. The blocks look similar … Continue reading
Jean is searching for a baby quilt which she recently made for her grandson, Blake. Her daughter was on vacation in South Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina during the week of July 20, 2000 when the quilt was lost. The quilt is a pieced Ohio Star Pattern. The stars are pieced in reds, oranges, and yellows. The 6-inch blocks are straight set without sashing. There are a total of … Continue reading
