Shasta Mantova is asking for help locating a quilt stolen from a parked car in Columbus, Ohio. This nine patch and rail fence quilt disappeared when a friend’s car was stolen. The car was recovered but the quilt was not. Shasta made this quilt. “The person I gave it to was going to take it to his dorm room for his first year of college” The quilt was made from … Continue reading
Category Archives: Rail Fence
Sally Schultz reports that a quilt made in 2018 by her mother in law has gone missing in the process of moving from one apartment to another in Monroe, Iowa. This queen sized “Mountain” quilt is the quiltmaker’s original design hand pieced of blue and purple batik fabrics with green and gold quilting cotton fabric. The quilt was finished with celtic knots, and has a label which states, “Made … Continue reading
Judy Johnson hopes someone may come across this missing quilt which she made for James Lane. The quilt was last seen during March 2015 in Wichita, Kansas. James came home from work and his apartment had been robbed. The quilt was one of the items that was stolen. Judy adapted a pattern by Gerri Robinson called “Meadow Memories.” This quilt is a big lap size. She used a Kansas Troubles … Continue reading
On May 22, 2011 a tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri. In the process, this quilt was torn off Cheryl Parker’s master bedroom wall and the house was completely destroyed. The quilt was made by Cheryl’s mother-in-law, Judy Parker. It is king size. The main colors are green and yellow with Kansas sunflowers. It was made using a partial pattern by Kansas Troubles, which features a cream background with appliqued sunflowers … Continue reading
Sandra Hadley made a crib size Rail Fences quilt as a gift. In May 2000 she shipped it to Nashville, Tennessee. Sandra found out after she shipped it that the last number of the street address was missing. She contacted the shipping company in Nashville and tried tracking it, but no one has been able to locate this quilt. She used a Provencial floral with purples, blues and creams. The … Continue reading
Allison Tipton, age 11, and Katy Dunlap, also age 11, made a pastel Rail Fence quilt based on a pattern from the book, “Start Quilting with Alex Anderson.” In June 2001, they went to a church camp and brought the quilt along to put it in a competition. The trailer containing the quilt was stolen. The quilt was last seen in Posen, Illinois. This quilt was the first one they … Continue reading
