Can you help Karren Tinius locate her missing Friendship Star quilt? It was last seen on June 3, 2011 in Chandler, Arizona when it was stolen from her car. The Friendship Star quilt is about 42″ by 42″. The main colors are blue and gold. It features astronomical juvenile prints. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. If you find this quilt, please contact Karren at geckos42@gmail.com. … Continue reading
Please help Sarah Rothwell find Madeline’s Quilt. This was her very first commissioned quilt. She sent it from Lubbock, Texas to Gatesville, Texas in January 2013, but it never arrived. The quilt was heat-sealed in plastic in a medium-sized Amazon box. The box was wrapped in brown paper and had a printed return address label and a hand-written address. This original quilt is about 45″ by 45″. The main colors … Continue reading
Annie Johnson hopes someone has found a quilt made by her mother-in-law, Flora Johnson. The quilt was last seen in July 2007. They think the quilt was lost when her mother-in-law moved from Lubbock, Texas to Amarillo. They are not sure if it was accidentally left behind in the house in Lubbock, or if it has gotten lost or misplaced since, but no one remembers seeing the quilt at her … Continue reading
Please be on the lookout for this Star quilt made by Karen Scales. It is made with traditional star blocks using US flag fabric. It is 64″ by 84″. It was machine pieced and machine quilted in 2011. This quilt was last seen on July 21, 2011 in Miami, Arizona. Karen mailed it to a friend in Fleetwood, North Carolina. On August 15 she received a letter with the mailing … Continue reading
Nancy Timm is searching for a quilt made by Melanie Schatz-Pattay. It was made as a wedding gift for Tara Lee (her current name) and Julian. The quilt was made using Judy Martin’s “Star Happy Quilts.” It uses bright batiks, mostly magenta and yellow. It has a label on the back saying it is a wedding gift for Tara and Julian. After being married in Minnesota, they moved to his … Continue reading
Update: Happily this quilt has been recovered! In July 2010, Roberta Breuer reported that her Mexican Star quilt top was missing. It was last seen in August 2008 at the Dutch Rose Quilt Shop in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was sitting on a table, and it disappeared while she was looking for backing fabric. This 36″ square quilt is made with brown and aqua batik fabrics. … Continue reading
Members of Southern Stars Quilt Guild, Hollywood, Florida are hoping to recover the quilt top they made as a raffle quilt. The quilt top was last seen on November 15, 2010 when it was given to a local long-arm quilter. She resigned from the guild shortly after taking possession of the quilt top and now refuses to take their phone calls or respond to mail. This quilt top is 93″ … 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
In July 2001 B. Claire Medlenka FitzGerald made a very special quilt for Mrs. Dorothy Daneluz. Claire used a pattern called “Rachel’s Star” which she found in the December 2000 issue of Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine. After Mrs. Daneluz died, while the estate administrator was away from the home making final arrangements, a thief entered the home and removed several personal items, including this quilt. Also missing was a hand-crocheted tablecloth … Continue reading
Ann Drake was asking for help recovering a 50th anniversary quilt she made for Norman and Wilma Kennedy. The quilt was last seen in Fresno, California on September 23, 2009 when their home was broken into. Thankfully, the quilt has now been found. Her parents had put the quilt away some time ago. When the break-in occured, they could not find the quilt and so they assumed it had been … Continue reading
