Margaret Gehret is looking for a king size Trip Around the World Quilt. Margaret describes the quilt as having a “teal inner border and single “trip” of teal. Others fabrics are coordinating blue and yellow prints with one plaid of light teal and yellow lines on white background.” Maggie’s Trip Around the World was machine pieced and quilted, and has a label with the following information: to Steve with love from … Continue reading
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Betty Rodrigue is asking for help in recovering a Trip Round the World quilt made by her mother. The quilt was last seen sometime before July 4, 2016 in her home in Saint Cloud, Florida. Her son put two quilts in a station wagon to go back home. He and his wife made a stop on the way, and when they got home they realized the quilts were not in … Continue reading
Nancy Smith is looking for the Trip Around the World quilt that she made for her daughter-in-law, Trisha Smith. This quilt was last seen during May 2016 in Rochester, Washington. There was a house break-in and the quilt that was on the bed was used to carry out the stolen items. This quilt is 120″ square. The main colors are brown, red, and gold. It has a very wide (about … Continue reading
Samuel Schwennesen and his wife hope to recover their stolen wedding quilt. It was last seen on January 5, 2015 when it was stolen out of a dryer at the Elm Mott Laundry Mat in Waco, Texas. They are willing to give a cash reward to get it back. This king size, Trip Around the World quilt was made for them by family and close friends. The main colors are … Continue reading
Eva Brown is hoping someone recognizes this Trip Around the World quilt which she found laying alongside the road in the snow and muck. She found it on Silver Summit Parkway in Park City, Utah, right before Trailside Park. This queen size quilt is machine pieced and hand quilted. If this quilt belongs to you, please contact Eva at mebrown8mxl@gmail.com. … Continue reading
Eileen Burke is hoping to find two Trip Around the World quilts which she made. The quilts were last seen in 2005 in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania. One is twin size, and the other is double size, approximately 81" by 81". One quilt is a bright rainbow Trip Around the World quilt with black, white, and pink with lots of busy prints. This one is a finished comforter, tied with embroidery floss … Continue reading
Danielle Boskamp hopes that someone has found a quilt that was lost during a move. The quilt was last seen on March 19, 2009 where it was on the bed in the nursery. This quilt may have accidentally been taken on the trip, or left behind. In any case, the owner is missing it terribly. This vintage quilt is single bed size in pastel colors, mainly flowerly materials. The blocks … Continue reading
Robin Zolezzi is searching for the first quilt she had ever made. She gave the quilt to her daughter, who put it in a storage locker in Hollister, California. Then her daughter didn’t pay the bill, and the contents of the storage locker were sold sometime around 2003. This is a baby quilt made with blue prints. It is machine pieced. Since this was Robin’s first quilt, the hand quilting … Continue reading
On July 13, 2004 an F4 tornado hit Roanoke, Illinois. That was the last time Michele McCullough saw the flannel quilt she had made for her dad while he was in a nursing home. After he passed, she kept the quilt on a rocker on her enclosed front porch. This was the first quilt Michele had made. The 53″ by 65″ Trip Around the World quilt is made with eight … Continue reading
Carol M. Hesselink designed an original Around the World quilt with a Pinetree medallion quilt. The Pinetree medallion is a 12″ square in the center of the quilt top, surrounded by the Around the World pattern. She named the 64″ by 81″ quilt “Around the Pinetree.” She made a matching pillow cover that measures 41″ by 25″. The main colors used are pinks, greens, brown and gold. Some of the … Continue reading
