Kaitlyn Roberts would like to recover a twin-size Tulip quilt made by her grandmother. This quilt was last seen during May 2017 at a dry cleaners in the . The main colors are white, green, red, and yellow. It was hand pieced and hand appliquéd over thirty years ago. There is a patch on the back with Kaitlyn’s full name on it and a picture of her as a child … Continue reading
Joellen Child needs help locating a full size, red and white, tulip quilt that was made around 1940. It does not have a traditional label, but it may have the name “Verna Moulton” written on the back with ballpoint pen. The quilt was last seen in 2010 when it became misplaced during a move from Victor, New York to Florida. If you find a quilt that fits this description, please … Continue reading
Ruth Young is hoping to recover a Yellow Tulips quilt made by Edith Linstrom Forsberg. The quilt was bequeathed to Laura Swanson, but her uncle, Reuben Lindstrom, took it when Edith died. Reuben’s wife, Bella Lindstrom, gave the quilt to a museum "back east." The quilt was last seen in November 1955 in Randolph, Kansas. Laura is now 95 years old and has always wondered what happened to this special … Continue reading
Joyce Mitchell dreams of recovering a Purple Tulip quilt which was made by her grandmother. It was intended to be a gift for Joyce when she got married. The quilt last seen in June 1971 in Denard, Arkansas. When Joyce’s grandmother moved in with her aunt, the quilt “disappeared” from the linen closet. Joyce suspects her aunt really sold it. If that is the case, it was probably sold or … Continue reading
Carolyn Latham-Shiflett is looking for a Yellow Tulip Quilt that was lost at a the Paxton Child Development Center in Leesburg, Virginia in 1995. The yellow baby quilt was made in 1961 by Mildred Owens. It is embroidered in green. Please contact Carolyn at cece765@cox.net about this quilt. … Continue reading
Carrie Trettel Zizza hopes to recover three flower quilts made by her grandmother, Olive Trettel. She believes they were appliqued with tulips or flowers on a white background, and they were probably hand quilted. The quilts were probably made in the late 1960’s or early 70’s. These quilts were last seen on Clopper Avenue in Greensburg, Pennsylvania. Her parents had been going through a messy divorce, so she didn’t have … Continue reading
Andrea Mitchell is hoping to recover an appliqued tulip quilt made by her grandmother, Fair Mitchell. This is a double-bed size quilt. It has a white background with tulips in assorted colors. The quilt was made in 1974. It was lost during a move. It was last seen in 1978 in Jacksonville, Alabama. She is offering a reward for its return. If you can help locate this quilt, please contact … Continue reading
June L. Knight wanted to creat a very special quilt for her mother mainly using foundation pieced tulip patterns. The last time she saw it was during Spring 2000. It was at Kloth Knight Fabrics, a retail fabric store in Yuma, Arizona. June believes her ex-husband stole it and sold it to a customer. This wall hanging is 24″ square. It has not been quilted yet. The center is larger … Continue reading
On January 31, 1992 a quilt store in Skyland, North Carolina was broken into during the after hours. Jan Zimmerman is search for her Tulip Garden quilt that was stolen during that break in. Jan used a commercial quilt pattern that was published in “A Garden of Quilts” by Mary Elizabeth Johnson, page 33. (Oxmoor House, 1984.) The 65″ by 65″ quilt was made in 1989. It has a muslin … Continue reading
