Grandma's Garden
Joyce Wienand was searching for her "Grandma’s Garden" quilt top which was acquired in the 1940′s. This multi-colored quilt is about 76" by 67". It was last seen in November 2009 in Darien, Illinois. Joyce sent it to a customer in Anderson, California. They bought it from her on Ebay. Thankfully the issue has now been resolved!
Katrina's Storm at Sea
Betty Young needed help recovering a quilt that was shipped to her daughter in Oklahoma City. The package was shipped on September 28, 2009. When the package reached Oklahoma City, a clerk at the shipping company decided the mailing address was not valid, so the package was not put on the delivery truck. No attempt was made to contact Betty or her husband, even though three phone numbers were included in the paperwork. The address was, indeed, valid and a complaint has been filed. Once the complaint was filed, the package was mysteriously sent to Random House Publishing in Crawfordsville, Indiana.
Happily, during January 2010 Random House Publishing finally found Betty’s quilt and returned it at their expense!
This quilt is a Storm at Sea pattern which took Betty ten years to complete. The focus fabric is a turquoise background with geckos in shades of greens, blues, purples, and lavenders. Also in the package was approximately six yards of Minkee in white, pink, and lavender.
Jesus First Holy Communion
Lenore Madrachimov is searching for a quilt she made which she calls "Jesus First Holy Communion." She used pictures copied from a first holy communion book. It depicts Jesus with his hand over his heart and the left arm bent upward. There are words basted on in yellow felt (not finished). The words say, "He who eats this bread will live forever." This quilt is aproximately 72" square. The quilt is machine pieced, machine appliqued, and machine quilted. Lenore hand embroidered her name in script on the quilt in the lower right hand corner. The quilt was last see in the mid 1990s at Our Lady of the Valley School in Wayne, New Jersey where it was reported stolen.
Please contact Lenore at [email protected].
Dorothy's Star of Faith and Love
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 (Queen’s Crown pattern) which Claire had made as an anniversary gift for Mrs. Daneluz. Claire believes Mrs. Daneluz’s former companion was the thief. She belives he illegally had a key made to Mrs. Daneluz’s condominium during her last few days of life. When the suspect was questioned he replied, "I threw those in the garbage," but he is known to be a frequent patron and trader at a nearby Palo Alto flea market. A formal complaint has been filed with the Palo Atlo (California) City Police Department. The quilt was last seen during November 2001. After almost ten years, Claire still believes that this quilt is located in the San Francisco Bay Area in California, and she is hoping someone will recognize it.
Dorothy’s Star of Faith and Love" was Claire’s first paper-piecing project. She machine pieced and machine quilted it. The focal point of the quilt is a golden, intertwined Star of David. The dominant colors are blues, golds and teals. The backing has a pale blue background with a small scale print depicting the Star of David and the Menorrah.
The label for this quilt is also paper pieced using a Crazy Rose design. It says, "Dorothy’s Star of Faith and Love / for my special Mother / Beverly C. M. Moreno / Douglas, Arizona / July 6, 2001." The label was fused to the back of the quilt and hand stitched directly to the quilt backing.
If you can help in the recovery of this quilt, please contact Claire at [email protected]. Originally posted February 13, 2002. Updated January 12, 2010.
(The "Rachel’s Star" quilt was designed by Mary Leman Austin. It is a copyrighted design and is used here with permission from QNM.)
Florine Johnson is asking for help recovering her “Nine Rooster Quilt.” It was stolen sometime between the Quilt Market and Quilt Festival shows in Houston, Texas on either October 13 or 14, 2009. This quilt is 58-1/2″ by 70-1/2″. Each rooster block is fused. The quilt is machine made and machine quilted. All of the roosters are her own original designs, and it has been featured in various magazine ads during the past few years.
If you find this quilt, please contact Florine at [email protected].
Home is Where the Heart Is
Frances V. Dunn was hoping to recover her "Home is Where the Heart Is" quilt which was last seen on September 22, 2009. It being displayed as part of a trunk show at Quilts on Broadway, a quilt shop in Belgrade Montana. The quilts were returned to Frances in five separate boxes, but this quilt top was not included among them.
Thankfully, this quilt was found again during December 2009!
Meditation Scroll - Air
On September 21, 2009, Anna Hergert shipped a package containing four quilts. She shipped them from Oak Harbor, Washington to someone in Richland, Michigan. According to the shipping company’s records and the tracking information, the package was delivered and left on the front porch on September 24, 2009.
The recipeint told Anna that she had given the shipping company strict instructions NOT to leave anything on her front porch. The shipping company says they are not responsible for the loss, and therefore the insurance on the package is null and void.
Two months later, Anna was happy to report that the wall hangings had been recovered when the recipient found the quilts among other shipments in her house.
Anna writes, "I just received payment and am elated to share this positive outcome with you and your audience! Publishing the quilts as lost/stolen certainly helped resolve the matter!"
Frances V. Dunn is asking for help in locating her "School Quilt" which was last seen on September 22, 2009. It was last seen at Quilts on Broadway, a quilt shop in Belgrade, Montana. Frances did a quilt showing there, but when it was time for them to return her quilts, this quilt never came back.
This quilt uses the traditional school house block design. The main colors are beige and multicolors. It was hand pieced and hand quilted in 2009.
Please contact Frances at [email protected] if you can help with the recovery of this quilt.
Jeniece is searching for a quilt that was made by her mother, Jilynn Davis, in 2004. This quilt is actually a collection of small quilts that were put together to form an alphabet picture book. It was last seen in Fort Worth, Texas and was lost en route to Tennessee.
Please contact Jeniece at [email protected] if you have found this quilt.
Sue Olson would like to retrieve her Sudoku Vegetables quilt top. It was on a sample sale table in the Pieces Quilt Shop in Renton, Washington when it disappeared. The quilt top was last seen in May 2008.
This quilt top is about 60" by 78". It is designed using the Sudoku number puzzle. There are nine vegetable prints with a different print in each row and column. This machine pieced quilt top has black sashing and a red-and-white checked border with little black ants. It was made in 2008.
If you can help, please contact Sue at [email protected].
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