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Pieces of History

Jan 28 2011

Pieces of History

Pieces of History

Niki Nelson hopes someone has found her husband’s quilt, Pieces of History, which was stolen when their home was burglarized. They believe it was likely used to bundle up their computers and jewelry. The quilt was last seen on November 8, 2010 in Auburn, Washington.

The quilt blocks made by Niki’s late mother-in-law. Each block is made up of nine squares. The blocks were found when her family was cleaning out her house. In 2008, two very similar twin-size quilts were made for the two brothers using those blocks. The picture is of the sister quilt, not the one that is missing. The squares will be slightly different on the missing quilt and the trim fabric is a bit darker and has very small red flowers. All of the squares are fabrics from the 1960′s and 1970′s. The squares were scraps of fabrics used to make curtains, skirts, blouses, boy’s shirts, pajamas, etc.

If you find this quilt, please contact Niki at [email protected].

 
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Scrap Houses

Aug 08 2010

Scrap Houses by Renee Costa

Can you help Renee Costa locate her missing “Scrap Houses” quilt top? It was last seen in June 2010 at the Chicago airport. It was in a suitcase, along with the fabric for the backing and four other quilts. The suitcase was on route to Utah with American Airlines. It never arrived in Salt Lake City.

This is a twin size quilt that is mostly red, blue, and yellow. The houses are made from scraps. The house blocks alternate with Log Cabin blocks. It is machine pieced.

If you find this quilt, please contact Renee at [email protected].

 
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Three Quilts Owned by Roberta Hodge

Feb 09 2010

Roberta Hodge would like to recover three quilts that disappeared during a move. They were last seen on October 8, 1994 on a North American Van Lines moving truck in Riviera Beach, Florida. Everything on the van was stolen.

One of the missing quilts is a Dahlia scrap quilt made by Stephen Kusmik. It is appliqued with a scalloped border bound in green. This 86" by 98" quilt is heavily hand quilted. The main colors are green, yellow, and white. This quilt still had the pencil lines marked for the quilting on it when it was stolen. It was made sometime during the 1930s or 1940s. This quilt was documented for the Connecticut quilt search project in 1993. A picture and detail info may be found on The Quilt Index website, ID Number 443.

The second missing quilt was made by Roberta’s great-grandmother whose last name was Mckie. This is a traditional four patch. This scrap quilt is a top only. It is 66" by 66". The main colors are blue, brown, and navy shirting scraps with red sashing. There are 122 4-inch quilt blocks in a straight setting with 2-inch sashing. It is hand pieced with large white stitches. It was made between 1876-1900. This quilt was also documented for the Connecticut quilt search project. More information can be seeen on The Quilt Index website, ID Number 444.

The third missing quilt is a scrap quilt also made by Roberta’s great-grandmother. It is 65" by 79". It has sixty pieces in a square, alternating lights and darks, with the squares bordered by dark squares and set on the diagonal. The main colors are blue or navy, cream, yellow, and pink. This quilt top is similar to a postage stamp design. It is machine pieced and was made between 1901-1929. More information can be seeen on The Quilt Index website, ID Number 445.

If you have any information about any of these quilts, please contact Roberta at [email protected].

 
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Give and Take

May 28 2009

Give and Take by Beth Jacobs

Beth Jacobs is searching for the “Give and Take” quilt that she made for her granddaughter, Samantha Jacobs. It was last seen in 2007 by the front door of an apartment. It was in a white, opaque plastic bag, so it may have been thrown out by a college roommate who was moving out.

This quilt is approximately 92″ by 108″. Beth used scraps as well as black, white, and blue with a black border. It was made in 1997. The quilt pattern (from “9-Patch Pizzazz: Fast, Fun & Finished in a Day” by Judy Sisneros) is also sometimes known as a “Potato Chip” quilt. There is a label hand sewn on a corner.

Please contact Beth at [email protected].

 
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Twin Size Scrappy Nine Patch

May 04 2009

Patrice Stafford hopes to recover a quilt that was stolen from her boyfriend’s car around 1992-1993. The car was a 1977 Chevy Nova and was located on 64th Street in Sacramento, California. The quilt is a twin size, scrappy nine patch with light blue sashing. It has a navy rose print at the posts and a navy blue border. It was enveloped and tied with navy blue yarn. The nine patches were made from left over calico fabric from scraps of skirts from the early 1980′s. Patrice thinks the fabrics came from Cloth World in Oxnard, California.

If you’e seen a quilt that fits this description, please contact Patrice at [email protected].

 
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Dutch Doll Quilt

Apr 16 2009

Sallie Thalhimer last saw her quilt in 1986. She gave it to someone in Richmond, Virginia to have it repaired, but she has lost contact with that person and no longer has their name. She thinks it was a young man who was possibly a student in VCU (Virginia Commonwealth University). The quilt had been made by her great-grandmother. It is a double-size Dutch Doll quilt. It was made from remnants from children’s dresses which her grandmother had made for her mother as a little girl. The main colors were primary blues, reds, and yellows. It was made in 1936.

Please contact Sallie through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page if you have information about this quilt.

 
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Julie’s Round Robin

Dec 12 2008

Julie's Round Robin

Julie Higginson would like to finally receive her round robin quilt. It was last seen around December 2007.

Julie writes, “This was a Round Robin project. The last lady to work on it lives in Brooklyn, New York and she added the Delectable Mountains blocks. She then sent it to the next lady in the group who lives in East Bend, North Carolina. That lady let us all know that she did indeed receive the quilt top and would get to work on her addition. We never heard from her again. Each of us in the group have emailed her, left voicemails on her home and cell phones, and I even sent her a personal check and asked her to just return the quilt top to me no questions asked. All to no avail. We had swapped with this lady in the past and never had any problems before, so we are clueless as to why she would do this to us…Several of us in the group have done some research on the lady who stole this quilt top and another one. At first we were afraid that perhaps something dreadful had happened to her, and we were worried about her. But through a bit of research on the internet and making some phone calls, we have found out that she is indeed in good health and still living and working in her community. As a good faith effort, we even sent her own Round Robin back to her recently…and she REFUSED to accept the package! Very strange.”

This quilt is about 50″ square. It is very scrappy, but there’s a great deal of reds and greens, as well as tan background fabrics. The center block is made up of four mini log cabin blocks with a pot of flowers appliqued in the center. The next round are more mini log cabin blocks with red hearts appliqued onto the light colored fabric. The next round is made up of Delectable Mountain blocks. It is machine pieced and machine appliqued.

If you can help with the recovery of this quilt, please contact Julie at [email protected].

 
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Butterfly Scrap Quilt

Oct 02 2008

Lucinda (Cindy) McVey is searching for a Butterfly Scrap Quilt which was made by Grace A. Green. It is full-bed size. Yellow is the dominant color, and the sashing and borders are lilac. The quilt was made in 1968. It was last seen in 1970 or 1971 when it was misplaced during a move from Oklahoma to Indianapolis. Her husband stored some of their belongings in a small junk/furniture store on East Washington Street, Indianapolis, Indiana. When they went back to collect their belongings, the store had changed hands and their stuff was gone, including Lucinda’s quilt, a china dog collection, her great-grandmother’s blue pin dot china shoes, etc. This was the only quilt her grandmother had made for her. It was quilted by machine in a rounded zigzap stitch about 1″ apart. The binding was wrapped from the back. The butterflies had rounded wings and were appliqued in black floss.

If you’ve seen a quilt that matches this description, please contact Lucinda at [email protected].

 
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Half Square Triangle Quilt

Sep 20 2008

Half Square Triangle by Bessie Maude Curtis

Peggy Hallstrom needs help finding a quilt made by her great-grandmother, Bessie Maude Curtis. The quilt was last seen in Coon Rapids, Minnesota in 1997. It may have been donated when her parent’s house was emptied in order to sell it.

This quilt is a double size, scrappy, multi-colored quilt made with muslin and feed sack prints. It is tied with purple-red yarn. Both the front and back are pieced. The quilt is filled with a very thick layer of hand-carded wool from her grandparent’s sheep ranch in South Dakota. It is about an inch thick. The quilt was made in 1940.

Peggy would also like to locate a pinwheel bandana quilt made by Joan and Peggy Haines. This one is a twin size quilt that is mainly red and blue. It was made in 1973, and was last seen around 1990. It was lost in Sioux Falls, South Dakota when the quilt was used to wrap a piece of furniture during am moved, and it disappeared from the truck.

Please contact Peggy through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page if you’ve seen either of these quilts.

 
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Engagement Quilt

Jul 13 2008

Andrea Bell hopes to locate a quilt that was made by her mother. It was possibly left at drycleaner when moving or given to Goodwill. It was last seen around 1990 in Virginia Beach. It was made from scraps left over from clothes her mom had made while she was growing up. The double bed quilt is made with bright colors put together in a square design. The label says something like, “Happy Engagement to Andrea and Alex, Love, Jackie.”

Please contact Andrea through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.

 
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