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Coastal Life

Apr 30 2012

Barbra Torgusen is asking that everyone be on the lookout for this called “Coastal Life.” It was made by Barbra and members of the CCQG. The quilt was last seen on April 14, 2012 in San Leon, Texas. It was one of two quilts in a handmade quilted bag that was on the back seat of Barbra’s car. The car was broken into while she was staying at the Windmill Gardens Inn during an American Legion Convention. A police report was filed.

This quilt is about 45″ by 60″. The main colors are reds and blues. Each block is different and encorporates a wide variety of quilting techniques. It was made from challenge blocks in 2012.

Barbara is offering a reward for the return of this quilt. Obviously it is not replaceable due to the numerous types of handiwork that went into making the quilt top. If you find this quilt, please contact Barbra at [email protected].

 
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Recovered! Floral Sampler

Apr 30 2012

Deborah Kemball’s quilt, Floral Sampler, disapppeared after the 2011 Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City, Utah. This original quilt is 28″ by 42.5″. It is featured on the cover of the book, “Beautiful Botanicals.”

On April 30, 2012, C&T joyfully announced that all four missing quilts have been found!!! They had been carefully packed away in a mistakenly labeled, long-term storage box.

 
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Recovered! Crazy in the Garden

Apr 30 2012

Allison Aller was hoping that someone had found her missing quilt called “Crazy in the Garden.” It was last seen on May 14, 2011 at Quilt Market in Salt Lake City. It was in the C & T Publishers booth, but it never arrived back at C & T’s headquarters after the market was over.

This original quilt is 46″ by 46″. This heavily embellished quilt features garden colors; blue, green, pink, orange, and purple dominate. The quilt is covered with three dimensional flowers. It also has appliqued, machine embroidered hummingbirds and butterflies. There are several beaded butterflies as well. This is the quilt that is on the cover of her book, “Allie Aller’s Crazy Quilting: Modern Piecing and Embellishing Techniques for Joyful Stitching.” The quilt also won a second place in the Embellished Quilts category at the IQA Houston Show in 2010.

On April 30, 2012, C&T joyfully announced that all four missing quilts have been found!!! They had been carefully packed away in a mistakenly labeled, long-term storage box.

 
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Recovered! Sweetwaters Table Runner

Apr 30 2012

C&T Publishing was searching for a gathered table runner made by Sweetwaters. This 42.5″ by 16″ quilt disappeared, along with three other quilts, during May 2011 from Spring Quilt Market in Utah.

On April 30, 2012, C&T joyfully announced that all four missing quilts have been found!!! They had been carefully packed away in a mistakenly labeled, long-term storage box.

 
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Recovered! One Female at a Time

Mar 28 2012

B.J. Reid’s quilt, “One Female at a Time” was last seen in April 2011 in Geneva, Switzerland. The quilt had been part of the show, “Women - Peace and Security.” It was displayed at the United Nations in Geneva. The quilt became missing between the date when the show ended and the day it was to have been shipped back to the USA.

This quilt has now been located! However, four others from the same exhibit are still currently missing. One of those still missing is seen on the Quilt for Change website.

This original quilt is 20″ wide and 30″ high. There are many rectangles of color hand painted on a textured cream-colored background. There is a line sketch of a portrait of a woman. Many words (such as love and equality) were written via machine quilting. A collection of yarns are couched on the edge and run through a bead at the lower right corner and then form a tassel. The quilt is labeled on the back.

 
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Deep Space

Mar 27 2012

Sandra Parrott needs help recovering her original art quilt, Deep Space. This quilt, along with another disappeared from the Media Loft in New Rochelle, New York. This quilt was last seen on February 27, 2012.

Sandra’s quilt is 18″ by 22″. The main colors are blue and gold. She used Northcott Stonehenge blue fabric. The quilt is fused appliqued and machine quilted.

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

 
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Donna Chambers Art Quilt

Mar 27 2012

Please be on the lookout for Donna Chamber’s art quilt. It was last seen March 9, 2012. It was last seen at New Rochelle City Hall, New Rochelle, NY. The quilt was taken as the exhibit was being set up.

This quilt is 18″ by 22″. She used Michael Miller Mirror Ball fabric, animal prints, and metallic prints. The main colors are creams and browns. The quilt is fused appliqued and machine quilted. It was made in 2011.

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

 
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Karen Combs quilts

Mar 18 2012

Batik Cascade Ribbon by Karen CombsKaren Combs has experienced the theft of numerous quilts and samples. Sometime between midnight and 6 AM on March 16, 2012, her rental car’s driver side window was broken and her teaching suitcase was stolen. The car was parked at a hotel located at 750 IH 35 North in New Braunfels, Texas. The police were called and they stated the break-in looked like the work of a professional. It was likely a “smash and grab” with the thief not knowing what was in the suitcase.

The black suitcase contained quilts for her Patchwork Illusions class, along with teaching supplies and demo items. It was in the back of an SUV. The quilts are original designs. They are labeled with Karen’s name and address. The labels are sewn on the back, and could easily be removed.

Karen wrote in her March 18 blog entry, “It is something every traveling quilt teacher fears, her quilts will be stolen or lost. Unfortunately, it has happened to me. I’m heartbroken. . . please share the images and story below. I hope they will be found.”

She also writes, “If you live in New Braunfels or anywhere in Texas, please check local yard sales, flea markets and pawn shops for the quilts. Everyone, please forward this blog posting to every quilter and quilt shop you know and ask them to forward it to everyone they know.”

You can read more about these stolen quilts on Karen Combs’ blog, karencombs.wordpress.com/.

If you have any information about this theft, please contact Karen [email protected].

 
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Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder

Mar 15 2012

Please be on the lookout for “Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder,” an original quilt by Patty Muller. It was last seen on May 28, 2011 at Ailsa Craig Community, Ontario, Canada. It has been a part of a special exhibit of Dutch quilters. It was discovered missing after the exposition ended and the quilts were packed for transported to the Netherlands.

This quilt is 31.5″ (80 cm) square. The main colors are blue and gray. It is hand pieced cotton that has been hand painted. It also has been stenciled, screen printed, and has silver foil airbrushing. It was made in 2010. It has a label with Patty’s name and email address.

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

 
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Patsy Thompson Quilts

Mar 03 2012

Please be on the look out for these two stolen original quilts by Patsy Thompson. They were last seen in Holland, Ohio when Patsy placed them in her suitcase. She spent the night at a hotel in Corbin, Kentucky on February 29, 2012. Someone broke into her car and stole most of what was in the car, including the suitcase containing these quilts. A police report has been finled.

This original tulip quilt was partially quilted and not yet bound. The blocks are 22″ square and set on point. The overall size of the quilt is about 48-50″. The block background is dark blue, the feather appliques are green, and the tuplis are reds, pinks, and oranges. The setting triangle blocks are variegated green and blue. The appliques were cut from Appli-K-Kutz dies. This quilt is machine pieced, fused applique, machine applique, and machine quilted. It was made in 2011-2012. It does not have a label because it had not yet been completed.

This green flower quilt top is about 65″ by 62″. It has a hand-dyed green and rust, cotton sateen background fabric. The many flowers are yellows, blues, purples, red, and the swirls and leaves are a variety of greens. The flower shapes were cut from many different Sizzix die shapes and Appli-K-Kutz die shapes, and then arranged to form flower shapes. There is extensive trapunto work and free motion machine embroidery all over the top. This quilt top is fused and machine appliqued. It also has free motion machine embroidery on the applique shapes and the grapevine curly-cues coming off the swirl stems. This quilt top was also made during 2011-2012. The photo does not show the amethyst border that was attached later. All of the flowers also now have embroidery and/or trapunto.

You can read more about this situation on Patsy’s March 3, 2012 blog at http://www.patsythompsondesigns.com/.

If you can help with the recovery of these quilts, please contact Patsy at [email protected].

 
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