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Recovered! Lone Star Pennsylvania Dutch Quilt

Dec 10 2011

Teresa Fusco’s Lone Star Pennsylvania Dutch Quilt was last seen on September 3, 2011 at the Waterfront Restaurant in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. It became missing when the Conestoga River overflowed 41 feet and covered the restaurant, destroying everything. The quilt disappeared along with numerous oil paintings by other artists. It could not be found when all of the debris was removed, so Teresa believed it was swept away by the waters.

In December 2011 Teresa wrote, “My quilt has been found! My daughter went to work on opening day about 6 weeks after the flood, when she walked into The Waterfront Restaurant… she saw my quilt sitting clean and folded on the bar. How happy that someone found the quilt in the river, cleaned it and returned the quilt to the restaurant. It was well marked because it was hanging in the restaurant for sale.”

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Categories: Lone Star, Pennsylvania, Recovered, United States, Wall Hanging

 

Counted Cross Stitch Quilt

Dec 08 2011

Donna Foley hopes someone may have found a quilt made by her great-grandmother Reua Compton and her church’s quilting group. It was the only quilt her great-grandmother made for Donna. The queen to king size quilt was made in 1985. It has a solid white background with blue counted cross stitch embroidery. It is hand quilted. Donna last saw the quilt in September 1991 in Naperville, Illinois. It was in her storage locker, when the contents were sold.

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

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Adelaide Collection Sampler

Dec 06 2011

The Adelaide Collection Sampler owned by Michele HillMichele Hill has experienced the loss of two large shipping parcels, both lost by a shipping company. The two boxes have been missing since the first week of October 12, 2011. One box containing the single quilt was last seen in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. The other box containing all the small items was last seen in Pemberton, Western Australia.

One of the items missing is “The Adelaide Collection Sampler,” shown to the left. This is an original quilt designed by Michele, made for her by Jill Gray, and quilted by Judy Simcock. It is 76-1/2″ by 76-1/2″. The main colors are burgundy and greens on a cream background. All of the fabrics are from the Adelaide collection by In the Beginning Fabrics (designed by Jason Yenter and Michele Hill). This quilt is fused and machine appliqued, machine pieced, and machine quilted. It was made in 2010. It is labeled on the back.

Trio by Michele HillOther items missing include several small quilts, cushions, a book cover, tea and coffee cozies, books, teaching materials, notes, photos, and fabrics. The small quilt to the right is another one that is missing. Michele used William Morris fabrics and original applique motifs inspired by the historic designer. It is fused, hand, and machine appliqued, machine pieced, and machine quilted. Some of the other items are embroidered and beaded. They were made over five years, dating from 2005 to 2010.

You can read more about these missing items on Michele’s blog on her November 29, 2011 entry and her December 5, 2011 entry.

If you help with the recovery of any of the items above, please contact Michele at [email protected].

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Categories: Applique, Australia, Full Size, Missing, Original, Victoria, Wall Hanging, Western Australia

 

Really ‘Wild’ Flowers

Dec 02 2011

Please be on the lookout for Sharon L. Schlotzhauer‘s quilt, “Really ‘Wild’ Flowers! Second Season.” The quilt was last seen on November 6, 2011, after the IQA show in Houston, Texas. Exact details of the disappearance are unknown at this time.

Her quilt is an original design. It is 62″ x 64.5″ It has a golden yellow background with seven bold jewel-tone and primary colored flowers. It has a black polka dot fabric for the outer borders. The quilt is hand and machine appliqued, machine pieced, and machine quilted. It was made in 2010. It has a label on the back in the botton right corner which has Sharon’s name and “Colorado Springs, Colorado.”

Sharon writes, “I’m heartbroken beyond words. I’m offering a cash reward for the safe return of my quilt, no questions asked.”

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

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Categories: Colorado, Missing, Original, Texas, United States, Wall Hanging

 

Visitors From Another Galaxy

Nov 30 2011

Charla Kiolbassa hopes someone has found an original quilt made by her grandfather sometime around 1982. The quilt was last seen between 1985-1990. It may have become missing during a move from Kingsland, Texas to Montclair, California. Once she arrived in California, she stored some of her belongings in a garage, which someone rummaged through.

This quilt is a little bigger than king size. It features a large spaceship which has landed on earth, and there is an alien standing outside of the spacecraft. It is hand pieced and hand quilted.

The quilt was made with 36,000 squares that are about 1/2″ in size. It has the name “Charla” in cursive writing across the bottom third of the quilt.

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

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Categories: California, King Size, Missing, Original, Texas, United States

 

Recovered! Disciples of Christ Banner

Nov 30 2011

Disciples of Christ Banner by Jenny Gallo

Disciples of Christ Banner by Jenny Gallo

In August 2010, Jenny Gallo reported the loss of a 3 ft by 5 ft banner with a Disciples of Christ logo. It was last seen during late July 2010 in Midwest, US. It was stolen along with the contents of a U-Haul.

In November 2011, Jenny emailed to say the quilt had been recovered!

The main colors of this banner are green, blue, red, and gold with a white border. It has a label that says “Carrot Top Studio.” The label is stitched into a seam, probably along the top edge on the back.

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Shady Lady and Economy

Nov 18 2011

Wendy L. Starn is asking for help looking for two of her original art quilts. These quilts were last seen in Lomita, California around October 11, 2011. They were part of a special exhibit, Then and Now, which was curated by Anne Copeland. They were being returned to Wendy when they came up missing. It is not clear if they were lost en route to either Office Depot or the Post Office in Lomita, California. They became missing along with two other quilts by Sarah Ann Smith.

“Shady Lady” is 26.75″ by 27.25″. It is an original quilt done in just black and white. It features the image of a large caladium leaf. It is fused applique, reverse applique, and machine quilted. It has a label on the lower right corner of the back which has Wendy’s contact information.

“Economy” is 19.25″ wide by 19.5″ high. It is black, white, unbleached muslin, and bandaid beige. Wendy also used white illusion netting, black Mistyfuse, and adhesive bandages. This quilt was machine quilted in 2009. It is labeled in the same way as “Shady Lady.”

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

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Categories: California, Missing, Original, United States, Wall Hanging

 

Fields of Gold and Dogwood::Dawn

Nov 18 2011

Please be on the look out for two of Sarah Ann Smith’s quilts. They were last seen in early October 2011. They were part of a special exhibit, Then and Now, which was curated by Anne Copeland. They were being returned to Sarah Ann when they came up missing. It is not clear if they were lost en route to either Office Depot or the Post Office in Lomita, California. Two other quilts by Wendy L. Starn became missing at the same time.

“Fields of Gold” is 18″ wide by 20.5″ high. The main colors in this original design are green, gold, and some blue. The background is hand-dyed fabric by Lisa Walton of Australia. It is quilted with a wheat stalk motif in the foreground. The design is fused applique. It is labeled with the name of the quilt, Sarah’s name and her old address in Camden, Maine, and her current email and website addresses. This quilt won second place in Art Quilts-Miniature at IQA Houston in 2009, and it was featured as the September quilt in Award Winning Quilts.

“Dogwood::Dawn” is also an original quilt. It is 33″ wide by 27″ high. The main colors are soft pink, gray, blue, green, with brown for the tree trunks and earth. Sarah Ann used sheer fabrics fused as mist, angelina, and silk fibers. It is machine pieced, fused applique, and intensely machine quilted.

Please contact Sarah Ann Smith at [email protected] if you have any information on either of these quilts.

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Categories: California, Maine, Missing, Original, United States, Wall Hanging

 

Gold and Posies

Nov 18 2011

Sharon Berna needs help locating her quilt top, Gold and Posies. It was last seen in April 2006 when shen was attending her guild’s quilt camp at Mirror Lake or Palmer, Alaska. When she got home, she could not find it in her bags and boxes. She is hoping it accidentally got mixed up with someone else’s stuff, but she has not been able to locate it yet.

This quilt top is twin size. It is mainly gold and cream with purple and ruby posies along with vines and leaves. It is machine pieced and machine appliqued.

Please contact Sharon at [email protected] if you find this quilt.

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Categories: Alaska, Missing, Quilt Top, Twin Size, United States

 

Snail Trail Quilt

Oct 24 2011

Dee Gordon reports that the quilt she made for her daughter, Tanya, is missing. It was stolen during a burglary at her daughter’s flat in Waterview, West Auckland, New Zealand. They believe it was used to wrap various electronic goods that were stolen from her flatmates including a large TV, laptop, and sound equipment. It was last seen mid 2009.

This quilt was made for Tanya’s 18th birthday. It is approximately 120 by 180 cm (47 by 70 inches). The main colors are plain lime, a navy, a navy batik, and one fabric that was a wash of lime and navy. It is made using a traditional Snail’s Trail block. This quilt is machine pieced and hand quilted echoing the snail’s trail. On the two long sides, “paua” or New Zealand abalone shells have been hand painted and embroidered. There is a dedication on one side that says “For Tanya, I love you more…” or words to that effect.

If you’ve seen this quilt, please contact Dee at [email protected].

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