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Recovered! A Day at the Beach

Jul 08 2011

A Day At the Beach by Mary Leahy

A Day At the Beach by Mary Leahy

This quilt was stolen from Heartbeat Quilts in Hyannis, Massachusetts on Cape Cod on July 15, 2003. “A Day at the Beach” was made by Mary Leahy. It is the cover quilt of the pattern with the same name. This one is the original quilt made before the pattern was sold commercially.

And now we have a happy ending!!! On July 8, 2011 this quilt was returned to Heartbeat Quilts along with a note of apology stating that the person who stole it has sought help for her problems.

This is a small lap quilt with appliqued summer motifs including a lobster, crab, beach chair, beach ball, umbrella, fish, scallop shell, lighthouse, whale, fish, and two starfish. It is machine appliqued onto a light blue background. The alternating blocks are light blue, yellow and teal pinwheels. The hand quilted and machine pieced quilt is 38″ by 50″. It was made in 2000.

 
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Recovered! Fish Tank

May 10 2010
Fish Tank by Nancy Ryan

Fish Tank by Nancy Ryan

Nancy Ryan was hoping someone had seen her original quilt, “Fish Tank.” It was last seen on April 27, 2010 in Gainesville, Florida. It had been displayed at the Quilting Natural Florida II Exhibit and was being returned by a commercial shipping company. The company said it was delivered to her California address and left on the front porch. When Nancy returned home, the package was no where to be found.

Thankfully, one month later, Nancy reported that her quilt had been recovered! The shipper had delivered it to the wrong address, and it is now safely back home with Nancy!

This quilt was made in 2009 and is 36″ wide by 24″ long. Nancy used bright batiks, especially turquoise and orange. The quilt is appliquéd and machine quilted with specialty threads. Fancy machine stitches were used when the sheer fabric was applied.

Fish Tank, detail

Fish Tank, detail

 
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Quilted Walleye

Jul 01 2009

Quilted Walleye, front

During September 2008 Sue Rutford created her Quilted Walleye quilt to be part of the “Walleye School of Fish” exhibit at CivicFest, an event that took place in Minneapolis during the Republican Convention. Sadly, the organizer of the walleye art exhibit was unable to find the quilt after the exhibit was dismantled.

Quilted Walleye, Sue Rutford

Quilted Walleye, back

This piece is actually two quilts that are mounted on opposite sides of a walleye-shaped piece of wood. They were mounted using heavy carpet tape, so it is possible they could have been removed from the wood and are no longer together. One quilt is pieced and the other quilt is fused. Each piece is about 4 feet wide by 2 feet high. The main colors are blues and greens. The fused quilt uses all hand-dyed fabrics. There is a label on the front of the top fin of the fused walleye quilt. The label has Sue’s name and August 2008.

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

Quilted Walleye, detail

 
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Recovered! Memories of Dad and Florida

Apr 16 2009

Memories of Dad and Flordia by Sue Schutz

Susan Schutz was missing a quilt that she thought was mistakenly put in a donation pile. She last saw the quilt, “Memories of Dad and Florida,” in San Diego, California during the summer of 2008.

In April 2009 Sue was joyfully reunited with the quilt. She writes, “Thank you! Indirectly you helped me find my quilt. After I posted the information with you and you so kindly got it uploaded I was more compelled to talk about the missing quilt. It turns out that a family member had it hidden away and suddenly felt guilty about keeping it. They did not realize how emotionally important the quilt was to me. It was suddenly returned.”

The quilt is a large lap size, predominantly blues and bright tropical colors. Some of the fabrics have fish, skies, and water. The block squares are assembled in the lengthwise direction of the blanket, so when the quilt is laying long the back of a sofa you can see the pictures. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. It has a label on the back which says something like, “For Dad with love from Susie 2004.”

 
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Five Colors of Fish

Sep 20 2008

Five Colors of Fish by Kathleen Isaacson

Kathleen Isaacson needs help locating a quilt, called Five Colors of Fish, that she made for her son, Noah. The quilt was last seen in Nashville, Tennessee in 2000 or 2001. It dropped out of the stroller one day when Kathleen was shopping.

Kathleen used a pattern from the book, “Fast Patch Kids’ Quilts,” by Hallock and Heath. This baby quilt has a teal bubble background and includes red, yellow, green, purple, and dark blue.

If you find a quilt that fits this description, please contact Kathleen through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.

 
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Morgaine’s Sea Life Quilt

Nov 24 2007

Morgaine McKibben is hoping to recover a quilt that was made for her by Anne (A.E.) Silas. The quilt was last seen around 2005 in Santa Cruz, California in a house on Padgett Street. It was in a hallway closet and apparently a roommate or house guest took it.

The beloved pink and black sea life quilt fits a twin bed. The pink “sea” and fish are lighter at the top and the colors are darker at the bottom. The fish and sea life were pink and black prints. The quilt is inscribed in permanent ink on the front, lower right corner with “To Morgaine, Love from Anne.”

This quilt is well worn because Morgaine received it as a child, and she misses it very much. If you found it or bought it at a second store, please contact Loretta at [email protected].

 
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Fish Quilt

Feb 07 2007

Fish Quilt by Linda Hynick

Linda Hynick’s granddaughter’s fish quilt was lost in a move from Phoenix to El Mirage, Arizona on November 21, 2006. The moving company was Starving Students, but they say they do not have the quilt.

Logan’s baby quilt is about 36″ by 45″. It is machine pieced and hand pieced. There are blue, yellow, green, and purple fish. The first border has a yellow background with sea-life fabric. There are two areas where a gold fabric was used. Logan’s name is embroidered or written on one of those gold’s areas. The second border is aqua and the binding is dark, probably navy.

The second missing quilt is a flannel rag style quilt. There are pastel fabrics and baby prints on the rag side of the quilt. The backside (non-rag side) is darker winter fabrics.

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

 
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FISH Altered Book

Sep 24 2006

Fish Cover by Janene Ford

Fish Cover by Janene Ford

On September 15, 2006, the front passenger window of Janene Ford’s locked car was broken out and her brief case was stolen. Inside was an altered book. This is an original piece of art and she’s hoping people can watch for it on E-bay or flea markets in the Northern California area. You can see more of Janene’s pictures at www.picturetrail.com/artsngardens.

Fish 6 by Janene Ford

Please contact Janene through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page if you find this altered book.

 
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Recovered! Abide With Me

Apr 04 2005

Abide With Me

On February 22-25, 2006 Laura Fisher had some antique quilts on display at Heart of Country Antiques Show in Nashville. They were in the center aisle in the special friendship quilt exhibition, near the Country Home Magazine display booth. One quilt, however, was not shipped back to Laura with the other quilts that were on display.

The investigation into its disappearance began and after backtracking through all the events of the pack out and contacting everyone, it was discovered that it had been mistakenly sent off to storage elsewhere. So thankfully, the missing quilt has now been returned to its rightful owner!

Abide With Me, detail

This circa 1880s quilt is unique. The format is four large eight-point stars framing a central squarish panel. The phrases “Good Morning” and “Good Night” are embroidered here. The stars appear only as outline embroidery now, because most of the silk piecing has disintegrated. The Victorian quilt is filled with words and sentimental phrases, all of which are clear and distinct. Most of the piecing is gone; little bits are visible throughout the quilt. Most of the embroidery is in red thread, with yellow accents in flowers and other Victorian stitchery motifs.

 
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Yellow Baby Quilt

Mar 18 2005

Debra Cyrus-Minard is hoping to recover a baby quilt that was made by her grandmother in 1959. Debra last saw her quilt in 1995. It was in a storage facility on State Road 40 in Ocala, Florida when the contents were lost due to non-payment. She was not notified beforehand.

The baby quilt has yellow backing and polka dots on the front squares. It was hand pieced.Debra writes, “(I) would really like to have the opportunity to buy back my baby quilt.” There were also family and baby photos in the storage unit and her father’s 5 or 10-year pin from Fisher Body.

If you’ve see a baby quilt that fits this description, please contact Debra through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.

 
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