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.
Mary Sorensen has suffered the loss of seven of her original appliqued quilts. They were in a van at the Extended Stay America Nashville Airport Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. On July 29, 2002 there was a random break-in. It is believed the thief was looking for items to sell and was not someone specifically looking for quilts. It is possible they were dumped or sold at a flea market. Please help Mary by watching for these quilts on Ebay or anywhere quilts might be sold. All of the quilts are hand pieced, hand appliqued and hand quilted (except one).
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“Beauty Everlasting” is 46″ by 46″. The main colors are red, green and brown. It was made in 1996 and it has a label on the lower left corner with Mary’s name, address, and phone number.
“Butterfly Fancy” is 24″ octagon. Mary sells this as Pattern 34 on her website. The main colors are blue and gold. It was made in 1999 and is not labeled.
“Delectable Pathways” is 60″ by 80″. This quilt is machine quilted. Its main colors are violet, gold and green. It was made in 2000 and has a label as described above.
“Feathered Friends” is 40″ by 40″. Its main colors are violet, gold and green. It was made in 1995 and has a label as described above.
“Heartsong” is 28″ by 28″. Mary sells this as Pattern 31 on her website. The main colors are teal and orange. It was made in 1997 and is not labeled.
“Poinsettia Table Runner” is 14″ by 36″. Mary sells this as Pattern 21 on her website. The main colors are red and green. It was made in 1995 and is not labeled.
“Season of Joy” is 53″ by 53″. Its main colors are red, blue, gold and green. It was also made in 1996 and has a label as described above.
If you have seen any of these quilts or you have any information about the theft, please contact Mary at [email protected]. You read about these stolen quilts on Mary’s webpage at http://www.maryappliques.com/StolenQuilts.htm.
McDonald's Quilt by Susan Cobos
In 2000 Susan Cobos created this McDonald’s quilt using the logo from a McDonald’s hat. She donated it to the McDonald’s restaurant in Rochelle, Illinois where they had it on display. During April 2001, someone walked into the restaurant during rush hour and stole it.
The quilt is hand appliqued and hand quilted. The navy blue fabric and the red fabric both have metallic glitter highlights.
In May 2002 the quilt was found by one of Susan’s co-workers and a friend. They had spent two months searching the internet and visiting flea markets. No one knows who stole it, but it was eventually found at the Kane County Flea Market (located in St. Charles, Illinois, about 45 miles away from where it was stolen). The quilt was purchased for about ten dollars and then it was given back to Susan on May 13, 2002. The quilt was extremely dirty and smelled of mildew but in the end everyone was happy it was found.
Julia Herwehe is searching for a full-size quilt made by her grandmother, Grace Spoon. The quilt is an original design consisting of three rectangles sewn lengthwise to complete one block. These blocks are set alternately with a plain block in between. The quilt is made with scraps and the middle rectangle of each block is a multicolor polka dot fabric. It was hand pieced and hand quilted in the late 1960′s or early 1970′s. There was a piece of paper pinned to it which says, “Grace Spoon for her granddaughter Julie Vaughn” and the date. This was the last quilt her grandmother made and she was in her 90′s.
Julia last saw the quilt in her home in the early 1990′s. She believes the quilt was sold to an antique dealer or flea market dealer in central Indiana. Please contact Julia if you can help her recover this quilt. You can reach her at [email protected].
In September 2001, Gail Morgan reported the theft of a Blazing Star Quilt which was owned by her mother, Lillian Morrow Morgan. The family last remembered seeing it around Christmas 2000 in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. The house had been broken into and robbed on August 22 and 23, 2001, so it is likely that the quilt was stolen at that time. They reported the theft to the police who advised them to check out auctions, sales and flea markets as well.
Gail writes, “We did just that and discovered about 20 items at an auction house in New Jersey. The auctioneer has been very helpful and we have ID on a ‘fence’ for the thieves.”
They were also told that some of their stolen items were in a local storage area. Among other personal belongings, they are still looking for an overshot indigo and white coverlet marked JM and dated about 1860.
Gail concludes, “The police said they never had a family go seeking their stolen items like we did.”
The blazing star quilt had been made by Gail’s grandmother, Blanche Hess Morrow. The center stars are made of blue and white striped shirting material and the outer stars are red. The rest of the quilt including the blocks between the stars are double pink. The quilt has red binding. It was machine pieced and hand quilted between 1900 and 1926.
When her own well-loved baby quilt wore out, Gale Link made a reproduction quilt for her own daughter. This reproduction quilt was stolen from her home in Sewanee, Tennessee several years ago. She suspects it may have been sold at a flea market in the area.
This Sunbonnet Girl baby quilt was hand embroidered and much more delicate than the usual appliqud ones. The girls are rolling out dough, rolling a hoop, smelling flowers, and other similar activities. The sashing is light pink. It is a copy of the one her aunt made for her when she was a baby. The quilt is signed by Gale.
Also stolen at the same time was a large, ornately framed photograph of her late husband when he was about four years old. The photograph shows him sleeping in a corner with a flat cap on his head and is entitled “Played Out”.
If you know anything about this quilt, please contact Gale at [email protected].
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