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Recovered! World War II Quilts

Aug 19 2010

Navy Insignia Quilt

Navy Insignia Quilt

On August 17, Sue Reich asked for help locating four missing World War II Quilts. Sue found out that these quilts went missing between 12:30 and 3:30 AM on August 11 at the shipping company’s facility in Keasbey, New Jersey. The quilts were at the Asheville Quilt Show in Asheville, North Carolina on August 6-8 2010. Four trunks of quilts were shipped back to Sue in New Jersey. Three of the four trunks returned home safely. Sadly, the fourth trunk was delivered empty. There were four World War II quilts in that trunk, along with a Grandmother’s Flower Garden quilt which Sue used as a table cover.

On August 18, Sue received a call from Brenda S. from the FedEx Customer Service Center in Memphis, TN. Sue wrote, “Brenda has the most heavenly voice I have ever heard. Brenda told me early on the Wednesday morning she received a call from someone in the quilt world who preferred to remain anonymous. This person told Brenda about the quilts and their importance, beseeching her to help find them. Brenda told me she was so moved that she made it her mission to find the quilts. Sometime in the afternoon, the quilts were delivered in an unmarked cardboard box to a FedEx facility in Salt Lake City, Utah. (FedEx’s lost and found items either go to Memphis or Salt Lake City.) The box arrived with no tracking number making it impossible to trace. Sharon at the Salt Lake facility didn’t even have them cataloged yet but she sent Brenda a picture, and Brenda called me to confirmed the identity of at least one of the quilts.”

On August 19, Sue was thrilled that the quilts were all safely returned! They had been overnighted to her from Salt Lake City, and they arrived at 11:30 AM. Sue writes, “Words cannot express my gratitude to the quilt world for helping to find these quilts. It took a Quilt APB to locate them but it worked. Congratulations to all of you and specifically to the very special person who interceded in my behalf. This experience has convinced me that I need to continue to share these quilts because of their historic importance.”

All of these quilts were made between 1941 and 1945, and they all have Sue’s name and address on hanging sleeves.

Night Shift Worker’s Quilt is an original quilt that is 68″ by 78.5″. The main colors are red, white, and blue. It is made of home dec fabrics and silks that read, “Quiet Please Night Shift Worker Sleeping, Thank You.” It is machine pieced and hand quilted.

Canadian Red Cross Quilt is a wholecloth quilt that is 63.5″ by 72″. It is made from four feed sacks sewn together. It is hand pieced and hand quilted. The main color is blue.

Navy Insignia Quilt is a 64″ by 88″ quilt made of Navy insignia patches. It is machine pieced and machine quilted.

Hazleton Fund Raising Quilt is 66″ by 84″. The main colors are white, white, and red. It is hand embroidered with hundreds of names. This quilt was made in 1942-1943.

If you there is anything you can do for the recovery if these quilts, please contact Sue at [email protected].

 
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Elegance

Jul 24 2010

Elegance by Kris Gregson Moss

Elegance by Kris Gregson Moss

Kris Gregson Moss is hoping to recover her original quilt, “Elegance.” It was last seen in April 2010 at the Robin Alexander Gallery in Kent, Connecticut. The gallery owner says she mailed it back to Kris via uninsured, untracked parcel post, but it never arrived. Kris has had the shipping company search for the quilts, but nothing has been found so far. She also sent a certified letter to the gallery owner but received no response.

This original quilt, made in 2007, is 22″ wide by 51″ high. It has a beige background with rectangles of mainly turquoise fabrics. The quilt is machine appliqued and machine quilted. The turquoise pieces are embellished with beading and couched with crocheted aqua yarn. There is a label sewn to the back of the quilt on the hanging sleeve with Kris’s name.

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

 
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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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Recovered! Red Patches Quilt

May 01 2010

The baby quilt shown above was made by Rita Hodge in 2010. She sold it on Etsy and it was sent by Registered Mail from Melbourne, Australia to Milan, Itay on February 15. She was able to track it all the way to Italy, but it never reached its final destination.

On May 1, 2010, Rita reported that the quilt has been recovered! Apparently it spent two months sitting in an Italian Post Office, unclaimed by the recipient. Exactly two months after its arrival in Italy, it was returned to sender, and it arrived on Rita’s veranda in Australia just six days later. The parcel was intact and unopened. Rita says, “It has restored my faith in our postal services!”

This quilt is an original design. It features a wide variety of mainly red and white cotton and linen fabrics. Many of the fabrics are screen printed by well-known Australian designers so they are unique and easily recognizable. It is machine quilted with vertical lines approximately 1-1/2-inches apart, and it is bound with a red and white striped fabric. The back of the quilt features a red and orange single repeat panel by Australian designer Saffron Craig. The fabric features two owls sitting in a tree. The quilt was labeled with a small label sewn into the binding in the bottom left corner on the back of the quilt. The label reads, “Red Pepper Quilts.”

 
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Recovered! Lone Star Quilt Baby Quilt

Apr 12 2010

Found Lone Star Quilt

Found Lone Star Quilt

This quilt was found amongst lost mail. It must have been separated from it’s packaging.

The quilt was listed on this site on March 8, 2010. Happily, just a month later, the quilt owner has now been identified and located! It will soon be wrapped around the little baby it was intended for.

Just a reminder: please attach mailing address, contact info, or return address to a quilt when sending it. Stitch on a label that can be removed easily by recipient, but not fall off with rough handling.

 
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Recovered! Katie’s Graduation Quilt

Mar 05 2010

Katie's Graduation Quilt by Sandii Street

Katie's Graduation Quilt by Sandii Street

Sandii Street was hoping to recover Katie’s Graduation Quilt. It was last seen on February 22, 2010 in Valparaiso, Indiana. It was being sent by a shipping company when they told Sandii the quilt was destroyed by fire.

Sandii made the quilt from a commercial pattern. It is 108″ by 120″. It is machine pieced and machine quilted in 2009. The main colors are purple, pink, lime green, white, blue, and turquoise. She used very bright, primary colors which she calls “so loud you need sunglasses.” It was supposed to be a graduation gift for her granddaughter, and it was near completion when it was destroyed.

This quilt, though burned, has now been returned.

 
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Zoo Babies

Mar 05 2010

Zoo Babies

Zoo Babies

Pamela Jones was searching for a Zoo Babies quilt which she made for her great-granddaughter, Madeline Jones. It was adapted from a commercial pattern in "Quilts, Bibs, Blankies…Oh My!" The quilt was last seen on October 6, 2009 in Ft. Polk, Louisiana. Pamela shipped the quilt in an un-marked box from Chapmansboro, Tennessee to Ft. Polk. Her local shipping company reports the box was delivered on October 10, however the recipient never received it. She filed a complaint with the shipping company.

This quilt is 48" by 72". It uses various green nine-patch blocks and has a pink doggy flannel on the back. Pamela also used various colors of cotton velvet for the animal appliques.

In March 2010 she received a call from the manager of the shipping company giving an excuse for the missing package, but they are still unable to find it.

Please contact Pamela at [email protected].

 
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I Thought They Were Deer

Feb 25 2010
I Thought They Were Deer by Cindy Sanders

I Thought They Were Deer by Cindy Sanders

On January 7, 2009 Cindy Sanders mailed a quilt to her brother from Pompano Beach, Florida but it never arrived. It is possible that the label fell off. She wrote letters and gave photos to the shipping company, but she got no response.

Cindy used a commercial pattern to create this quilt. It is approximately 54″ x 72″. The main colors are oranges, browns, and greens. There are also several photos on the quilt. One is a man (Cindy’s brother) by a horse, and the Viet Nam Memorial statues and wall. A large machine-embroidered eagle is on the lower right corner. There are some fabrics with horses, moose, and Army designs.

The quilt has a label which says, “I Thought They Were Deer / From the Heart and Hand of Cindy Sanders / Pompano Beach, FL / For my Brother Rick Mayo / In Honor of his service in Viet Nam / Christmas 2008.” The label is hand sewn with a blanket stitch to the lower back left corner.

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Bright Jazz

Feb 22 2010

Bright Jazz by Marilyn Kirschen

Marilyn Kirschen hopes to recover her quilt called “Bright Jazz” which is her original design. It was last seen on January 14, 2010 in the Seattle, Washington area. A shipping company dropped it off at Marilyn’s home on January 19, but the quilt was not at her home when she returned that evening.

The 24″ x 30″ quilt was made in 2009. The main colors include a yellow orange graduated fabric along with blues, greens, and purples. This quilt is machine appliqued and quilted. It also has couched yarns and beaded embellishments.

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

 
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Autumn Picnic For Jane

Sep 13 2009

In 2005 Bonnie Cook’s sister, Jane Duffour, and her husband lost everything they owned in Hurricane Katrina in Diamond Head, Mississippi. After the hurricane they went to stay at Bonnie’s brother’s home in Lacombe, Louisiana. In order to cheer her sister up, Bonnie made a quilted wallhanging for her birthday. Bonnie mailed it from Oakdale, California to her sister in Lacombe in a cylinder package, but the shipping company never delivered it.

This quilt is 24" by 19". The quilt featured a picture of a lady walking on a cobblestone path on a hilltop carrying a picnic basket. Bonnie used Jane Wilson’s "Picnic Lunch" as the basis for her quilt, but Bonnie took liberties with some changes. The lady is well-dressed with a tan suede cloth skirt, and black taffeta boots and sailor hat. The face is hand painted. The border is made of small plaids in autumn colors, and it has a black binding and backing. The label on the back is a picnic basket. Written on the napkin is "Autumn Picnic for Jane, Love Bonnie" and the date.

Please contact Bonnie at [email protected].

 
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