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Coral Sea by Renee Corl

On October 29, 1990 a friendship quilt was stolen from The Quilt Basket in Wyandotte, Michigan. The quilt belonged to Renee Corl. It had fifteen friendship blocks, made by the Trenton Quilters, and it had been assembled and hand quilted by Renee.

Overall the quilt is about 80″ by 100″. The main colors are blues and corals. The details of each block are as follows:

1. Jacob’s Ladder made by Kathy Alfonsi, signed (embroidered) K. Alfonsi in ecru floss, medium and light blue with unbleached muslin background.
2. Devil’s Claw made by Nancy Jones in navy and medium blue with a muslin background. The signature embroidered with ecru floss, Nancy Jones.
3. Boxes, made by Babe Julian and cross-stitched thus in white floss, four companion prints in four shades of blue.
4. Block name unknown, probably an original design (but is similar to Hollywood Lights), made by Cheryl Hoshaw signed as such in navy thread, made in navy, medium wedgewood and an ecru and navy print as a background fabric.
5. Card Trick, made by Shirley Knudsen and signed (embroidered) the same, in medium blue thread; three blue fabrics with muslin background. Fan design quilted in the fan shaped motifs. One of the blue fabrics is the same as used in outer border.
6. Jacob’s Ladder made by Betty Hunter and signed B. Hunter in medium blue thread. Navy solid, navy print, medium blue solid with muslin background.
7. Eight-Pointed Star varieation made by Sharon Pushaver signed and embroidered the same in medium blue thread. Three shades of blue fabric with muslin. Thistle-like quilting motif.
8. Variable Star made by Mary Ann Wolski signed (embroidered) MAW; three blue prints from light to dark. Feathered wreath quilted into the large isolated center diamond and roses in the outlying squares and triangles.
9. Postage Stamp Baskets made by Renee Corl in four blue prints of the same medium dark value with muslin background. Embroidered full name in medium blue thread. Quilting motif in baskets is either clam shell or double basket weave.
10. Appliqued flower in navy pin dot, navy print and two other lighter values of blue. The center circle is the same print fabric as the outside border. The block was made by Martha Canter, signed Mar Can in ecru floss. Echo quilting.
11. Block name unknown but made by Nancy Locke in five values of blue, signed same as above in royal blue, brighter than most of the other signatures.
12. Flowers, Hearts and Bow made by Rosalie Crandel, signed R.C. The wreath of flowers is surrounded in a feathered flower quilting motif and echo quilting.
13. Kansas made by Debbie Barnes, signed and embroidered in medium blue. Flower motifs quilted in corner squares. Four different blue fabrics.
14. Hydrangea, one large flower with embroidery made by Bonnie Funke, signed Bonita in ecru thread. Butterfly design quilted into upper right part of square with diagonal quilting lines in background.
15. Bonnie’s Pride, made by Helen Kirk and signed in medium blue thread; various values of blue with muslin background.

If you have any information regarding this theft, please contact Renee through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page.