Oasis

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Carole Vogeltanz needs help locating her original quilt, “Oasis.” It was last seen on July 18, 2012 at 4 PM in the Black Butte Restaurant Lobby in Sisters, Oregon. It was removed from the lobby display area. A police report has been filed.

This quilt is 59″ by 57″. It features a rainbow of 41 different batik fabrics arranged in seven vertical columns. Each column has 60 strips of varying widths. It is machine pieced and machine quilted with metallic thread. The quilting lines start at the top with the sun and rays, followed by trees, grass, water, and flowers. It has a facing in lieu of a binding. The backing is blue. It has a label sewn to the back right corner with Carole’s name.

If you have any information about this quilt, please contact Carole at crvogel@bendbroadband.com.

Ocean Waves

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Dottie Harvey asks for help locating this Ocean Waves quilt. It was last seen in the Fall of 2010 in Aurora, Colorado. It was given to Colette Schneider of Aurora, Colorado in order to show how Dottie wanted another quilt top finished. Colette became very ill and died in February 2012. When Dottie went to pick up her quilt, it was no longer in the home. She did get the quilt top back, but Colette’s husband does not know where the finished quilt is.

This quilt was made about 1830-1860. It is 73-1/4″ by 77-1/2″. The main colors are blues, reds, golds (yellows), blacks, and off-white. It features a wide variety of vintage fabrics including flowered, striped, geometric, dots, stars, etc. It is hand pieced and hand quilted. It has a label that says, “This Ocean Waves quilet belonged to Elizabeth Studebaker Hawver (1826-1915 age 89). She was born in Ohio, gave birth to 5 children in Indiana (1851-1866). In the 1870 census it shows she lived in Piatt County, Illinois. She died in 1915 in Cerro Gordo, Piatt County, Illinois.” The label is stitched on by hand, probably in the lower left-hand corner.

This quilt is very special to Dottie, her children, and grandchildren. If you can help locate this quilt, please contact Dottie at ricbenharv@comcast.net.

Sister’s Choice

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Yvette Veri Piiparinen (Maria Yvette Veri) hopes someone found the Sister’s Choice quilt she made for Tina Veri Hastings (Christina Marie Veri). It was last seen sometime around 2002 in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The house was vacant at the time because her sister was moving to BC. When she returned with the moving truck, the quilt was missing, along with many other personal belongings.

The queen size quilt is mostly black and pink with blue flowers. The top edge has a hand embroidered heading, “Sister’s Choice.” Below is embroidered, “To my itty, bitty, teenie, weenie, tiny little Sister.” There are six pink appliqued hearts. Each has a separate name: Tina, Timmy, Tammy, Tommy, Tiny, and Toto. There are five cross blocks, each with an appliqued subject: a bowling ball and pin, a chef’s hat, a cancer sign, playing cards, and the moon. This quilt is machine pieced, hand appliqued, and hand quilted. It was made in 1995 and 1996. The label says something like, “Made for my sister on her 40th birthday by her older sister Maria Yvette Veri Piiparinen.” The label would be hand stitched to the back, likely on the lower right hand side.

Yvette writes, “I saw an article about a woman making a “SISTER’S CHOICE” quilt while sitting @ her sister’s Sickbed. I designed this quilt using some of the “Sister’s Choice” blocks & incorporated some of my sister’s hobbies. As FATE would have it, my sister Died January 2009 from Colon Cancer. It would mean ALOT to me to be reunited with this quilt, which holds SPECIAL memories of my sister TINA ( It took me Over a Year to make this for her 40th Birthday).”

If you find this quilt, please contact Yvette at poultrypiips@rogers.com.

Red Tulips

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Joellen Child needs help locating a full size, red and white, tulip quilt that was made around 1940. It does not have a traditional label, but it may have the name “Verna Moulton” written on the back with ballpoint pen. The quilt was last seen in 2010 when it became misplaced during a move from Victor, New York to Florida.

If you find a quilt that fits this description, please contact Joellen at joellen@mikechild.net.

ABC Quilt

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Please be on the lookout for this missing ABC Quilt. It was made by Carolynn Fanger, who donated it to the Pittsfield Senior Center. It had been placed in a locked cabinet at the Senior Center, where it was waiting to be donated to a child in a hospital. It was last seen in January 2012.

This crib size quilt was made during the summer of 2011. The main colors are dark blue and ecru. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. It has a label sewn to the back which says “Pittsfield Seniors.”

If you find this quilt, please contact Carolynn at vjfanger@aol.com.

Recovered! Quilt found after May 2011 tornado

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This quilt was found in Piedmont, Oklahoma after the area was hit by a deadly tornado in May 2011. It was discovered in a field two months after the storm, but the owner could not be found. It has a label that says “Made Especially for you by Grammie” along with the date Nov. 1999.

On May 24, 2012 the quilt happily was reunited with its maker and her family! The quilt had been swept away in the storm for five or six miles from its home, which was destroyed.

The quilt features a traditional quilt block that is sometimes called “Dutch Girl” or “Umbrella Girl.” This quilt has twenty appliqued and embroidered ladies, each holding a parasol. Each one is embroidered with a name. Names include Bettina, Sarah, Hannah, Heather, Ashley, Allie, Amanda, Stephanie, Michelle, Leah, Cristy, Kristi, and possibly Jehan (?) and Morissa (?). It has mint green sashing and backing.

The original news story by Jamie Oberg can be read on News9.com.

Pixiecup Industries quilt

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On May 7, 2012 Phoebe Harrell sent a gift for her sister-in-law. On May 12 she received the worst news. According to the shipping company, it was delivered to her doorstep on May 11, but when she returned home the package was not there.

This 100″ by 101″ quilt was made from tan linen and nearly 1100 multicolored scraps. She used the “Metro Link” pattern by Paisley Pear Quilts.

Phoebe’s is machine pieced and machine quilted. It has two labels. One has a “Pixiecup Industries” logo. There is another tiny tag that says, “This took forever.” The labels are sewn to a back corner of the quilt.

If you can help Phoebe in any way, please email her at phoebe@pixiecupindustries.com.

Recovered! Quilt left at Panera

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Ginny Feikert hoped had someone found a quilt that she was currently working on. She accidentally left it in Panera (St Louis) Bread Co at Mid Rivers Mall in St Peters, Missouri. It was not turned in to their lost and found. It was last seen on July 7, 2011.

On May 12, 2012 she rejoiced, “The quilt has been found! I was sure I had taken it with me to Tulsa, but since it was not in the car when I got there, I assumed that I must have left it at Panera. It was in my sewing room the whole time, and I am too happy to be embarrassed!! Praise the Lord. I am going to name the quilt ‘Amazing Grace’ as it ‘was lost, but now is found.’” We rejoice with her!

The quilt is a “4 patch posie” quilt intended for her daughter. The rows are mostly finished and are ready to be sewn together. The main colors are light blues, dark blues, pinks, greens, and purple.

Coastal Life

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Barbra Torgusen is asking that everyone be on the lookout for this called “Coastal Life.” It was made by Barbra and members of the CCQG. The quilt was last seen on April 14, 2012 in San Leon, Texas. It was one of two quilts in a handmade quilted bag that was on the back seat of Barbra’s car. The car was broken into while she was staying at the Windmill Gardens Inn during an American Legion Convention. A police report was filed.

This quilt is about 45″ by 60″. The main colors are reds and blues. Each block is different and encorporates a wide variety of quilting techniques. It was made from challenge blocks in 2012.

Barbara is offering a reward for the return of this quilt. Obviously it is not replaceable due to the numerous types of handiwork that went into making the quilt top. If you find this quilt, please contact Barbra at ladyromanc@aol.com.

Recovered! Floral Sampler

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Deborah Kemball’s quilt, Floral Sampler, disapppeared after the 2011 Spring Quilt Market in Salt Lake City, Utah. This original quilt is 28″ by 42.5″. It is featured on the cover of the book, “Beautiful Botanicals.”

On April 30, 2012, C&T joyfully announced that all four missing quilts have been found!!! They had been carefully packed away in a mistakenly labeled, long-term storage box.