Can you help Renee Costa locate her missing “Scrap Houses” quilt top? It was last seen in June 2010 at the Chicago airport. It was in a suitcase, along with the fabric for the backing and four other quilts. The suitcase was on route to Utah with American Airlines. It never arrived in Salt Lake City. This is a twin size quilt that is mostly red, blue, and yellow. The … Continue reading
Cindy North hopes to recover a Winnie the Pooh blankie that belongs to her son, Andrew. It was last seen in 1996 when it was accidentally left behind on an airplane, under the seat. This flannel blankie was made in 1992 from a pre-printed blanket and then hand quilted. It is about 40″ by 40″. It is white with characters on the front, a blue back, and a satin edge. … Continue reading
Michele Hardman is hoping to recover a scarf and tunic/poncho which she commissioned Susan Shie to create for the Obama Inauguration. They were last seen on January 29, 2009 when they were checked in at Customs Hall at the O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, transferring to Austin, Texas on American Airlines, Flight # AA2293. She was charged extra because the bag is oversized and overweight. At the time she was … Continue reading
JJ Garrard is looking for a quilt made by her aunt, Billie. The quilt, “Olympic Memories”, is owned by Marvin Weydert. It was last seen during Fall 2006 in the Saint Louis/Kansas City airport while traveling to New York, New York. The queen-size quilt was made with t-shirts and Olympic hankies. It uses the Olympic ring colors, Olympic symbols, along with the souvenir hankies and shirts. It was machine pieced … Continue reading
In February 2007 Kirsti Thomas and her husband traveled to Venice, Italy to celebrate Carnevale with friends. Since they are part of the Society of Creative Anachronism (SCA), a historical re-creation group, they brought their historical costumes with them. Somewhere along the way, the airlines lost the suitcase containing their costumes. One of the costumes, shown above, is a red Doupioni silk skirt with a black velvet band at the … Continue reading
On October 23, 2005 Paula Golden lost a quilt she was working on. She was on the 6 PM American Airlines flight from Dallas-Fort Worth to Washington National Airport. Somehow the quilt disappeared from her bag. Paula has checked with airport personel, but has not yet found the quilt. The unfinished quilt is 16″ by 20″. It features a vase filled with rocks, pebbles, and sand. She used applique and … Continue reading
On October 5, 2005 Nancy Eha lost a crazy quilt block she had been working on. It was last seen at the Atlanta airport. It apparently came out of her carry-on tote bag either at the Atlanta airport, on the Delta flight, or at the Daytona Beach airport. She had already worked on this block for over forty hours. It was to be included in a charity quilt to provide … Continue reading
On June 15, 2005 “Horses Galore,” the quilt shown to the left, was stolen out of a suitcase somewhere between Perth International Airport and Johannesburg. Lyn Brosens made her 63″ by 63″ quilt using the Snuggle-up Quilt pattern by Honeysuckle Cottage. The main colors are blues and tans. All of the fabrics have horses or horseshoes on them. This quilt is machine pieced and machine quilted. It has an embroidered … Continue reading
On September 30, 2003 Janienne reported the good news, “With tears of joy I’m glad to report our quilt has been found along with the antique nursing blanket! Whoever found them at the airport in Anchorage, Alaska stuffed them in a box and labeled it ‘blankets.’ After several months of being on their shelf the airport was ready to donate all of it. The person in charge, thanks be to … Continue reading
On August 29, 2003 at about 9:30 Lorraine Moran checked in a suitcase containing four heirloom quilts. Her flight left from the Virgin Blue Sydney terminal. She was taking these quilts to be part of the Australian Patchwork and Quilting I Love Quilts Tour to Brisbane. Tragically, the suitcase never arrived at its destination.Three of the four quilts were all hand pieced and hand quilted. They had been lovingly made … Continue reading
