Robin Hansen Buchholz hopes to find a quilt that has been missing since Spring 1993. It was last seen at Tillamook Junior High School during a show-and-tell session. Her daughter brought it to her eighth grade class for a report on pioneers. She took an antique crazy quilt throw, an example of an Hawaiian quilt square in blue and white, an appliqud quilt top of a dinosaur sitting on an … Continue reading
In 2005 Lisa Pierson made a special quilt for her aunt, who recently passed away. The quilt featured images that represented her aunt’s life as a mother, farmer, horse owner, and Texan. Unfortunately, the quilt disappeared from a hospital in Anson, Texas. The lap-size quilt is a jar quilt. Special fabrics include western themes, farming, and animals. It is machine pieced, machine appliqued, and machine quilted. Please contact Lisa at … Continue reading
Jodel Yover made this safari quilt for her grandson, Ryan, who is autistic. Jodel made a similar quilt for his little brother. Ryan carried his around with him everywhere. It was last seen in April 2008 when it disappeared from the Quality Inn in El Cajon, California. The quilt is 35″ by 42″. The main colors are gold, black, green, and white. It features safari patterns and colors and there … Continue reading
Mike and Julia McGee are searching for a crib quilt that was made by Mike’s grandmother, Laura Welch, in 1947. The crib sized quilt features appiqued animals (possibly cats) in blue and white. It is hand pieced and hand quilted. The quilt was last seen in July 1972 in a laundrymat on the corner of Waverly and Jolly in Lansing, Michigan. It was taken from the dryer, along with several … Continue reading
Darlene M. still hopes she will be reunited with her long lost baby quilt. In a time of crisis, she and her mother had to flee and leave all of their possessions behind. Darlene hopes that the quilt turned up at Goodwill or some similar store, but she suspects it could have been thrown away. The quilt was last seen in 1982. This is Darlene’s baby quilt, made by her … Continue reading
Sue Wilson is hoping someone has found one or more of her grandsons’ quilts. The quilts were lost when their home was totally destroyed in Hurricane Ivan. They were last seen on September 15, 2004 in Milton, Florida. The missing quilts include one with flying bunnies, an alphabet animal quilt, a Bricks quilt, a cat fleece quilt, and a map quilt. Flying Bunnies is bigger than crib size. It is … Continue reading
Please be on the lookout for “Forests of Nukulani”, made by Libby Shallard and Sue Horta of Pettits Sewing & Craft, Rotorua, New Zealand. This quilt was last seen on February 27, 2005 in the Janome Stand at the Australasian Quilt Convention which was being held at the Melbourne Convention Centre in Australia. It was taken from the stand while everything was being packed up. It had been on a … Continue reading
Andrea L. Scott is looking for a quilt that was made by her mother and grandmother. The cradle quilt is about 25″ by 18″. It has six blocks, each embroidered with the outline of a baby animal in lavender on white. It was hand pieced and hand quilted in 1953. This quilt was last seen on June 28, 2004. It was being packed onto a moving van when the van … Continue reading
Lois Kelley would dearly love to recover a quilt that is very near and dear to her. She started the crib quilt in 1977 for her daughter Katie Kelley. She finished the quilt in 1997 for her granddaughter, Chrissy. It was last seen in 1998 at Children’s Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota. Chrissy was hospitalized and the quilt was lost when she changed rooms. They searched the hospital and posted … Continue reading
During December 2002 a Dresden Plate quilt disappeared from Cassandra Sloop’s mother’s home in Tennessee. The quilt has an ice cream cone border with blue fabric that matches the center circle. It is double/queen size and is hand pieced, hand appliqued, and hand quilted. The blocks were made in the 1940’s from pastel fabrics with prints from children’s clothing, including prints with children’s toys and small animals. The quilt was … Continue reading
