During May 2004 Britt Connery’s truck was broken into while it was parked outside of a hospital in San Francisco, and her quilt was stolen. The quilt was made by Patty Connery for Britt’s high school graduation. The quilt is 60″ by 48″. It was made in 2003 using twelve special t-shirts including: Town and Country Preschool, Sulphur Springs School, Placerita Junior High, Hart High School, YMCA Camp Fox, basketball, … Continue reading
“Birds of Color,” an incredible work of art by Anne Morrell Robinson has been stolen from the New York State Fair Arts Building. On Saturday, August 24, 2002 at about 9:45 PM while the show was still open, it was pulled of the wall at the state fair and it disappeared. This quilt had won a second place ribbon in the applique and pieced division. A police report has been … Continue reading
Around 1999, P. Myrick Pond’s “Kittens in Basket” quilt was stolen in a robbery in Notus, Idaho along with other items. It was made by L. Troop, M. Myrick, and P. Myrick around 1950. This quilt is a long twin size. It has a white background, red sashing and baskets, and kittens of all colors. There is one black kitten in a red basket in the center. It is hand … Continue reading
Jodi Longobardo is searching for a Pastel Basket Quilt that was made by her great-great-aunt or her great-great-grandmother. It was owned by her great-grandmother. No one knows what became of it after she passed away. Jodi has been searching for it, but no one remembers taking it. It was on her great-grandmother’s bed when she was a little girl and she remember sleeping under it many times. She is hopeful … Continue reading
Barbara Pardun is looking for a Cherry Basket quilt made by her grandmother. The hand-pieced quilt is full-size. The main colors are red and beige (or muslin). The red had tiny flowers on it. It was made around 1940. It was last seen about 1974 in the Tyrone area of St. Petersburg, Florida. Barbara believes it was used to wrap a gun and stereo that were stolen from her home. … Continue reading
In 1995 Jeanne Huff made a very special quilt for her son, Jason, using his t-shirts from growing up. The t-shirts included ones from pee wee basketball, Teen Missions, international locations, high school basketball (Edinburg North HS in Texas) and band. This quilt was last seen in 1995 when their suburban was stolen from a hotel parking lot in Dallas. If you’ve seen a quilt that fits this description, please … Continue reading
In 1996 Donna Thornhill brought her Amish-made Baskets and Flowers quilt to the dry cleaners in St. Peters, Missouri. Somehow it disappeared from the cleaners and it was never found it again. This is a queen-size quilt, made in 1995. It is hand pieced. If you have any information about this quilt, please contact Donna through the Lost Quilt Come Home Page. … Continue reading
Noemi Flores and Domingo Borrero need your help finding a basket quilt that disappeared while being shipped through a shipping company. This quilt was last seen during December 2005 in Massena, New York. It was being shipped to Artesia, New Mexico. When Noemi received the package it was empty. This quilt is wall hanging size. It is made using Eleanor Burns’s May Basket pattern. The main colors are green, creme, … Continue reading
On Thursday, March 2, 2006 Beryl Mayger lost the quilt top she had been working on for over a year. It may have been taken from a basket in the Watsonia Library in Victoria, Australia, or it may have been dropped in the library parking lot. On the morning of March 28 Beryl opened her front door and there was her quilt top! Someone had mysteriously left it on her … Continue reading
In 2004 Karen Hood made a quilt for Ginger White Maxwell. The 50″ by 60″ has multi-color, patchwork flower blocks and a large applique basket. The blocks are set on point. An antique red, white and blue floral toweling is used for the side triangles. It is machine appliqued, machine pieced and machine quilted. The quilt was last seen in November 2004 in Embarrass, Minnesota. The quilter who had shipped … Continue reading
