Update: Happily this quilt has been recovered! In July 2010, Roberta Breuer reported that her Mexican Star quilt top was missing. It was last seen in August 2008 at the Dutch Rose Quilt Shop in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It was sitting on a table, and it disappeared while she was looking for backing fabric. This 36″ square quilt is made with brown and aqua batik fabrics. … Continue reading
In January 2007 Dawn Paull reported the loss of this Four Square quilt while it was in the possession of a moving company. It was last seen in Keizer, Oregon on August 25-26, 2006 when it was put in a moving box. In November 2009, the quilt was found! After the family moved a second time, they found the quilt in a different box than it had been packed in … Continue reading
Lacey Stewart hopes someone can help her find a quilt that disappeared from her grandmother’s home in Cleveland, Tennessee during early Spring of 2005. She believes the quilt may have been taken by someone cleaning her grandmother’s home. Lacey made the lap-size quilt in 2004. She used a commercial pattern called “Dots and Dashes.” The main colors are pink, white, green and brown. She used several batiks, a kitten pattern, … Continue reading
Cary Jardine is asking for help in locating a quilt that was on display at the United Church of Christ in Keene, New Hampshire. It disappeared on April 5, 2009. The 24″ by 19″ quilt was made in 2007. The quilt is made with dark brown and beige batiks. The labels says, “In Memory of Murfle - a very special kitty.” If you have any information about this quilt, please … Continue reading
Susan Brubaker Knapp needed help recovering her quilt, “The Bluest Eye.” It was last seen in December 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The quilt had been on display at Obama’s Columbus, Ohio headquarters for most of 2008. In December it was shipped back to Susan, but to the wrong address. The shipping company returned it to the sender, but it never arrived. In February 2009, Susan reported the quilt was found … Continue reading
In Spring 2008 Tina Chamberlain entered a batik friendship quilt called “Carol’s Getting Out Of Dodge” in the Machine Quilters Exposition show for her friend Carol Fray. After the show, the quilt was sent to an incorrect address and it hasnt been seen since. This is a king size quilt, 106″ by 106″. The friendship blocks were made by her friends from the Virginia Quilt Guild. The brightly colored blocks … Continue reading
Mary Ellen Wooderson is hoping to recover two of her quilts which were on display at the Kay County Fair in Blackwell, Oklahoma. They were stolen from the exhibit on September 16, 2007. Another quilt was stolen at the same time. All three were blue ribbon winners. “Fourth of July” (left) was pieced by Mary Ellen and quilted by Suzy Taylor. It is 75″ by 58″. It is made with … Continue reading
Lori Maze is asking for help in recovering her quilt, “Petals to the Metal,” that was stolen from the Orange County Fair in Costa Mesa, California. It was stolen from the area where quilt entries were to be picked up by the exhibitors after the fair was over. Lori last saw her quilt on July 31, 2006. Lori used a commercial pattern, “Another Day in Paradise” designed by Cindy Cooksey. … Continue reading
Can you help Mary Hartmann-Bowden find her missing quilt? It has been missing since 2004. This quilt was made from a pattern in “Paper Pieced Stained Glass Garden Stars” by Liz Schwartz. It is about 30″ by 30″. Mary used black for the leading, sashing and borders. She also used may batiks and floral prints along with a Sagurao cactus fabric. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. It does … Continue reading
Trudy MacDonald is hoping to recover her quilt, “Stained Glass Dragonfly,” which disappeared from a quilt show. It was last seen on May 25, 2006 at the Common Thread Quilt Show in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. She writes, “The loss of this quilt was extremely upsetting because I has made it for a wedding gift for my nephew but had decided to enter it in the quilt show before sending it … Continue reading
