Bobbi Oughterson is searching for a quilt called "Nature’s Treasures" which she made for her mother, Genave Sopp. A matching 16" pillow is also missing. They were last seen in November 2007 in Fort Myers, Florida. This quilt has eighteen blocks set on point with gold sashing. Ten blocks have cardinals and the remainder use the background fabric. This quilt is 57" by 69" and features dark green fabric with … Continue reading
Florine Johnson is asking for help recovering her “Nine Rooster Quilt.” It was stolen sometime between the Quilt Market and Quilt Festival shows in Houston, Texas on either October 13 or 14, 2009. This quilt is 58-1/2″ by 70-1/2″. Each rooster block is fused. The quilt is machine made and machine quilted. All of the roosters are her own original designs, and it has been featured in various magazine ads … Continue reading
On Friday, July 31, 2009 three quilts were stolen from a mini-exhibit at the Berea Arts Council Gallery in Berea, Kentucky. The Cardinal quilt was made by Dianne Stinebrickner. This original design is approximately 15" by 17". The main colors are red and black. It is machine pieced, machine appliqued, and machine quilted. The bird was thread painted with numerous colors to create a realistic bird. There is a label … Continue reading
In March 1996 or 1997 Jeanie Neighbors gave a quilt to her father-in-law at his birthday party in Hanford, California. Sadly, it was lost on his way home. Jeanie believes it was possibly left on an airplane en route to Houston, Texas or Lake Charles, Louisiana. The quilt was in a bag which he left on the plane or on a bus or in someone’s car, but she’s pretty sure … 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
“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
Found and searching for proper owner. Tabi has found two quilts in a barrel wrapped in plastic in Chemainus, British Columbus on Vancouver Island. She is hoping to return them to their rightful owner. The quilts are currently at the local police station and a picture was run in the local paper. She thinks these are Mennonite quilts. One is blue and white squares. There are women’s names and embroidered … Continue reading
Linda Hill lost an original quilt on December 23, 2003. She was traveling from Prescott, Arizona to San Bernardino, California on Highways 89, 71, 60 and Interstate 10. The quilt was flat-wrapped in Christmas paper, then enclosed and taped inside a white trash bag. It was on top of the car, sandwiched tightly with bungee cords between two large, flat boxes. Upon arrival in California, the boxes had not moved, … Continue reading
On January 2, 2003 Flora and Fauna Revisited, an original quilt by Carol Butzke was stolen right off the wall of the Schauer Art Center in Hartford, Wisconsin. This quilt brings together elements from a variety of 1850’s album quilts. The original of this quilt was made for the 2001 Pilgrim/Roy Challenge and was auctioned as a fund raiser for the Museum of American Quilter’s Society in Paducah, KY. The … Continue reading
The search is on for a pieced peacock quilt made by Leaty Pernecia Garner Terry for her son, James W. Terry. This full-size quilt is an original, pieced design. It features a strutting peacock made with various scrap and feedsack fabrics. It was hand pieced and hand quilted in the 1970’s. The quilt was last seen in 1974 in Fayette County, Alabama. Leaty had shown the quilt to her son … Continue reading
