Heidi Munroe last saw her Lone Star quilt top in January 2011. It was taken from her car in Ayer, Massachusetts. It was made in 1938 as a wedding present for her parents, but it had never been finished. Heidi saved it all these years, and she was taking it to show someone, when it was apparently stolen from the car. In November 2012, Heidi’s quilt was recovered!!! She writes, … Continue reading
Lori Biehle is hoping someone knows where this special quilt is. She made it for her grandmother, Greeta Pelton, on her 90th birthday in 2004. At the time, she and her two children flew to Arizona for her party. She chose to depict the state flowers of New York and Arizona since that is where her grandmother spent her adult life. When she moved into Faithful Heart Assisted Living in … Continue reading
Found and searching for proper owner. Bobbie Lamaere found this green and gold quilt at the Savers Store in Duluth, Minnesota. She purchased in in early 2010. It is approximately 73″ square. This quilt, which was made in 2005, is machine pieced and machine quilted. The border fabric is a large scale rose print on a gold background. It has a label written in green ink which says, “To Grandma … Continue reading
Virginia Baeten hopes to recover her missing patchwork pillow. It was last seen in the 1970s in a grocery store parking lot on Wisconsin Avenue, Appleton, Wisconsin. She and her husband were transporting parts for her husband’s job, and they were in a very uncomfortable truck. Virginia was using the pillow as back support. She thinks it must have fallen out of the truck when they stopped, or it is … Continue reading
Dilly Jauncey hopes to recover her quilt that was stolen from the laundry of the Emirates Academy of Hospitality Management in United Arab Emirates, Dubai in August 2009. This is a sampler quilt using traditional designs including Drunkard’s Path, Courthouse Steps, Flying Geese, Arrowheads, and Log Cabin. It is a large, single bed size. The main colors are pink, green, and cream. The backing is full floral which matches the … Continue reading
Nancy Goldsworthy was searching for her Compass Star quilt. Nancy writes, “This is a very special quilt to me and my mother. It is the only one of my quilts that she ever asked for. It was loaned out to hang at MQS and was lost on it’s way home.” It was last seen on May 16, 2009 at the Machine Quilters Showcase in Overland Park, Kansas. Happily, at the … Continue reading
Mona Malloway had her quilt stolen out of the cab of a pickup truck on June 10, 2009. The car was parked in the parking lot of Hobby Lobby in San Antonio, Texas. This quilt is 90″ by 120″. It is a postage stamp quilt arranged in a barn raising pattern. The main colors are blues, greens, creams, and reds. It was machine pieced and machine quilted in 2009. If … Continue reading
Susan Raymond is hoping to recover two quilts that were lost during a move. They were last seen when the quilts were packed in June 2008 in Phoenix, Arizona. Two other families also had belongings on the truck, and were moving to Washington state. To date, the moving company still hasn’t been able to locate the missing quilts. This king size quilt was made between 1987 and 1994. It is … Continue reading
In 2005 Liz Bacom made a quilt for her son, Greg, who is in the Marines. When he moved from Okinawa to Californina in 2007, this quilt never arrived with his household goods. The twin size quilt is mostly teal blues and creams. Bald eagles are fussy cut for all the blocks. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. There is a label hand-sewn to the back that says, “Where … Continue reading
Sonya Codega is asking for help locating a quilt that she made for her granddaughter, Laura Aqualina. It was last seen in 2005 or 2006 in Mill Park, Victoria, Australia. It was left behind when Sonya’s daughter left her ex-husband. They asked for it back, but never received it. This quilt may have been sold or given away. The cot-size quilt has a cream background with applique bears and flowers … Continue reading
