Margaret Cusack is searching for two pieces of stitched artwork which are missing. Both pieces of art were in the same box. They were last seen on May 2, 2008 at the shipping company office in Maspeth, New York. The shipping company had last listed it as “on vehicle for delivery” but it was not delivered and it is no longer in their system. The first, “Absolut Pennsylvania,” was commissioned … Continue reading
Irena Bluhm needs help recovering her quilt, “Full Bloom Extravaganza.” It was last seen May 8-10, 2008 at the Home Machine Quilt Show in Salt Lake City, Utah. After the show the quilt was sent on May 14, 2008 from North Ogden, Utah. The quilt was never delivered and Irena does not have an adequate copy or specific record of the return shipping. This quilt is 87″ by 98″. It … Continue reading
Jan King’s quilt was last seen on June 20, 2008 at the Kingston Quilt Shop in Kingston, Washington. The quilt was taken during the annual Western Washington Shop Hop. Also taken was the Prairie Sky brochure and possibly also batting templates. This 45″ square quilt is a completed demo that Jan uses to teach classes at the shop. It is from a commercial pattern, “Fun and Done! Easy Diamonds” pattern … Continue reading
Andrea Walker is hoping to recover two quilts made by her great-great-grandmother, Mary Malinda (Everett) Parish. One of the missing quilts is a Double Diamond pattern and the other is a Spider pattern. That is what they were called in an article that ran in the Detroit, Michigan newspaper sixty years ago. The only picture Andrea has of these quilts is from the newspaper clipping. She doesn’t even know what … Continue reading
Susan Wiederhold is hoping to recover a yellow wedding ring quilt. It was last seen in April 1990 in The Storage Barn in League City, Texas. Through a series of misfortunes and misunderstandings, the contents of the storage facility were sold at auction without notifications. This quilt was made by Bonnie Sessums and is owned by Susan Wiederhold. It is a full-size, traditional wedding ring quilt. The rings are set … Continue reading
On June 3, 2004, Megan Wachs’ quilt was taken from her front porch in Providence, Rhode Island when there was a lot of stuff around from moving in. Megan made this 84″ square quilt in 2003. It is made from a wide variety of blue calicos and prints, from navy blue to powder blue. Each square is made of diagonal strips, ranging from dark to light. The squares are then … Continue reading
Leslie Brush is looking for a quilt she made for her son. The flannel quilt, made of triangles and squares, is approximately 90″ by 70″. The main colors are teal, black and lime as seen above. The shapes and colors form large diamonds. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. It has a label, blind-stitched to the back, which says something like, “For my beloved son, Michael Looper, from Mom, … Continue reading
Back in 1958 Myrtice Manley placed her belongings in storage in Endicott, New York while she visited her parents in Alabama. Unfortunately she was never able to get together enough money to reclaim her things and she suspects they were eventually sold at auction. There was a 1930’s Lone Star quilt among the things placed in storage. Myrtice writes, “This quilt has great sentimental value…I certainly hope someone sees this … Continue reading
On October 29, 1990 a friendship quilt was stolen from The Quilt Basket in Wyandotte, Michigan. The quilt belonged to Renee Corl. It had fifteen friendship blocks, made by the Trenton Quilters, and it had been assembled and hand quilted by Renee. Overall the quilt is about 80″ by 100″. The main colors are blues and corals. The details of each block are as follows: Jacob’s Ladder made by Kathy … Continue reading
Gayle Anderson needs your help to recover her Rose Medallion quilt. She spent ten years creating this masterpiece. When it was finished, it was accepted into the 2002 International Quilt Festival. It was stolen on October 24, 2002, during the set-up for the show. The show is held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas. A second quilt was stolen at the same time. This quilt is … Continue reading
