“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
Kathy Young made two sampler quilts as gifts for Christmas 2006. The quilts were wrapped and under the Christmas tree when the house was broken into and all the Christmas presents were stolen, along with an expensive digital camera and their computer. A police report was filed. The quilts were last seen in Kearns, Utah. This quilt was made for Jennifer Cosman. It is a sampler quilt using Civil War … 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
Dianne Johnston is a quilt designer, pattern publisher, author and has a hand-dyed fabric business in Queensland, Australia. On April 29, 2006, one of her award winning, hand-appliqued quilts disappeared while loading the car after a class in Brisbane. Mysteriously, ten weeks later, her quilt was returned to her by mail. There was no name or any indication of where it had been, but it was in very good condition. … Continue reading
Ann Simpson is hoping to recover a quilt that disappeared from the closet shelf of their new house. During the time that it disappeared there were some workmen at the house as well as an unhappy member of the family that was selling the house, so they can’t be sure what happened to it. It was several days after the move before Ann’s daughter discovered it missing. This quilt was … Continue reading
On August 26, 2005 this quilt, along with other personal belongs, was stolen from a rental van. The van was parked outside a hotel in Des Plaines, Illinois. This quilt was made by Bonnie Belshe and is owned by Ann Kennedy. It is queen size, about 92″ by 106″ and was made in 1993. It has brown on white, Hawaiian floral style blocks. Each block is a unique floral design. … Continue reading
On June 24, 2005 three quilts were brazenly stolen from The Newfane Country Store in Newfane, Vermont. The quilts were removed from the display and the thief escaped through a door that is usually not used and is kept bolted shut. “Sasano Claremont Salvia,” above, was made by Pamela Hill. It is 104″ by 124″. The main colors are olive green, cream, and black. It is machine pieced and hand … Continue reading
Found and searching for proper owner. J. Tucker has found a 46" by 72" quilt with a peach border. It has four blocks across and five blocks down. Each block has three flowers on one stem that splits. Each flower is made of three different prints. The fabric prints appear to be a very old style. Each block has four signatures, with a total of 84 names. This quilt was … Continue reading
In November 2004, Linda Simms made a Sunbonnet Sue quilt for her granddaughter. In January 2005, her daughter’s house was broken into and the quilt was stolen. Now we need your help recovering this quilt. This is a queen size, multicolor quilt. The sashing and corner stones were Kaufman Colors Fusion Florals. The quilt is hand appliqued and hand quilted. It has a label that says, “For Claire, stitched with … 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
