In June 2004, Marty Grey reported that she wanted to recover a States and Stars quilt that she made in 1992. The quilt was last seen in 1992 in Cleveland, Ohio. At the time, Marty believed it had been given away to a stranger. In February 2013, Marty was thrilled to tell us that her lost quilt came home! The story she had originally believed ended up being not quite … Continue reading
Ann Miller Malley hopes someone has found her Daylily Onepatch quilt which she made in 1994. The quilt belongs to Tom and Suellen Knight. It was stolen from their seasonal home on St. Simon’s Island, Georgia when they were not in residence. It was last seen sometime around 1996. Ann’s quilt is 66.5″ by 51″. The main colors are yellow, orange, red, and green. It is machine pieced, hand appliqued, … Continue reading
Diana Galson-Kooy needs help recovering her “Flora” quilt. It was last seen in August 2010 at the Newton Cultural Center in Newton, Massachusetts. It had been part of a multi-media art show called “Seasons of Flowers.” This original quilt is 18″ by 16″. The main colors are yellow, black, and red. Diana used silks, shiny fabrics, batiks, and a black and white striped background. It is fused and machine applique, … Continue reading
On August 17, Sue Reich asked for help locating four missing World War II Quilts. Sue found out that these quilts went missing between 12:30 and 3:30 AM on August 11 at the shipping company’s facility in Keasbey, New Jersey. The quilts were at the Asheville Quilt Show in Asheville, North Carolina on August 6-8 2010. Four trunks of quilts were shipped back to Sue in New Jersey. Three of … Continue reading
On May 5, 2009 Barbara Moseley mailed this Pansies quilt from Corringham to Canada as a wedding gift to Aniko and Andrew. Sadly, the quilt has been lost in the mail somewhere between the UK and Canada. Barbara has notified the shipping company and filed a missing post form, but to no avail. This quilt is about 60″ by 48″. It is five squares down by four squares across plus … Continue reading
Marlene Peterson is looking for a Sunflower Stack and Whack quilt that went missing during a move. It was last seen in 2005 in Web City, Missouri. This queen size quilt is mainly yellow, green, and orange and features sunflower fabrics. It is machine pieced and machine quilted and has some embroidery. The label says, “From the heart and hand of Grandma Peterson, Sunflower Stack and Whack, to Angelique Peterson.” … Continue reading
On June 11, 2009 Mona Alloway’s quilt was stolen out of a truck parked in the Hobby Lobby parking lot at the Forum Mall in San Antonio, Texas. The truck was broken into. The Garmin GPS and an AT&T phone were taken along with a bag containing three quilt tops and three sheets for the quilt backs. This quilt features the Texas flag, pictures of ranch horses, longhorn cattle, goats, … Continue reading
Robin Hansen Buchholz hopes to find a quilt that has been missing since Spring 1993. It was last seen at Tillamook Junior High School during a show-and-tell session. Her daughter brought it to her eighth grade class for a report on pioneers. She took an antique crazy quilt throw, an example of an Hawaiian quilt square in blue and white, an appliqud quilt top of a dinosaur sitting on an … Continue reading
Sarah is searching for a dark green and pink Ohio Star quilt that was made by her mother. The quilt is about 72″ square. The background of the blocks is pink. The backing is dark green with sprigs of pink flowers. It was hand pieced and hand quilted in 1992. It is possible that other quilt blocks were also used besides the Ohi Star. There is no border between the … Continue reading
Julie Higginson would like to finally receive her round robin quilt. It was last seen around December 2007. Julie writes, “This was a Round Robin project. The last lady to work on it lives in Brooklyn, New York and she added the Delectable Mountains blocks. She then sent it to the next lady in the group who lives in East Bend, North Carolina. That lady let us all know that … Continue reading
