John Sauls reports that on November 3, 2010 this antique Compass Quilt was stolen from his exhibitor’s booth at the International Quilt Festival in Houston, Texas. A police report was filed. This 88″ x 92″ quilt was made in 1880. The main colors are red, yellow, and fugitive green. It is hand pieced and hand quilted. It has an interesting appliqued sawtooth border in red and green. If you have … 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
On July 12, 2010, Annita Dias posted a quilt from Paraburdoo, Western Australia to Dubai. It was made for her niece who has autism. The quilt never arrived. The post office said that once it left the country they could not track it. This is a queen size quilt which Annita named “Memories of a Child.” It features a Sunbonnet Sue blocks. The background is plain and the colored blocks … Continue reading
Ronda Covey hopes that someone found the quilt that her mother, Barbara (AKA Granny B), made for her son, Jason. The quilt was last seen in 1999 on I-70 between Colby, Kansas and Hays, Kansas. They were traveling along I-70 when the bag that the quilt was in was sucked out of the bed of their pickup truck when a semi passed them. The normally four-lane, divided highway was down … Continue reading
Cheryl Hartzog is asking for help finding a Noah’s Ark Quilt that she made for Sherry Payne’s baby. This crib size quilt is 47″ by 60″. The main colors are pastels combined with a speckled bright green and bright purple. It was last seen during October 2009 when it was mailed from Live Oak, Florida to Indianapolis, Indiana. The recipient had moved but forgot to give Cheryl a change of … Continue reading
Angela Watanabe is asking for help locating a quilt which she made for her 8 year old granddaughter. The quilt was mailed from Blaine, Washington on July 27, 2010 and the empty box arrived in Tempe, Arizona on August 12, 2010. This is a twin size quilt, 66″ by 87″. The main colors are aqua, pink, lime green, and white. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. Angela just finished … Continue reading
Melissa Bair is looking for a baby quilt that Cathy Smith made for Johnny Bair. It was made from a pastel blue, green, and beige teddy bear panel. The three teddy bears are made out of plush fabric and the quilt has the name “Johnny” embroidered in the center. It is about 36″ by 48″, and it is signed on the back of a solid square. This quilt was last … 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
This quilt was found amongst lost mail. It must have been separated from it’s packaging. The quilt was listed on this site on March 8, 2010. Happily, just a month later, the quilt owner has now been identified and located! It will soon be wrapped around the little baby it was intended for. Just a reminder: please attach mailing address, contact info, or return address to a quilt when sending … Continue reading
Sandii Street was hoping to recover Katie’s Graduation Quilt. It was last seen on February 22, 2010 in Valparaiso, Indiana. It was being sent by a shipping company when they told Sandii the quilt was destroyed by fire. Sandii made the quilt from a commercial pattern. It is 108″ by 120″. It is machine pieced and machine quilted in 2009. The main colors are purple, pink, lime green, white, blue, … Continue reading
