Kristal KW Gaskell wonders if anyone has seen her Amy Sue Sunbonnet Quilt. It is purple and lavender. It is machine stitched, hand appliqued, and hand quilted. She made it as a school project in about 1985. The date is hand embroidered on the black in blue. Her initials “KW” are embroidered on her pocket in pink. Kristal sent it off to a youth competition for Parents Without Partners in … Continue reading
P. Suppa is hoping to recover two quilts that were stolen in 2001 from her mother’s room in the Morris View Nursing Home in Morris Township, New Jersey. The nursing room denied having seen it, but it disappeared about two weeks after she was admitted. Her mother’s jewelry was also stolen. One quilt is a full-size fans quilt, made in 2000 using lavendars and seafoam blue. The seafoam blue is … 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
Kristin Holmes hopes to recover three family quilts that were auctioned off in West Saint Paul, Minnesota during the fall of 2006. She had them in a storage unit and she wasn’t told they were being sold until it was too late. One was a wedding band made of mostly white and pink. It was about a double size. The other two were star quilts that belonged to her daughter. … Continue reading
Sandra Wucher is hoping to find a quilt that was supposed to be shipped to the Honduras. She sent it from Anoka, Minnesota during May 2005. It was sent to Miami, Florida where quilts were being collected. Once enough quilts were received to fill a larger box, they were to be shipped to the Honduras. This quilt is about 40″ by 50″. The sashing is lavendar and gray. The jars … Continue reading
Claudia Moffet is hoping to recover a quilt made by her Grandma Ethel. This queen size quilt is made entirely of purple and lavender fabrics, including a lavender Little Red Riding Hood fabric and lavendar cross stitching. These fabrics were leftover scraps from outfits Claudia’s grandma made for her. It was made in 1970. Claudia last saw this quilt in 1985 in Bonnie Lake, Washington. It was left in the … Continue reading
Andrea L. Scott is looking for a quilt that was made by her mother and grandmother. The cradle quilt is about 25″ by 18″. It has six blocks, each embroidered with the outline of a baby animal in lavender on white. It was hand pieced and hand quilted in 1953. This quilt was last seen on June 28, 2004. It was being packed onto a moving van when the van … Continue reading
During Fall 2002, “Crocus,” disappeared from Ann Calland’s suitcase after a show and tell lecture. It was last seen in Belfountaine, Ohio. This original quilt was made by Fred Calland. It is 72″ by 48″ The main colors are white, green, lavender, and teal on a yellow background with a dark green border. It was made in the 1980s. Please contact Ann at acall@comteck.com if you can help with the … Continue reading
Sue DeSalvatore had about twenty quilts on display at the Siskiyou County Behavioral Health Services in Yreka, California. Yreka is located on the Northern California / Oregon border on Interstate 5. During October 2001, one of Sue’s quilts was stolen. The quilt disappeared during the evening hours when AA / NA / AI-Anon meetings are held. The staff was not in the building at the time and it was the … Continue reading
Patricia Wills made a Friendship Album quilt as a gift for the singer, Boy George. She shipped it from Phoenix, Arizona on May 30, 2000. The package was apparently lost on the way to its destination, either in the US or in England. This album quilt, made in 2000, is 96″ by 96″. It is mainly blues, greens, lavenders, and grey. Messages from fans are printed directly on the fabric … Continue reading
