Mistianne Guzman made this quilt top as a raffle quilt for the AKC Nationals (an AKC dog competition). The quilt top was in California to get approval at this year’s nationals. It has now disappeared, either misplaced or stolen. The quilt top is made with a variety of brown fabrics. Irish water spaniel dogs were hand appliqued to the lighter bands. There are four paper pieced dogs using a pattern … Continue reading
Lorraine M. Kalisz hopes to recover a raffle quilt she made for a fundraiser for the C.T. Plunkett Elementary School Library of Adams, Massachussetts. It was last seen on September 13, 2005 at Tala’s Quilt Shop, Heritage Park, North Adams, Massachussetts. It was on display on a quilt rack in order to sell raffle tickets. Some time between September 13 and 14 someone entered the shop after hours and stole … Continue reading
Another award winning quilt has come up missing! Laura Bailey Parks designed a special raffle quilt for St. Paul’s Episcopal Church of Batesville, Arkansas. She calls it “The BBC” (the Barnett Building Ceiling) because the original design was inspired by a pressed metal ceiling in a department store in Batesville. The quilt is 85-1/2″ square. It is an off-white, whole cloth quilt which is heavily hand-quilted with burgundy thread. The … Continue reading
Julie Rostad is searching for a quilt that was lost twenty years ago when she was moving from Minot, North Dakota. It was a one-of-a-kind raffle quilt which was made from their old dark blue wool band blazers. Each block has a different musical saying. For example, one block has a Staccato note with the saying “jump!” Some of the stitching is done by machine with white thread. The lettering … Continue reading
This raffle quilt was made by the Evergreen Quilters Guild of York County, Maine and donated to raise funds for the Wells Fire Department. The quilt was stolen sometime in early September 2000 before the raffle could be completed. The fire department was raising funds to purchase thermal imaging equipment. This equipment allows the fireman to see people in the smoke and haze of a fire which can save the … Continue reading
