Katherine Holzknecht entered her quilt into the Kenmore Art Show held at Northlake Lutheran Church in Kenmore, Washington. On August 15, 2008, the church was broken into and her quilt, seven photographs, four computers, and miscellaneous office equipment were stolen. Katherine altered a knitting magazine design to create this quilt. It is 44″ by 71″. It includes shades of brown, black, white, gray, and magenta. There are fifteen blocks of … Continue reading
“Let the Fun Begin” was made by Nancy Branch for the Mateel Community Center of Redway, California. It was on display at the June 2007 Summer Arts and Music Festival at Benbow Inn near Garberville, California. It disappeared after the festival while it was still on festival grounds. The quilt was made for the Mateel in thanks for all the charity work they do for the children and elderly in … Continue reading
On July 31, 2004, two of Caroline Clouse’s quilts, “It’s Pheasant Time” and “Mountain Greenery,” came up missing from the North Dakota State Fair. The quilts had been taken down from display and laid on a table when they disappeared. A police report was filed. Later it was discovered that a friend’s husband, trying to do a good deed, picked up the quilts without telling anyone. Because Caroline’s friend was … Continue reading
On March 4, 1998, Pat Lemmons entered three quilts in a quilt show at the Heritage Center in Abilene, Kansas. She delivered the quilts herself in two plastic bags and one brown sack with the top showing. She expected the show representatives to put them with the other quilts at that time, but they were painting and she was told to just set them down next to the desk in … Continue reading
