Jackie Briggs wonders if anyone found her long-lost quilt. It was made by her grandmother or possibly great-grandmother. She last saw it in 1981 in Colorado. It was left in a chest which her father had made. There was a burlap covering, and other momentos were in the chest including items from her wedding and an old camera. It was left behind at a friend’s house when she had to … Continue reading
Teresa Fusco of Reading, Pennsylvania was traveling, lecturing, teaching, and exhibiting her work from Washington, DC to Northern New Jersey when she realized this quilt was missing. The 75″ by 75″ Ohio Star is a beginner’s rotary cutting sample quilt used for teaching. Teresa had just finished the quilting and sleeve, but she doesn’t think it had a label on the quilt yet. The Rotary Cutting Pattern can be found … 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
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
Kris Gregson Moss is hoping to recover her original quilt, “Elegance.” It was last seen in April 2010 at the Robin Alexander Gallery in Kent, Connecticut. The gallery owner says she mailed it back to Kris via uninsured, untracked parcel post, but it never arrived. Kris has had the shipping company search for the quilts, but nothing has been found so far. She also sent a certified letter to the … Continue reading
Rebecca Dakan would like to recover a 30" square quilt that she made in 1990. It was last seen during July 1995 in Santa Cruz, California. It was tacked to the wall when their house was for sale. One day it was removed from the wall and stolen. This quilt has a center panel with sixteen hearts (four across and four down). The hearts are in dark reds, navy blues, … Continue reading
Susan Schutz was missing a quilt that she thought was mistakenly put in a donation pile. She last saw the quilt, “Memories of Dad and Florida,” in San Diego, California during the summer of 2008. In April 2009 Sue was joyfully reunited with the quilt. She writes, “Thank you! Indirectly you helped me find my quilt. After I posted the information with you and you so kindly got it uploaded … Continue reading
The quilt that Shelece Jorgensen made for her son, Elijah Himes, was missing. Elijah’s quilt, “Boogie”, was last seen in Southern Utah, Moab, during the summer of 2005. Ever since that time, her son talked about the quilt and asked her to make him a new one with the exact fabrics. Happily, not long before her son’s 12th birthday, and acquaintance emailed her and said they had a kids-sized blanket … Continue reading
Michele Hardman is hoping to recover a scarf and tunic/poncho which she commissioned Susan Shie to create for the Obama Inauguration. They were last seen on January 29, 2009 when they were checked in at Customs Hall at the O’Hare International Airport in Chicago, transferring to Austin, Texas on American Airlines, Flight # AA2293. She was charged extra because the bag is oversized and overweight. At the time she was … Continue reading
Barbara S. Dann wants to recover her “Bears in the Woods” quilt. It was last seen on October 25, 2008 when someone broken into their camp in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania and took many items including this quilt. You can see a picture of this quilt at http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/photo/1127896624047134707wXxKeh. This is a queen size quilt made mainly of greens, browns, and tans. It is machine pieced, machine appliqued, and machine quilted. Barbara … Continue reading
