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
Anne Covino is hoping to recover a crib-size Teddy Bear quilt which belongs to Peter Covino. It is mainly bright blues and greens with white. It has teddy bears hand appliqued on the blocks. It was made in 1987 by Lorraine Covino. This quilt was last seen in 1989 in Washington, DC, when it was accidentally donated by a well-meaning family member prior to moving. If you have seen a … Continue reading
Mary Kay O’Brien was looking for a baby quilt made for Charlie Huhn. It was sent from Grand Chute (Appleton), Wisconsin to Puyallup, Washington on December 27, 2005. The package never arrived. Finally, after nearly two months, the package was suddenly delivered with no explanation. This quilt is about 38″ by 48″. It was made by six members of the extended Huhn family. Each member made a counted cross stitch … Continue reading
In 2002, Betty Moore made a Train Quilt for her grandson, John E. Moore, IV. The quilt was last seen in May 2004 when her son’s house was foreclosed on. Betty doesn’t know if the quilt went to a shelter, Goodwill, a pawn shop, or was given away. John’s mother started the quilt with the blue and white blocks. When he was sixteen months old, his mother passed away very … Continue reading
Kristine Wiggin is searching for a quilt made by her grandmother for her son. It was last seen during Spring 1997 at the YMCA Children’s Day Care in Norwich, Connecticut. One of the workers stuffed it into a bag and donated it out somewhere. The crib-sized quilt features appliqued boys with sailboats and teddy bears. The main colors are yellows, blues, reds and white. It is machine appliqued and hand … Continue reading
Jean is searching for a baby quilt which she recently made for her grandson, Blake. Her daughter was on vacation in South Kill Devil Hills in North Carolina during the week of July 20, 2000 when the quilt was lost. The quilt is a pieced Ohio Star Pattern. The stars are pieced in reds, oranges, and yellows. The 6-inch blocks are straight set without sashing. There are a total of … Continue reading
Bonnie Comar made this quilt for her grandsons first birthday. It is her own original variation of the Bear Paw block. The quilt is made of two 12-inch blocks with gold and white paws and two 12-inch blocks with gold and red paws. The center square has a teddy bear on a rocking horse which was painted, embroidered and appliqud. The background is navy blue. The borders are red and … Continue reading
Anne Copeland has reported the loss of several antique quilts. All of the quilts listed below were stolen from Annes home in Lomita, California. Unfortunately, Anne does not have photographs of these quilts and quilt tops. Unique Double Wedding Ring Quilt, machine quilted with long-arm quilt machine in a stippling pattern. Double bed size (approx. very light lavender (the almost turn-of-the-century lavender, not the 1930s lavender) with brown, black and … Continue reading
Cindy Hagat of Jacksonville, Florida made a special graduation quilt for her daughter when she graduated from high school in 1998. After she graduated, Erin became a student at Radford University in Radford, Virginia. Her quilt was stolen out of her storage unit during her summer break in 1999. This was the first quilt Cindy ever made. The quilt is slightly larger than a lap quilt. She used nine large … Continue reading
Shauna is looking for her five year old daughter’s baby blanket. It was misplaced during a trip to Seattle as they were getting off the ferry. Her daughter was two at the time. The baby blanket had six printed teddy bear and bunny blocks framed with fuchsia strips. The backing was pink plaid. It was quilted on the bunny and bear blocks and also tied. Shauna says of her daughter, … Continue reading
