Jill Black is hoping someone has found her Magic Tiles Quilt which was made for her by her mother, Shirley Ann Black. The quilt was last seen in June 2004. It was safely packed in a box that was mistakenly taken to Goodwill or St. Vincent de Paul’s when Jill and her husband were moving to Indiana. This quilt is about 36″ by 60″. The main colors are purples, browns, … Continue reading
Edie Johnson is looking for a quilt made by her mother which was given to her daughter. The full size quilt is called Yo-Yo Flowers. This quilt consists of white blocks with different color borders around each block. Each block has flowers made of small, gathered circles (yo-yos of material with a button in the middle of each flower. The quilt is machine pieced. The yo-yo flowers are hand appliqued. … Continue reading
Patricia Dempsey is searching for the "Thomas the Train" quilt that she made for Mandee Mitchum in 2007. The quilt was last seen during Christmas 2008 in Louisville, Kentucky when it was sent to Goodwill. This crib size quilt is mainly red, blue, and yellow. It features fussy-cut Thomas the Train novelty fabric. She used raw-edge applique trains at the top and bottom. "Choo-choo" and "chugga-chugga" are embroidered. Please contact … Continue reading
Amy Whitson hopes someone will find and return a quilt she made for her daughter, Sara Tirado. It was accidentally sent to a Goodwill store in Lafayette, Louisiana in 2008. This quilt is 48″ by 48″ plus the ruffle. It was made in 2003. It is Amy’s original design. She used multicolors on 11″ white squares. Many of the fabrics are Laura Ashley prints. It is hand appliqued, hand quilted, … Continue reading
Andrea Bell hopes to locate a quilt that was made by her mother. It was possibly left at drycleaner when moving or given to Goodwill. It was last seen around 1990 in Virginia Beach. It was made from scraps left over from clothes her mom had made while she was growing up. The double bed quilt is made with bright colors put together in a square design. The label says … Continue reading
Julie Mazzola-Santos is searcing for a pastel pinwheel quilt made by her mother, Geraldine Mazzola. It is a full-size quilt and the backing is light blue. It has the name “Julie” embroidered in dark purple. It was last seen aroung 1996 in Salem, Massachussetts. Julie was moving. She put all blankets into a trash bag, one for Goodwill and another to keep, and another was just trash. The bags got … Continue reading
Barbara Foster is searching for two quilts made by her great-grandmother. These quilts were last seen on November 9, 2007 at South Medford, Oregon. They were being brought to the dry cleaner, but they were accidentally dropped off at the Goodwill store. One is an all-over pattern featuring butterflies. It is double or queen size, and mainly dusty rose/mauve. It was machine pieced and yarn tied in 1977. The second … Continue reading
On November 23, 2005, two original art quilts, “Rainbow Falls” and “Working Together to Achieve Our Goals,” were stolen from Ann Holmes’s booth at Woolworth Walk in Asheville, North Carolina. Two years later during August 2007, Ann received a wonderful surprise. When she returned from a weekend trip, a package mailed from North Wilkesboro, North Carolina was sitting on her front porch. Inside was her missing “Rainbow Falls” quilt, along … Continue reading
This original quilt was last seen on May 23, 2006. The blocks were designed by Helga Curtis and the quilt was made by Marie Taverna. Marie had given it to Helga so it could be used in a lecture and photographed for a book Helga is writing. Helga placed the bag with the quilt in her car after a quilt class. On May 24 she stopped at Second Glace Thrift … Continue reading
Found and searching for proper owner. Sandra Lee Hawkins bought this quilt at a thrift store and is hoping to find its owner or someone from the family that may have owned it. This king-size quilt is hand stitched. Each big square has a scottie dog in the middle. All of the squares are different colors and each dog is different. Sandra Lee feels this is a great heirloom that … Continue reading
