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
Nancy Ryan was hoping someone had seen her original quilt, “Fish Tank.” It was last seen on April 27, 2010 in Gainesville, Florida. It had been displayed at the Quilting Natural Florida II Exhibit and was being returned by a commercial shipping company. The company said it was delivered to her California address and left on the front porch. When Nancy returned home, the package was no where to be … Continue reading
Sandii Street was hoping to recover Katie’s Graduation Quilt. It was last seen on February 22, 2010 in Valparaiso, Indiana. It was being sent by a shipping company when they told Sandii the quilt was destroyed by fire. Sandii made the quilt from a commercial pattern. It is 108″ by 120″. It is machine pieced and machine quilted in 2009. The main colors are purple, pink, lime green, white, blue, … Continue reading
Charlotte Lorenzo needs help locating a quilt she made at the Asilomar Empty Spools Seminar in Pacific Grove, California. It was taken from a meeting room on September 1, 2009. Charlotte was taking a Mary Lou Weidman workshop. This quilt is approximately 65" by 58". It features a large pink polka-dot dinosaur with a boy reading a book on his back. (The photo to the left shows this quilt as … Continue reading
Debra Duvall is searching for her Irish Chain Stars quilt. Debra made the quilt for her good friend Mindi’s first anniversary. In 2004 Mindi’s house was devastated by all the hurricanes that went through Florida. All her quilts were packed up and survived Charley, Francis, and Ivan. The last time she knew for sure that she had the quilt was in November 2004 . That is when she emptied the … Continue reading
During November 2007, Miriam Karstens lost her “Turning Twenty Again” again somewhere between Wall Lake and West Palm Beach, Florida and Mesa, Arizona. Her husband does not remember where he packed it in the car and they discovered it was missing after arriving in Mesa. This queen-size quilt is made of 50’s colors and prints: turquoise, pinks, and browns. It is machine pieced and machine quilted. If you’ve seen a … Continue reading
During January 2007 a lap-size quilt, “Monet’s Wedding Ring”, was stolen out of the Grinnell FiberWorks Quilt Shop in Grinnell, Iowa. The 60″ by 60″ was made by Lisa Henderson as a store sample during the Winter of 2006. The pattern she used is seen on the upper left hand corner of Judy Martin’s book, Scraps. Lisa’s quilt has a mustard background and uses fabrics from the Kaffe Fasset’s Cloisonne … Continue reading
Sue Wilson is hoping someone has found one or more of her grandsons’ quilts. The quilts were lost when their home was totally destroyed in Hurricane Ivan. They were last seen on September 15, 2004 in Milton, Florida. The missing quilts include one with flying bunnies, an alphabet animal quilt, a Bricks quilt, a cat fleece quilt, and a map quilt. Flying Bunnies is bigger than crib size. It is … Continue reading
Robert Struckman is searching for an Indian Star Quilt made by his mother-in-law, Daisy Three Irons, and himself. It is a queen-size quilt with a turquoise background. The star is like a sunburst. It is machine pieced and hand quilted. It was made around 1993. Robert last saw the quilt in 1999 in Boulder, Colorado near the University of Colorado family housing complex, Newton Court. They had washed the quilt … Continue reading
In August 2005 Katrina Sjoberg sent her quilt, African Savannah to the World Council of Arts Show in San Francisco, California. A representative was supposed to return it to her after the show, but she waited and waited, fearing the quilt was lost. After nearly two months of being missing, she finally received her quilt. The quilt is 40″ by 46″. It is mostly browns, tans, turquoise, and mutli-colored triangles. … Continue reading
