In June 2004, Marty Grey reported that she wanted to recover a States and Stars quilt that she made in 1992. The quilt was last seen in 1992 in Cleveland, Ohio. At the time, Marty believed it had been given away to a stranger. In February 2013, Marty was thrilled to tell us that her lost quilt came home! The story she had originally believed ended up being not quite … Continue reading
Heidi Munroe last saw her Lone Star quilt top in January 2011. It was taken from her car in Ayer, Massachusetts. It was made in 1938 as a wedding present for her parents, but it had never been finished. Heidi saved it all these years, and she was taking it to show someone, when it was apparently stolen from the car. In November 2012, Heidi’s quilt was recovered!!! She writes, … Continue reading
On or around November 23, 2011, C. Diane Thomas shipped a quilt from Columbia Falls, Montana to Waterford, Wisconsin. The shipping company says they delivered the package, but it never arrived. They are supposted to be looking into the situation, but have found nothing. The quilt was intended as a gift to Anthony Hoffman. It is approximately 110″ by 120″. The main colors are black and white with a red … Continue reading
In August 2010, Jenny Gallo reported the loss of a 3 ft by 5 ft banner with a Disciples of Christ logo. It was last seen during late July 2010 in Midwest, US. It was stolen along with the contents of a U-Haul. In November 2011, Jenny emailed to say the quilt had been recovered! The main colors of this banner are green, blue, red, and gold with a white … Continue reading
Judith is searching for a quilt that was made by her mother, Dorothy Viola Holobaugh. It was made for Judith’s daughter, Christine Viola (Doodle) Cowan Cary. The quilt was last seen in Rancho Santa Fe, California. It became missing during a divorce, and it may have been given away or sold, along with another quilt and an afghan made by Dorothy. This is an original design. It is twin size. … 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
Marla Hayes is hoping to recover a Noah’s Ark baby quilt. It was last seen in Des Moines, Iowa on May 1, 2009. Her daughter was hospitalized at Blank Children’s Hospital for several days and no one realized the quilt was missing until May 6 when she was readmitted and they could not find the “blankie” to bring with them. Marla called the hospital and their security department several times … 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
Tabitha Lustig is hoping someone has found the quilt she made for Samantha Casas. The quilt was made in 2008 for Sami’s 18th birthday, and it is the first quilt Tabitha made using free-motion quilting. The quilt was last seen in Henderson, Nevada. It is a queen-size log cabin quilt, made mostly of black, white, red, orange, and yellow fabrics. The backing is orange flannel. It is machine pieced and … Continue reading
In February 2010 Debra Sue Zimmerman made a quilt for her friend’s son. She mailed it from Voorheesville, New York but when she addressed it, she accidentally transposed two of the four digits in the street address. Although she included her return address, nothing was ever returned. Both she and the recipient followed up with their respective post offices to no avail. This is a machine pieced and machine quilted, … Continue reading
