Recovered!
Courthouse Steps and Stars
Sunday, April 21, 2002 was the last day Kathy Goldstone saw her newly finished quilt. It was on display at the Boulder Dairy Center for the Performing Arts in Boulder, Colorado. At some point during the day, the quilt was ripped off the wall and stolen.
Kathy made this quilt, shown above on the design board, when she was diagnosed with cancer and she was told she probably would not live long. Because she made it during the emotional turmoil of fighting to survive cancer, the quilt has a lot of emotions tied into it. Kathy made her quilt using the traditional "Courthouse Steps" block alternating with the "54-40 or Fight" block. It is 112" by 112". Over five hundred different fabrics were used, mainly browns, beiges, and purples. The center 2" square of the 54-40 or Fight block is orange. The backing is tan or light brown. The quilt was machine pieced and hand quilted.
The quilt was finished in February 2002. It had just been returned, along with three others, from being hand quilted by Amish quilters.
Now there is cause for rejoicing! The quilt has mysteriously reappeared. Facts are currently being withheld while the police complete their investigation.
Posted May 2, 2002. Updated July 24, 2002.
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