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Lost Quilt Come Home Page

Dedicated to displaying lost and stolen quilts and to providing information on protecting quilts.



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LOST QUILTS

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• Displaying at Home
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How Do Quilts Become Missing?

Condensed List

Quantity How Lost
149
(+ 200)
Stolen from a vehicle (car, van, U-Haul, etc.)
146
(+ 60)
Lost by shipping company

124 Stolen from home (or nursing home, storage space, etc.)
111 Stolen / missing from quilt show or display
87 Lost / dropped in a public area (hotel, restaurant, airport, park, zoo, etc.)
83 Lost during move
79 Lost by someone else (friend, dry cleaner, etc.)
69 Stolen / missing from quilt store
44 Sold or sent to thrift store / bazaar / estate sale
45 Unknown
41 Missing from relative's estate
30 Stolen from a public area (airport, park, etc.)
17 Missing from a round robin exchange
14 Thrown or given away
8 Lost in Tornado or Hurricane


Detailed List

Quantity How Lost
149
(+ 200)
Stolen from a vehicle (car, U-Haul, etc.)

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146
(+ 60)
Lost by shipping company

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124 Stolen from home (or nursing home, storage space, etc.)

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111 Stolen / missing from quilt show or display

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87 Lost / dropped in a public area (hotel, restaurant, airport, park, zoo, etc.)

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83 Lost during move

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79 Lost/stolen by someone else (friend, dry cleaner, etc.)

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69 Stolen / missing from quilt store

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44 Sold or sent to thrift store / bazaar / estate sale

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45 Unknown

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41 Missing from relative's estate

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30 Stolen from a public area (airport, park, etc.)

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17 Missing from a round robin exchange

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14 Thrown or given away

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8 Tornado

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