I can relate totally to you. My experience 3 weeks ago: My daughter had her purse stolen on a Monday and in her purse she had her keys which included a key to my house and a letter with her 'home' address on it. I had just finished a quilt top and had it spread out on my bed and I left to buy some backing material. While I was gone that somebody who stole my daughter's purse used her key to enter my house. I wasn't gone too long...2 hours. When I came home I went in one door and they went out another. Thank goodness I wasn't gone longer! What did they take? My quilt top!, and the other quilt on the bed, computer monitor, electric tooth brush, bottle of soft soap, camera, watch and few other things. They had other things boxed up ready to go out. I know what you mean...work on making a quilt and it disappear...the time...the money...the thought of sharing it with someone you love...