I hate to admit this, but I leave my doors unlocked for this very reason. I drive a soft top convertible and there's always that nagging feeling that someone would rather cut my top than bother open the unlocked doors. I don't keep anything important in my car, but I figure if someone wants my baseball cap badly enough, they can have it. Just don't vandalize my car too!
We had a car stolen right out of our driveway last year! My husband (and all our mighty watch dogs) were in the house. He was between errands, no less so he could narrow down when it happened! We have a nice truck in the driveway that needs a new transmission and has a flat tire. I'm sure some dummy will get the bright idea to put fix-a-flat in the tire and think s/he can drive away in it! Of course, now the big thing is stealing the catalytic converter so we might be in a shock when we start it up!!

Unfortunately I am getting the feeling someone on the circuit of quilters is stealing these.
Has to be someone who knows where and when they are going to be checking in. Anyone
can call and ask if they have checked in a hotel or motel then they know where they are and
when to hit.

Todays world is in a sad shape. Money is the issue here and they need to go public with law
enforcement to stop this from happening.
Be vigilant out there ans stay safe.

Did she post them to the Lost Quilts Come home website?

OMG these stories are terrible. Oh well, the judicial system will give them a slap on the wrist IF they ever get caught anyway. So we all lose!!

It is a shame to see things going this way. Where is the security at such places?

I live in the St. Louis area and parking downtown St. Louis is very risky. My DH and I take the Metro. Thieves break into the cars and steal anything they can find. Our economy is so bad, thieves are stealing anything. Our old church had their A/C stolen two weeks ago. I am very careful what I store in my car and will remember this post in the future.

There is obviously some very well planned heists going on. Organized theives!
I have a beautiful original 1930's feedsack quilt that was passed down to me from famlily. My girlfriend buggs me to hang it in our local show. I won't do it, can't insure it enough IMHO. I do belive these thieves follow the shows.

That is so terrible.

Dishonesty is everywhere in our daily life. It includes keeping something that was not paid for left in the shopping cart to taking or incorrect change from a store clerk. I don't leave anything of value in my car when I go to appointments, but what about when you're out shopping for the day? I try to cover items with an old blanket but there is no guarantee even with this method. There are anti theft devices available on the market that attract attention of passerby something is amiss and maybe, just maybe someone will use their cell phone to call 911. Everything gets blamed on the hard economy. In every economy thieves are thieves from penny-anny to high profile. Quilts are high profile art objects. I hope they all are found and returned to their rightful owner.

Unfortunately we now live in a society where people just don't care and feel they are owed a living so they take others precious possessions. I'm an adventurer and traveler by nature and have been all my life however how things are in society anymore I am even more aware of my surroundings especially when I travel and yes even where I live more so now than in the pass.

People will steal anything they can from you. Because I do travel alone for the most part I now make sure to give my travel routes to a family member when I did not do so years ago.

It does not surprise me that at such shows folks are marked and tracked down and ou can bet it is from others like those visiting those places. They know the value of such things and will steal it right from under you.

Saying I'd never go to a particular place again would mean I'm allowing myself to remain a victim and allow such folks control over me the rest of my life. CRIME unfortunately prevails in every part of our society, yes even small towns where supposedly everyone knows everyone.

We just have to be MORE aware of our surroundings anymore and be on the alert. Of course this does not mean a bad thing won't happen to us. We hope it won't but it could.

Unfortunately it is part of life in todays society which we must learn to deal with. A life is alot more precious than materials things we may lose.