I am just sick for you. I will pray that you get it back. HUGS

Oh my gosh, that is terrible.I also love the quilt. Sure hope it shows up. How sad,that someone feels that can"t make their own, and be proud to show it off.

Beautiful quilt. Sorry someone took it. And I thought all people from South Dakota were nice....went to college in SD.

That is so sad. It is such a beautiful quilt. I hope you find it.

Wow it is awesome. I can't believe someone would just pick it up and walk away. I guess I still have my rose colored glasses on.

Wow, you mean people actually steal other peoples quilts!!!
Boy, do I live in a bubble.

I had a friend who own a quilt shop and found a quilt top that she thinks the lady was going to see what it cost to have her husband quilt it. It was a sale day and the lady left it. My friend asked everyone who came in if it was theirs. After a year her and hubby decided to quilt it. After quilting it the hung it up in there shop. Yep, you guessed it . The owner of the quilt shop came in and asked about the quilt top.The rightful owner was found and she was happy with how it was quilted. That is how quilter should be. I pray that God will touch the heart of the person who walked off with it.

Have you considered placing fliers with a picture of the quilt in the city where it was stolen?
Why not get a local newspaper to run a story including picture.
Was it on display at the quilt shop?

I will keep my eyes open looking for it. You don't know where in the world it could end up.

So sorry that someone took your quilt. It's my opinion that someone who would do that, did it out of a sense of jealousy and entitlement. If someone really loved it and thought they could do that too, they would ask what the pattern was. On the other hand, if they didn't have the skill to make one, coupled with a sense of entitlement that THEY deserved to have such a quilt...

I hope that you will get it back.

bob1414 I was on CL a bit ago and they have a place where you can post lost or stolen items have you posted there for your area.?

I can see why a weak minded person might steal this. It's absolutely gorgeous.

I can see why a weak minded person might steal this. It's absolutely gorgeous.

People will steal anything - our son went to Bible College and I told him right off the bat - just because people are in Bible College doesn't mean they won't steal or cheat and lie... sure enough one guy got his computer stolen...

I sent up a prayer to the missing quilt fairy that yours would be found and returned to you. Good Luck. It is a beautiful piece.

Oh my gosh. It's so beautiful. How could someone "inadvertently" take something like this.

That is a really nice quilt and I truly hope you do get it back and the thief gets caught. Quite sad that someone has stolen it.

Wow!! That is terrible. I hope you find it and the person who walked off with it. How dispicable.

I would be heart broken. I hope somebody sees it.

I left a bag on a plane in 2001 with a lap quilt that needed mending - I originally gave it to my DD for Christmas in 1987; a queen size watercolor top with a heart that was to be a wedding gift; a small finished landscape wall quilt and my small tote of quilting do-hickies. I changed airplanes mid-trip, and didn't realize I had left the bag on the plane until I got to my final destination. Delta IMMEDIATELY checked that plane, and the bag was not on it. Someone must have found it, looked inside it, and decided it was theirs. I posted pictures several times, but no one has reported seeing either of the big quilts - I didn't have a picture of the landscape one.

Jaw drop - OMG Roberta I can't believe someone stole another quilters quilt! I'm really stunned and feel very badly for you. I would be devastated. Hugs

Have you tried searching ebay?

Wow! This is a piece of art. I hope you'll get it back.

people steal, and it always hurts. You can ask why, but you will never get a good answer. I'm sorry.

Roberta, it is a gorgeous piece of work. I am so sorry someone stole it.
I will give anyone anything I have, or make something especially for them, but I can't stand a thief. I can't feature ever wanting to do anything more than look at someone else's work. I come here for inspiration to improve on my own, and I am a long way from doing your quality work.
Like someone else said, I hope they are sick with guilt every time they look at it. :thumbdown:

It's beautiful! Sure hope that you can get it back somehow!!!

Its so beautiful, why would anyone steal someones quilt ...Horrible

That is gorgeous, I'd be sick if I lost such a beauty. Hope you get it back.

So sorry Roberta. That is a terrible thing when someone has to steal a quilt top. Hopefully someday it turns up back at the Quilt Shop because they can't take the guilt any longer. Some people though it just wouldn't bother.

I am sorry you got your quilt stolen. this is a beautiful pattern weather its made with batiks or not. I hope you get it back. God bless. Penny

Have you seen this site?

http://lostquilt.com

OH< NO! I love that quilt top. You should do another one for sure. I am so sorry. I guess you have to be so careful now days. It is lovely for sure. But stealing? No way.

My sincerest wishes for its safe return to you. How horrifying. I lay things down all the time looking for fabric.

It might take some effort but... post the pics along with info on every Craigslist out there....some one will see it. Good Luck.

The quilt top is beautiful. I hope the person who took it sees this post and returns it to you. To bad there was a dishonest person in the store. Must not have been a quilter and wanted to pretend they were and took the quilt top to show off as their own. I cannot see a quilter taking the top as they know the work you put into it.

I feel like you do, I'll never believe that it was a real quilter, quilters help and pray and take care of people. A real quilter don't take away from or cheap or steal from people. A real quilter is about love and this was not an act of love. This was a act of selfishness.

Hello,
I am so sorry for your loss. What a terrible thing to have happen. My heart goes out to your and I sure hope you get you quilt top back.
Your work is beautiful. I hope something wonderful comes your way.
My Best
Barb

I can just imagine how your stomach must have dropped when you realized it was gone. It is a beautiful top and I hope you get it back. Some people....

wow i feel bad for you,all that work you put in your quilt top.every time i find something in stores i alway,s retun to store managers, and i have found purse,s and wallect,s with cash even.

Hopefully, someone was on a "Shop Hop" of sorts, and couldn't be sure where they accidentally picked it up. I surely hope that is the case, because maybe, just maybe, it will be returned.