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Lori’s Notebook

Memorial Pillows Made After 22 years

February 1, 2017

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After so many years of making memorial quilts and pillows for people, I am continuously reminded that grief knows no timeline. Read more >

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Memorial Quilt: Amanda’s Flowers

July 18, 2016

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My most recent memorial quilt was made from the clothing of a 16-year old girl, named Amanda, who died much too young. By far the youngest person to be honored through one of my quilts, the tenor of my process and the experience of working with her clothing was notably different from many of my other quilts. Read more >

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A Memorial Quilt With Fish and Flowers

June 16, 2016

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Mary’s daughter, Kathleen, had only three garments that she wanted made into a small memorial wall-hanging. Mary loved the sea and the beach and had silk skirt suit made out of a large fish print. Read more >

Categories: Memorial Quilts, Quilts, Special Occasion Quilts

Debbie’s Tartan

January 19, 2016

I have just finished the top of one of two large memorial quilts honoring the life of a woman named, Debbie. She had the most amazing collection of tailor-made, button-down shirts, enough to fill two large boxes. Read more >

Categories: Memorial Quilts

Honoring a “Bow Tie Kind of Guy”

November 17, 2015

'Zadie's Bow Ties', a Lori Mason Memorial Quilt

A few months ago, I attended the bar mitzvah for a friend’s son. In the social hour leading up to the ceremony, my friend’s aunt approached me with a small zip-lock bag filled with some fabrics. The fabrics turned out to be a small collection of her deceased father’s bow ties. Read more >

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From Lori’s Notebook

  • Fernando’s Bandanas

    This is the second of two blog posts featuring memorial quilts I made that honor two brothers, Salvador and Fernando.

  • Salvador’s Collections

    I knew from the moment I got on the conference call with Salvador’s daughter Paulina and Salvador’s niece Monica that this memorial quilt project would be infused with excitement and liveliness.

  • Bill’s Libraries

    Among the things that Bill’s wife Laurie found in his shirt pockets after he died were peanut shells – leftovers from when he would walk in the park with a book in one hand, feeding the squirrels with the other.

  • Olivia’s Library
  • Clifton’s Ties and Shirts

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