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Lori’s Notebook

A Family of Quilts – Part 1

May 11, 2018

Back in the fall, a woman from Alaska named Bhree contacted me and offered up a challenge: to create 7 memorial quilts out of the clothing of 3 family members who had died over the course of a decade, and whose deaths spanned 3 generations. Read more >

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A Forest of Remembrance

January 30, 2018

'Sam's Trees', a memorial quilt designed by Lori Mason

“Sam had the wisdom and intelligence of an old soul,” his mother, Donna, recounted to me, and his commitment to protecting the environment shaped his life goals. Read more >

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From Horse Blankets to Human Blankets

November 25, 2017

A few months ago, I was asked by a delightful woman named, Barbara, to make a quilt out of a small collection of fleece horse blankets. Read more >

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Youssef: A Life of Passionate Inquiry

September 27, 2017

According to Youssef’s wife, Lindsay, Youssef was impeccably fashionable from “toe to ankle”. I wasn’t completely sure what that meant until I opened up the box of his clothing and saw his fabulous collection of striped socks. Read more >

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Alfredo’s Map: A Memorial Quilt

April 25, 2017

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From everything his daughter, Phyllis, shared with me about Alfredo, the thing that stood out most was his dedication to his work and the work that he did with his hands. Read more >

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From Lori’s Notebook

  • Judith’s Seasons – Spring

    This is the second of four posts showcasing a series of quilts I’m making for Judith and her family in Cologne, Germany. The series is based on the four seasons, with each season consisting of one wall hanging and one large bed quilt.

  • Ellie’s Spirals

    Fun fact about the amazing Ellie Clarkson: not only was she an unrelenting Scrabble shark, but she also had a thing for spirals.

  • Gus’s Vermont Mountain

    This is the view that Gus loved seeing out of his living room in Vermont.

  • Judith’s Seasons:Winter
  • Allan’s Wings

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