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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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Frances’ Flower

February 14, 2017

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The idea that I would ever get to make a quilt out of cashmere never really crossed my mind until recently. I was asked by my friend, Ruth, to make a memorial quilt to honor her mother, Frances, who passed away last fall. Read more >

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2016 Graduation Quilts

August 10, 2016

Anona-wrapped

It was hard to find a time when the three recipients of this year’s Graduation Quilt Project could all be in the same place together to receive their quilts. Read more >

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From Lori’s Notebook

  • 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

    This will be the first of four posts showcasing a series of quilts I made (and am still making at the writing of this post) for Judith and her family in Cologne, Germany.

  • Allan’s Wings
  • From Lace to Snowflakes

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