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Kathy’s Waves

August 20, 2025

The ocean was a central and anchoring element in Kathy’s life. Read more >

Categories: Memorial Quilts, Textiles Tagged: commemorative quilt, fiber art, grief, grief quilt, grief support, keepsake, lori mason quilt, memento, memorial quilt, memory quilt, modern quilt, quilt from clothing, textiles

Bill’s Libraries

September 25, 2023

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. Read more >

Categories: Memorial Quilts, Quilts, Special Occasion Quilts Tagged: fiber art, grief, griefsupport, libraries, memoryquilt, modernquilt, remembrance, textiles

Nancy’s Pillows

August 30, 2021

When Nancy’s daughter Nichole reached out to me not long after Nancy’s unexpected death, it was not an easy time. Read more >

Categories: Memorial Quilts, Textiles Tagged: fiber art, grief, grief support, keepsake, memorial pillows, remembrance, textiles

Grandpa’s Chemistry

July 22, 2019

My grandfather, Eric Reichl, died in 2014 just weeks shy of his 101st birthday. Read more >

Categories: Memorial Quilts, Quilts, Special Occasion Quilts Tagged: grief, grief quilt, keepsake, memory quilt, modern quilt, remembrance, textile art

Michael’s Tune

September 13, 2018

I always feel a special kinship to the memorial quilts I make that honor other artists. Creating Michael’s Tune was no exception. Read more >

Categories: Behind-the-Scenes, Memorial Quilts, Quilts, Textiles Tagged: fiber art, grief, grief quilt, Lori Mason Design, memorial quilt, memory quilt, textiles

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From Lori’s Notebook

  • My Double Feature in Women Create: Podcast Guest & Magazine Story

    Back in 2021, I felt exhilarated to have been featured in the glossy pages of Women Create Magazine, a leading source of inspiration and information for artists and makers around the world.

  • 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
  • Judith’s Seasons:Winter

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