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JULIE WEINGARDEN

Special to The Jewish News

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arilyn Kaczander-Cohen
combines more than
thread and cloth when
she quilts. She stitches
pieces of people's lives together, creat-
ing special keepsakes using old photos,
postcards, clothing and pendants.
Where some families opt for photo
albums tucked away on shelves to
hold snapshots of family milestones,
57-year-old Kaczander-Cohen lets her
most precious memories hang for all
to see. Before stitching the pieces of
fabrics together, she takes the pho-
tographs to a company in Richmond,
Mich., where they transfer the photo

on to fabric.
The focal point in Kaczander-
Cohen's Oak Park home is a memory
quilt that drapes from a curtain rod
on her dining room wall. Displayed
within the tapestry, are six generations
of Kaczander-Cohen's family through
color and black-and-white photos.
The oldest picture dates back to 1896.
"Everything on here has meaning,"
says Kaczander-Cohen. Her grand-

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mother's bridal handkerchief, her
grandfather's 1932 "Golden Gloves
medal, her mother's dress buttons, I - 12r
parent's marriage certificate and her
daughters' cards are all worked into
the piece. There is even a postcard
dated from 1948 that Marilyn sent to
her parents from camp.
Kaczander-Cohen has been quilting
for less than five years, and has sewn
since junior high. Her designs started
out as gifts but now she's decided to sell
her work. Her pictorial quilt for hus-
band Don is entitled "Time with
Grandpa," a small (24-inch by 24-inch)
tribute to their relationship that dis-
plays pictures of him with their grand-
son, Jordan.
She likes fabrics with vibrant colors

like turquoise, purple, red and green.
"I love jewel tones — I just think they
are so alive and they perk you up." -
If colors can give her a boost, it's no
wonder that Kaczander-Cohen save
quilting is her therapy. She even tai., a
part in a weekly quilting group.
"Working on a quilt is an escape,
she says. "When you are going through
the photos you relive old times. A quilt
is always there. It's not an album yoti