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A picture of Cohn's daughter, Carri
Goldring, on her wedding day rests
Shary Cohn holds up the quilt her
mother Mary Meyers made right after
on the quilt and pillow. She's standing
next to her brother Loren Dickstein in
Shary's daughter's wedding.
the photo.
Passion For Quilts
Local woman has gifted more than
150 quilts to celebrate milestone events.
Susan Peck I Special to the Jewish News
ost of us wonder what
kind of legacy we will
.... leave for our family
when we're gone, but Shary Cohn of
West Bloomfield has no doubt. The
energetic 72-year-old says her license
plate sign says it all: "Wild and Crazy
Quilter Onboard."
Cohn is crazy in a good way about
sewing handmade keepsake quilts for
the people she loves. To date, she's
made more than 150.
"It warms my heart to know every-
one I love sleeps under one of my
warm quilts every night," Cohn said.
"Some people do other things like
cook for their family and friends to
show their love, but I make my quilts
from my heart."
This passion started 19 years ago
when she learned to sew. As a full
time manicurist at the Mop Shop,
and then later at Style the Salon at
Orchard Lake Mall, the mother of two
grown children was looking for a way
to pinch a few pennies. She showed
real promise during the class, a talent
handed down from her mother.
Her mother, Mary Meyers of West
Bloomfield, and former member of
Congregation Beth Aaron, was an
avid seamstress who dazzled all with
her embroidery until she died a year
ago at age 96.
Meyers made a pillow and quilt
blanket from her granddaughter Carri
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Goldring 's wedding dress that Carri,
49, cherishes.
Goldring's three children Jason,19,
Jacob,16, and Carly, 15, all had their
6-month baby picture taken with the
treasured pieces.
"Because I have those things in
my living room today I feel like a part
of my grandmother is still with me,"
Goldring said.
For the last two decades, Cohn
has been making her quilts for every
special occasion in her family. For
marriages, new babies, birthdays,
graduations and more, she creates
themes that are custom made for her
loved ones.
"When someone in the family gets
married they pick a quilt," Cohn said.
"I usually have about 10 on hand
ready to be given away."
She also has a grown son, Loren
Dickstein of West Bloomfield, and
seven grandchildren ranging from
ages 9 to 19, who each have a spe-
cial memento quilt.
"I have a sewing studio that I
made out of a room in my house,
and I'm obsessed with my passion,"
Cohn said. "I go in my sewing room
in the morning and only come out if I
get so hungry that I have to eat."
Supportive husband Marvin, 85,
has had to step up and take over all
of the cooking. "I don't see her all
day unless she comes out for dinner,"