celebrate AFFORDABLE ELEUANUE AT IT'S BEST... 46 1/1 1 PHOTOS BY J ERRY ZOLYNSKY a guide to simchahs • *+. 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 \/l From overnight guest accommodations, wedding reception location or a host for an upcoming Bar/Bat Mitzvah, we are here for you. "Yeah it's Pretty Great" EMBASSY SUITES® Detroit - Southfield 28100 Franklin Rd, Southfield, MI 48034 248-350-2000 detroitsouthfield.embassysuites.com HILTON HHONORS ©2014 Hilton Worldwide. TMindicates a trademark of Hilton Worldwide. 1992520 C 6 0 celebrate! I Ma rch 2015 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,"