Solomon’s Puzzle: The Book, The Quilt and The Dream

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Loris Nebbia

I’m not sure how it happened, but I made a quilt based on my novel, Solomon’s Puzzle.

I think it started when Ben’s story came to me. I knew he was in trouble and as I wrote about him, I came to understand and sympathize with how he felt – a cruel father, a distant mother, alone in the world at sixteen.  That’s when I imagined Laurie MacBride; I wanted her to represent generosity, acceptance, comfort, nurturing.  And in my mind, quilts and quilting are tangible things that I associate with those character qualities.  So I made Laurie MacBride a quilter and as my mind goes, one thing led to another and soon she owned an entire, wonderful quilt shop with gorgeous fabric and lovely hand made things, kits and classes, quilters who gather things to give to the needy and with a drive-through window for those women whose kids have to pee or whose children start screaming every time they stop by a fabric store. Did I mention the cafe in the back for those of us who need time to think about our decisions over a fragrant cappuccino? (...read more)