Gallery of Work

Laura’s fabric art was perhaps best displayed in her quilts and wall hangings, but also included such things as potholders, eyeglass cases and greeting cards. She saved every bit of fabric and loved coming up with projects using the smallest pieces.

Quilts

I know she made this for someone in the family, but I can’t remember who.

Laura did many of these projects in the winter months when she stayed with us in Southern California. We would visit quilt shows together while she was here and bring home material. This was one of my early designs that she helped me bring to life with material I collected.

This was also my design and choice of fabrics and I sewed most of the blocks, but Laura knew how to put it all together. It became the perfect cover for our bed for more than 25 years. We made a picture postcard of the new quilt for mom sent to Bruce. Still love seeing her handwriting.

Another design of mine brought to reality by Laura’s standing over me while I sewed this and also doing the most difficult part of appliquéing the black keys to the quilt top. Designed to go on top of our black grand piano, it is indeed stunning.

This snowball quilt was designed to be an off-use cover for our glass dining table in our house on Capitol Hill in DC

Wallhangings

Laura said she cut 17,000 circles to create the Yoyo dolls for this.

She loved fish tanks and had fun creating three dimensional effects with fabric.

Laura certainly had a sense of humor.

She had a favorite silly poem about a purple cow, which she taught to her granddaughters. Afterwards, she made a wall hanging to remind them.

Potholders

These potholders were some of her unfinished projects, which I completed to give away this past Christmas. More will be coming from the things she left behind.

Other items

This holiday themed table runner has been featured at many Christmas parties in Switzerland over the last 15 years.

One trip to Hawaii and we were sold on their unique style of quilting. Laura and Joe worked together on these two pillows, still used today.

A key ring and a place for your change and receipts, and/or plastic bags for the dog walk.

Soft cases for your checkbook, eyeglasses, and the latest paperback book you are reading.

A cleverly crafted sewing kit for everything you might need.

Pin cushions and bookmarks

Her greeting cards showcasing real fabric quilting squares were popular. I think the napkin rings were only made for me, as she loved to support my interest in the piano.

Interestingly, many years later I was given the opportunity to transform our rental house into the Venice Beach Cottage, and although Laura had already passed away, I used her as an inspiration and started by selecting fabrics that reflected the design (and feeling) I was trying to establish. Then I was able to go ahead and buy furniture and make other decisions to match.

When it came to transforming the front patio of the cottage, I designed it like a green patchwork quilt, as an homage to mom.