Textile artist since 1967, Laura Lee Fritz has taught and exhibited across the Western hemisphere, and is published internationally by C&T Publications.

Nuthatch and seagulls printed in a forest bathed in reds/ hot pinks of sunset hand-dyed. 2019 $359
Nuthatch Sunset blockprint on my hand-dyed cotton 2019 $359 16′ X 20″

Laura has studied, collected and created textiles for over six decades. Raised in Berkeley, CA, she has relocated extensively, since she left home at age 16, thriving in rural and rugged communities where nature and indigenous textile arts lured her to learn ever-new techniques to enrich her quilting sensibilities.

In her own words: “I know three truths: 1. I walk my life with a poet’s heart,  2. Our lives are a wealth of legends both cultural and personal, 3. My passion is for handling fibers, from farm to fabric.  It is my life work to interlace these three truths to reveal and celebrate the significance of our legends through the beautiful and visceral medium of textiles.

Laura in 1989

With a generous love of bringing other quilters to their best abilities and expressions, Laura has taught quiltmaking at international conferences, quiltshops and community centers nationally, and has exhibited prolifically since 1987.

Recent photo of Laura at Glass Beach

Since 1987 she has been published in seven internationally distributed quilting books, as well as many self-published books, and assorted textile magazines and other artists’ books. Her work is in many private collections, as well as the following: St Helena Hospital, St Helena CA, San Jose Museum Of Qu ... view more »

PHOTOS

  • Turtle Landing Wall Quilt
  • Nuthatch Sunset blockprint on my hand-dyed cotton 2019 $359 16' X 20"
  • Golden Birds in Cattails, Quilt detail
  • HangGlider Over Yosemite, handsewn,1990 inquire for pricing
  • The Thrill small hand sewn wall quilt by Laura Lee Fritz 1987
  • And Crown Her Good With Brotherhood Quilt 72" x 72' purchased by International Museum of Quilts, NB
  • White Lies 12" Quilt to protest misleading stories about our commercial effects on nature
  • Four of dozens of quilts in Laura's one woman show at Craneway Pavillion, Point, Richmond CA
  • Forest Firestorm quilt, complex continuous-line quilting, detail on hand-dyed fabric
  • Craftshow Booth with Quilted shoulder bags and quilted-bookcovers for composition books, small quilts
  • Recent photo of Laura at Glass Beach
  • Laura in 1989 (tip: same thing she is doing these days)
  • Detail of quilting combining laura's drawings - recorded-digitized-requilted with freehand quilting combined. This is the mainstay of Laura's work for clients.
  • Laura has designed and made jackets since 1967 to support herself, and remains passionate about making jackets with her current body of work.
  • How-To as I do it, this is an uncommon use of continuous-iine drawings
  • Car Crusher Quilt 111" x 109"

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