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Not Far from the Tree
In an effort to clean up my studio (one more time, with feeling!), I unearthed another unfinished quilt. I don’t remember making this acorn quilt. And I have no idea how long it has been sitting on...
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Stitch the House Down #1
A blue house without hand embroidery. I must admit it. Deciding on how to hand embroider this little house quilt was a challenge. Not sure why. Could it be the design, the colors, or lack of sleep from...
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Stitch the House Down #3
Next up on my little house quilt is the hand embroidery on the 3 flowers on the hill. I can see how this can be compared to Folk Art. The stitching is rather loose. It’s not very refined but it is...
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Stitch the House Down #4
Things are moving along swiftly now with the hand embroidery on this little house quilt. I’ve added a set of blue flowers along the hill top made with the Bullion Stitch. They look so happy! Soon I’ll...
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Free on Friday and a Finished House Quilt!
Whimsy Lane #4 by Laura Wasilowski I’m happy to announce that the hand embroidery is all complete on my little house quilt, Whimsy Lane #4. It was a pleasure to stitch. And I want you to enjoy some...
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Another Nut Under the Needle
A nut house in process. My second in a series of nut houses, or Nut House #2, is about to go under the needle! The hand stitching is complete and the machine work on my BERNINA awaits. Hope to get this...
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Daily Design: Plan A
My time in the studio is limited by travel all year long. But not during the month of December! So here is my plan for this much needed time for creativity: I want to make a small quilt design everyday...
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A Daily Design: In Training
My goal to make a small quilt design everyday in December is like exercising. The more you do, the more “in shape” you become. (Or so I’m told.) This design began with a small house. I found it...
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Daily Design: Scraps as Starter Dough
I don’t know what I’d do without my fused fabrics scraps. Like starter dough, they are the source of all my new little quilt designs in December. This one started with the left over woven collage that...
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Daily Design: History Lesson
And now a little history lesson: The evolution of this quilt design. It began with the fences. (Also known as left over edges from a woven fused collage.) The fences needed a purpose, so a few fields...
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Daily Design: Ugly Fabric?
Today I am challenging myself. See that dark, foreboding fabric lurking in the background? My challenge is to use this over-dyed silk fabric and adapt my daily design to the color and patterning of the...
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The More You Stitch, the Better You Feel
I must admit I didn’t want to spend the time adding hand embroidery this little quilt. It seemed so ordinary, so plain. Whimsy Lane #7 by Laura Wasilowski But once I got started, it was hard to stop!...
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Today I’m experimenting with two things. First I’m experimenting with my fused fabrics and making an improvised quilt. And secondly, I’m experimenting by adding a video of the process below. Let me...
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A New Series and Wishing
One of the many activities at the Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show in Sisters, OR is the opportunity to bid on art work by donors for Wish Upon a Card. Here is the start of my donation quilt for this year,...
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Stitch the House Down!
The stitching on my little house quilt is racing right along. And that’s good because the deadline for its donation to Wish Upon a Card is coming up soon. Never let it be said that I am a...
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Windy City on the Move
Windy City #2 (4″x 6″) by Laura Wasilowski Windy City #2 is finished and ready to ship off to Wish Upon a Card. The next time I’ll see it will be in Sisters, OR. From July 3 – 7 I’m teaching 5...
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A Jolly Place to Live
There’s Always One by Annie It’s always a thrill to see finished art work created by one of my students. This fun little village was made by Annie who attended my class at the International Quilt...
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Here’s an Idea
Bird and Ladybug by Laura Wasilowski I often wonder what people do with my patterns after they purchase them. Recently, I saw a version of the Bird and Lady Bug pattern as an auction piece at the...
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Interior Landscapes?
We’ve reached that time in my gardening life where I shut myself up in the house. Why, you ask? Because mosquitoes roam the earth looking for blood, my blood. So what’s a gardener to do? Why work on a...
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Whats in the Mail?
Windy City #3 (detail) by Laura Wasilowski If you are in Houston for the International Quilt Festival this November, please check out my quilt Windy City #3. I’ve just shipped it off for it’s entry...
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