Louisa Smith is a quilter with a global
perspective on needlework. Louisa was born
in Indonesia, where the fabulous batiks of the
region kindled a lifelong love of fabric, and was
educated in the Netherlands, where years of
appreciation for the needle arts started. Upon
moving to the United States in 1960, she was
immediately drawn to quilting and quickly
became an accomplished devotee.
Although her quilting started off with a
traditional approach, soon new and exciting
designs took over and the traditional gave way
to more innovative work. The incredible
flexibility that fiber offers attracted her to “paint”
with fabrics. She has developed two new
teaching procedures: “Color, Design and
Theme” and “Strips ’n Curves.” The latter is the
subject of her first book (published by C&T
Publishing, Inc.). Her second book, “A New
Twist on Strips ’n Curves,” features four new
techniques and four complete project quilts.
Louisa’s newest book, coauthored with her
daughter Lisa Harris, is “One Patch Plus” and
features methods and techniques that will be
taught in her Sunday class.
