Laura Denison Designs

Designer  |  Teacher  |  Artist

Laura Denison began sewing as a young child making clothes for her dolls from her mother’s scraps. In college she made two quilts as part of an independent study sculpture project, one of which was purchased by the university. Ten years later, Laura joined the  quilting craze in 1993 and it quickly became a passion. She began teaching in 1997 to share her enthusiasm and her quilting designs. As an award winning quilter, she has exhibited quilts in several local and national quilt shows.

Laura is best known for her “bag” designs. With degrees  and work experience in both architecture and interior design, it seemed only natural to her to design quilting in 3 dimensions. She has delighted students for the past ten years with over 25 different purse, tote, pack, and pouch designs (with at least twice as many waiting in her head!). Her quilts look complex, but Laura has simplified the piecing. She began publishing her bag and quilt patterns in 2004.

Laura lives in Maple Valley, Washington with her husband, Rich and two children, Trevor, 9 and Sarah, 7.