Resume 2011

Laura Lee Fritz                                                                               415-320-4369 

31 Glen Road, Novato CA 94945         studio:  781 Hamilton Parkway, Studio B, Novato CA 94949



Education

            Western College of Auctioneering 2008

            Napa Valley College

            College of Marin

            Novato High School graduate 1969 Novato California

Publications

          The Art of Hand Applique   AQS 1989

            250 Continuous-line Quilting Designs   C&T Pub 2001

            250 More Continuous-line Quilting Designs C&T Pub 2002

            Mindful Meandering C&T Pub 2008

            Creative Classics C&T Pub 2008

                250 New Continuous-line Quilting Designs C&T Pub 2011

                The Grand Design Houndhollr Pub 2009

            Petroglyphs and Pictographs Houndhollr Pub 2009

            Baseball! Houndhollr Pub 2007

            64 and More Borders and Sashes Houndhollr Pub 2009

                Dozens of garment and project patterns, pantograph patterns

                        Published by Golden Threads and Houndhollr publication

            Articles authored include 

                        Needlework for Today 1989

                        IMQA On Track 2008]

            Inclusion in innumerable magazines and books by other authors

Qualifications

          Credentialed teacher:  quilting in California adult schools, colleges

            Appraisals and Auctioneering

            Proprietor of Laura Lee Fritz Quiltmaker 1967- present                                                               

            Houndholl’r Quilting 2000 – 2009 quilting machine dealership

            Fiber farm owner: alpacas, sheep, fleece goats, teacher of spinning

Public Installations

          Marin Independent Journal Lobby “The Pressman”

                        Ignacio CA

            St Helena Hostpital  “Tors of Ve Da Wu”

                        Deer Park CA

Private Collections

            Jonathan Shannon

            Judie Woodworth

            James Fritz

            Jan Hutchinson      

            Sherdyl Bierstein

            Arthur and Elisa Indenbaum

            Priscilla Bianchi

            Ann Gage

            Lujean Bogert Martin

            Beatrice Abbatte

            And hundreds of others 

 Exhibit History

          One woman shows

·  New Pieces Fabric and Music Berkeley 1989  , 1990

·  Petaluma Historical Museum 1989

·  Napa Valley Train Station Gigli Gallery 1990

·  Ann Dick Studios Pt Reyes Station  1987

·  Olema Inn  Olema CA 1986

          Special Recognition feature on Charles Kuralt Sunday Morning 1987

          Featured Artist at quilt  shows

·   Northwind Quilters Fairfield CA 2009

·   Moonlight Quilters Santa Rosa 2003

            Group shows

·  New Pieces Fabric and Music Berkeley 1991

·  Quilt National world tour 1987-90

·  Fairfield Concord Fashion Shows and world tours

·  AQS United We Quilt touring 911 exhibit

·  Napa Valley Museum 1989, 2010

·  Marin Museum of Contemporary Art 2011

            Quilt show awards

·  International Quilt Festival Houston TX First and Third awards

·  Machine Quilting Innovations First, Second, Third awards, many years

·  Machine Quilters Showcase  First Second, Third, HM, over  many years

·  Marin Quilt Show Best, First, Second, Third, HM, over  many years

·  Quilt National, Exceptional Craftsmanship award

·  California State Fair  Third award

·  Alaska State Fair  Best of Class, First, Second, Third, HM

·  Montana State Fair  Best of Class, First, Second

·  Napa Town and Country Fair  Best of Class, First, over  many years

·  Innumerable county fairs and quilt shows

Professional memberships 2011

                Studio Art Quilt Association

                Marin Museum of Contemporary Art

                East Bay Heritage Quilters           

Teaching History

          Napa Valley College quiltmaking classes continuously since 1989

          Guilds lectures and workshops

· hand appliqué and design in the 1989-1995 period,

·  longarm quilting and machine reverse appliqué and  quilt-line design since 2000

          Quilt Conferences and shows

·  Created and coordinated the

Longarm Education Classroom for Houston

International Quilt Festival education department

2004 - 2008

·  International Quilt Festival Houston TX, repeat  teacher and lecturer

·  Machine Quilting Innovations, repeat  teacher

·  Home Machine Quilt Show Salt Lake City UT teacher

·  Banff Alberta CA classes and lecture

·  AQS Quilt show Paducah KY, teacher

·  American International Quilt Festival Houston TX teacher, lecturer

·  Quilting By The Lake Morrison NY, teacher

·  Marin Needlework and Quilt Show, lecturer

          Guest Teacher in Elementary Schools

                        Special event project “Kids trade Quilts”

                               was the subject matter of lectures at American International Quilt Festival,  

                               and a traveling quilting-education/quilt-exchange project across USA

Residential History

            Berkeley California 1951 – 1964

            Novato California 1964 – 1967

            New York City New York 1967-1973

            San Francisco California 1975

            Inverness California 1976 – 1987

            Napa California 1987 – 1998

            Middletown California 1998 – 2003

            Palmer Alaska 2003 – 2007

            Florence Montana 2007 – 2009

            Novato California 2009 -