Louisa was born in Indonesia, educated in the Netherlands, and came to the U.S. in 1960. She discovered quilting in the late 1970s. Although her quilting started off traditionally, 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. Her own manipulated fabrics are always combined with colorful commercial fabrics. The most important element in her work is color. She is the author of three books: Strips ‘n Curves (2001), the follow-up A New Twist on Strips ‘n Curves (2007), and One Patch Plus (2008), a joint effort with her daughter Lisa Harris, a graphic artist from Phoenix, AZ. Louisa lives with her husband in Colorado and summers in Montana. For more about Louisa visit www.quiltescapes.com