Laurie Sieminski

Teaches at Capital Quilts

Laurie prefers to work by hand, both for piecing and for quilting. With more than 30 years of quilting experience, she started by making baby quilts for nieces and nephews, then got serious about it after the birth of her first child. When her son was 5, he once answered the phone by saying,“Do you want to talk to my Dad, or is this a question about quilting?” With three years off while she lived in London, she's been at Capital Quilts for more than 10 years. She likes to draft her own blocks, and hand-piece complex designs. Favorite tools include the 12-inch see-through plastic ruler for hand piecing seam allowances, and the Clover needle threader. Laurie loves to help customers solve their quilting problems. Laurie has worked with Project Linus for years, and currently heads up Capital Quilts Cares, our community service program.