Laurie Wisbrun is a pattern and textile designer specialising in art for textiles, craft/hobby products, home decor products, wallpaper, stationery & paper goods, children's apparel and more. Her art reflects her passion for modern design - clean lines and vibrant color combinations. She returned to Austin in 2008 leaving behind an all-consuming Manhattan-based marketing career to establish a creatively meaningful business based on her distinct vision. Laurie launched her design career by self-producing limited-run fabric and selling it online through her Etsy store, Tufted Tweets.
She has quickly developed a rapidly expanding following in the quilting category. In addition to exhibitions at Surtex 2010 and 2011 as a pattern and textile designer, several of her designs have recently been licensed for two collections for Robert Kaufman Fabrics. Leveraging her marketing background, Laurie uses her blog http://lauriewis.blogspot.com and her Etsy store http://scarletfig.etsy.com as a barometer to gauge consumers' reactions and to test the commercial viability of her designs. Laurie self-produces and sells limited-run fabric and stationery goods to drive a deeper understanding of the ever-expanding market of modern crafters, quilters, and consumers looking for fresh new patterns.