Eleanor Burns

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Eleanor Burns
Born (1945-07-03) July 3, 1945 (age 80)
Zelienople, Pennsylvania, US
OccupationQuilter / Teacher / Author
Known forQuilt in a Day
Television PBS, RFD-TV
Children2
AwardsInducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame, 2012

Eleanor Burns (born July 3, 1945, in Zelienople, Pennsylvania) is a master quilter [1] and former TV series host of Quilt in a Day, which aired in 1994 on PBS for six seasons. [2]

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Career

Burns first started stitching on her Aunt Edna's feed sacks. Her first book, Make a Quilt in a Day: Log Cabin Pattern, was self-published in 1978. The book has been credited with starting a quilt-making revolution as people learned Burns's style of stitching a quilt. [3]

She has since written more than 100 books on the subject of quilting. In addition, Burns has written many patterns and developed a series of specialty rulers for quilting. [4] The Quilt in a Day TV series, which first aired in 1990, was based on Burns's book Make a Quilt in a Day. [5]

Award

In 2012, Burns was inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame. [6] [7]

List of publications

Personal life

Burns maintains a quilting studio at her Bear's Paw Ranch in Julian, California, [8] a mountain town in San Diego County. [9]

References

  1. ↑ Madsen, Peter (14 July 2018). "With aging attrition, quilters on mission for more members". The Bulletin.
  2. ↑ "Quilt in a Day - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  3. ↑ "Fabric Fest 2013". www.rsvpbook.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018.
  4. ↑ Burns, Eleanor. "Quilt in a Day / Biography of Eleanor Burns". www.quiltinaday.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018.
  5. ↑ "Quilt in a Day". rfdtv.com. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Baby Lock: The First Lady of Quilting Sweepstakes - QCA Community Blog - Quilters Club of America". quiltersclubofamerica.com.
  7. ↑ Alexander, Karen B. (September 11, 2011). "Join us for Celebration 2012 as we induct Eleanor Burns!". Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
  8. ↑ "Quilt Handiwork On Display". ramonajournal.com. June 1, 2013.
  9. ↑ "Explore Julian in San Diego East: A historic gold mining town in the Cuyamaca Mountains". San Diego. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018.
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