Eleanor Burns Explained
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]
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
- All Star Quilts
- Amish Quilt
- Applique in a Day
- Bears in the Woods
- Birds in the Air
- Boston Common Quilt
- Christmas Quilts and Crafts
- Cross Stitch Quilts
- Day & Night Quilt Book
- Delectable Mountains
- Double Pinwheel Quilt
- Dutch Windmills
- Easy Strip Tulip
- Fans & Flutterbys Quilts
- Flying Geese Quilt in a Day
- Garden Lattic
- GO! Qube - Mix and Match Blocks and Quilts Book
- Go! Sampler Book
- Grandmother's Garden Quilt
- Hearts Delight-Nine Patch Variations
- It's 'El'ementary
- Jewel Box Quilt
- Last Minute Gifts
- Lover's Knot Placemats
- Lover's Knot Quilt
- Machine Quilting Primer
- Magic Vine Quilt
- Make a Quilt in a Day: Log Cabin Pattern (1978)
- May Basket
- Nana's Garden
- Northern Star
- Orion's Star Quilt
- Pineapple Quilt
- Quick Trip Quilts
- Quilt Blocks on American Barns
- Quilter's Almanac Block Party Three
- Quilts From El's Attic
- Quilts from El's Kitchen
- Quilts Through the Seasons
- Recycled Treasures from Grandma's Attic
- Radiant Stars Quilts
- Schoolhouse Wallhanging
- Scrap Quilt
- Snowball Quilt Simplified
- Spools and Tools Wallhanging
- A Star For All Seasons
- Star Log Cabin
- Star Spangled Favorites
- Stars Across America Block Party Series Seven
- Still Stripping - After 25 Years
- Stockings and Small Quilts
- Sunbonnet Sue Visits Quilt in a Day
- Tales of First Ladies and Their Quilt Blocks
- Tennessee Waltz Quilt
- Trio of Treasured Quilts
- Triple Irish Chain
- Underground Railroad Sampler
- Victory Quilts
- Wild Goose Chase Quilts
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]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: With aging attrition, quilters on mission for more members. Peter. Madsen. 14 July 2018. The Bulletin.
- Web site: Quilt in a Day - TV Guide. TVGuide.com.
- Web site: Fabric Fest 2013. www.rsvpbook.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619193641/http://www.rsvpbook.com/event_page.php?id=501391&p=265. June 19, 2018. live.
- Web site: Quilt in a Day / Biography of Eleanor Burns. Burns. Eleanor. www.quiltinaday.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619193912/https://www.quiltinaday.com/eleanorandcompany/eleanorburns.asp. June 19, 2018. live.
- Web site: Quilt in a Day. 31 July 2013. rfdtv.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619194033/http://www.rfdtv.com/story/22978189/quilt-in-a-day. June 19, 2018. live.
- Web site: Baby Lock: The First Lady of Quilting Sweepstakes - QCA Community Blog - Quilters Club of America. quiltersclubofamerica.com.
- Web site: Join us for Celebration 2012 as we induct Eleanor Burns!. Alexander. Karen B.. September 11, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619195224/https://thequiltershalloffame.blogspot.com/2011/09/eleanor-burns-announced-as-2012.html. June 19, 2018. live. June 19, 2018.
- Web site: Quilt Handiwork On Display. June 1, 2013. ramonajournal.com.
- Web site: Explore Julian in San Diego East: A historic gold mining town in the Cuyamaca Mountains. San Diego. https://web.archive.org/web/20180619194453/https://www.sandiego.org/articles/east-county/julian.aspx. June 19, 2018. live.
