Eleanor Burns

Eleanor Burns (born July 3, 1945 in 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]

Eleanor Burns
BornJuly 3, 1945
Pennsylvania, US
OccupationQuilter / Teacher / Author
Known forQuilt in a Day
Home townZelienople, Pennsylvania
TelevisionPBS, RFD-TV
Children2
AwardsInducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame, 2012

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' 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]

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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