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{{short description|American quilter}}
{{Underlinked|date=January 2014}}
{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Eleanor Burns
| name = Eleanor Burns
| image =
| image =
| caption =
| caption =
| birth_date = July 3, 1945
| birth_date = July 3, 1945
| birth_place = [[Pennsylvania]], USA
| birth_place = [[Pennsylvania]], US
| occupation = Quilter / Teacher / Author
| occupation = Quilter / Teacher / Author
| known_for = Quilt in a Day
| known_for = Quilt in a Day
| home_town = [[Zelienople, Pennsylvania]]
| home_town = [[Zelienople, Pennsylvania]]
| television = [[PBS]], [[RFD-TV]]
| television = [[PBS]], [[RFD-TV]]
| spouse =
| spouse =
| children = 2
| children = 2
| relatives =
| relatives =
| awards = Inducted into The Quilters Hall of Fame, 2012
| awards = Inducted into [[Quilters Hall of Fame|the Quilters Hall of Fame]], 2012
| website =
| website =
}}
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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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsvpbook.com/event_page.php?id=501391&p=265|title=Fabric Fest 2013|author=|first=|date=|website=www.rsvpbook.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619193641/http://www.rsvpbook.com/event_page.php?id=501391&p=265|archive-date=June 19, 2018|dead-url=No|access-date=}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rsvpbook.com/event_page.php?id=501391&p=265|title=Fabric Fest 2013|author=|first=|date=|website=www.rsvpbook.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619193641/http://www.rsvpbook.com/event_page.php?id=501391&p=265|archive-date=June 19, 2018|dead-url=No|access-date=}}</ref>


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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.quiltinaday.com/eleanorandcompany/eleanorburns.asp|title=Quilt in a Day / Biography of Eleanor Burns|author=Burns|first=Eleanor|date=|website=www.quiltinaday.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619193912/https://www.quiltinaday.com/eleanorandcompany/eleanorburns.asp|archive-date=June 19, 2018|dead-url=No|access-date=}}</ref> The [[Quilt in a Day]] TV series, which first aired in 1990, was based on Burns' book ''Make a Quilt in a Day''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfdtv.com/story/22978189/quilt-in-a-day|title=Quilt in a Day|last=|first=|date=31 July 2013|work=rfdtv.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619194033/http://www.rfdtv.com/story/22978189/quilt-in-a-day|archive-date=June 19, 2018|dead-url=No|access-date=}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.quiltinaday.com/eleanorandcompany/eleanorburns.asp|title=Quilt in a Day / Biography of Eleanor Burns|author=Burns|first=Eleanor|date=|website=www.quiltinaday.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619193912/https://www.quiltinaday.com/eleanorandcompany/eleanorburns.asp|archive-date=June 19, 2018|dead-url=No|access-date=}}</ref> The [[Quilt in a Day|''Quilt in a Day'']] TV series, which first aired in 1990, was based on Burns' book ''Make a Quilt in a Day''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rfdtv.com/story/22978189/quilt-in-a-day|title=Quilt in a Day|last=|first=|date=31 July 2013|work=rfdtv.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619194033/http://www.rfdtv.com/story/22978189/quilt-in-a-day|archive-date=June 19, 2018|dead-url=No|access-date=}}</ref>


=== Award ===
=== Award ===
In 2012, Burns was inducted into The Quilters Hall of Fame.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/eqeditor/archive/2012/07/17/baby-lock-the-first-lady-of-quilting-sweepstakes.aspx|title=Baby Lock: The First Lady of Quilting Sweepstakes - QCA Community Blog - Quilters Club of America|author=|date=|website=www.quiltersclubofamerica.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequiltershalloffame.blogspot.com/2011/09/eleanor-burns-announced-as-2012.html|title=Join us for Celebration 2012 as we induct Eleanor Burns!|last=Alexander|first=Karen B.|date=September 11, 2011|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619195224/https://thequiltershalloffame.blogspot.com/2011/09/eleanor-burns-announced-as-2012.html|archive-date=June 19, 2018|dead-url=No|access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>
In 2012, Burns was inducted into the [[Quilters Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.quiltersclubofamerica.com/blogs/eqeditor/archive/2012/07/17/baby-lock-the-first-lady-of-quilting-sweepstakes.aspx|title=Baby Lock: The First Lady of Quilting Sweepstakes - QCA Community Blog - Quilters Club of America|author=|date=|website=www.quiltersclubofamerica.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequiltershalloffame.blogspot.com/2011/09/eleanor-burns-announced-as-2012.html|title=Join us for Celebration 2012 as we induct Eleanor Burns!|last=Alexander|first=Karen B.|date=September 11, 2011|website=|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619195224/https://thequiltershalloffame.blogspot.com/2011/09/eleanor-burns-announced-as-2012.html|archive-date=June 19, 2018|dead-url=No|access-date=June 19, 2018}}</ref>


=== List of Publications ===
=== List of Publications ===

Revision as of 12:15, 21 November 2018

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

Eleanor Burns (born July 3, 1945 in Pennsylvania) is an expert quilter who starred in the TV show Quilt in a Day, which aired on PBS.

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.[1]

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.[2] The Quilt in a Day TV series, which first aired in 1990, was based on Burns' book Make a Quilt in a Day.[3]

Award

In 2012, Burns was inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame.[4][5]

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,[6] a mountain town in San Diego County.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Fabric Fest 2013". www.rsvpbook.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Burns, Eleanor. "Quilt in a Day / Biography of Eleanor Burns". www.quiltinaday.com. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  3. ^ "Quilt in a Day". rfdtv.com. 31 July 2013. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Baby Lock: The First Lady of Quilting Sweepstakes - QCA Community Blog - Quilters Club of America". www.quiltersclubofamerica.com.
  5. ^ 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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "Ramona Home Journal & Julian Journal". ramonajournal.com.
  7. ^ "Explore the San Diego's Historic Mining Town of Julian". San Diego. Archived from the original on June 19, 2018. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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