Eleanor Burns
{{short description|American quilter}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Eleanor Burns
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|7|3}}
| birth_place = Zelienople, Pennsylvania, US
| occupation = Quilter / Teacher / Author
| known_for = Quilt in a Day
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| children = 2
| relatives =
| awards = Inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame, 2012
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Eleanor Burns (born July 3, 1945, in Zelienople, Pennsylvania) is a master quilter{{cite web|url=http://www.bendbulletin.com/lifestyle/livinggiving/6368955-151/with-aging-attrition-quilters-on-mission-for-more|title=With aging attrition, quilters on mission for more members|first=Peter|last=Madsen|date=14 July 2018|website=The Bulletin}} and former TV series host of Quilt in a Day, which aired in 1994 on PBS for six seasons.{{cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/quilt-in-a-day/340776|title=Quilt in a Day - TV Guide|author=|date=|website=TVGuide.com}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rsvpbook.com/event_page.php?id=501391&p=265|title=Fabric Fest 2013|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|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.quiltinaday.com/eleanorandcompany/eleanorburns.asp|title=Quilt in a Day / Biography of Eleanor Burns|author=Burns|first=Eleanor|website=www.quiltinaday.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619193912/https://www.quiltinaday.com/eleanorandcompany/eleanorburns.asp|archive-date=June 19, 2018|url-status=live}} The Quilt in a Day TV series, which first aired in 1990, was based on Burns's book Make a Quilt in a Day.{{cite web|url=http://www.rfdtv.com/story/22978189/quilt-in-a-day|title=Quilt in a Day|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|url-status=live}}
= Award =
In 2012, Burns was inducted into the Quilters Hall of Fame.{{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=quiltersclubofamerica.com}}{{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|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|url-status=live|access-date=June 19, 2018}}
= 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,{{cite web|url=http://ramonajournal.com/quilt-handiwork-on-display-p5146-222.htm|title=Quilt Handiwork On Display|author=|date= June 1, 2013|website=ramonajournal.com}} a mountain town in San Diego County.{{cite web|url=https://www.sandiego.org/articles/east-county/julian.aspx|title=Explore Julian in San Diego East: A historic gold mining town in the Cuyamaca Mountains|website=San Diego|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180619194453/https://www.sandiego.org/articles/east-county/julian.aspx|archive-date=June 19, 2018|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.eleanorburns.com/ Author's official website]
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Category:American textile designers
Category:People from Zelienople, Pennsylvania