Originally Posted by
sewbizgirl
I'm so glad you mentioned Eleanor Burns! She self published her first book, Make a Quilt in a Day, in 1978. I went to the Paducah Show last year and she was celebrating her 40th year in the quilting business (40 Fabulous Years!) . I think one of her greatest contributions to modern quilting is her chain piecing method. It made construction so much faster.
I didn't realize EB started the chain piecing method. What a time saver!!!