Eleonor Burns
 

I love watching her on TV. Yesterday, I watched her show on the Tennessee Waltz pattern. She is just too cute for words. "And, lookie here..isn't that matching point darling?" I just love her! And, I always learn some new technique when I Watch her. My hubbie will bellow across the house "Honey, the quilt lady is on TV!!!" Then, he sits and watches it with me. Yesterday, he said, "she really lays on the sweetness a little thick". My response, "That's Eleonor!!" Lol! Do any of you ever watch her shows?

I didn't know she had a tv show! How fun is that! She is my absolute favorite quilting celebrity. I have so many of her books and patterns. I love how well she explains everything and her style. I still get a kick how she tosses her scraps over her shoulder! Eleanor is a pure gem in the quilting world!

She has a show on the farm network. RFD...something..something... It's a Midwest channel on my cable that airs info mostly to farmers (farm reports and tractor auction site) but it has an occasional craft show...like quilting. She might be on PBS, too. I giggle when she flips scraps over her shoulder....lol! She rocks!

When I first started quilting in 2014, I attended Mountain Quilt Fest with my Aunt, and took a class with Eleanor Burns. She is wonderful, funny, and an inspiration. That is when I got hooked! Many classes since then but none as fun. The next day on a shop hop, the quilt store was packed, in walked Eleanor and Sue Bachard. Everyone stood in awe. What does Eleanor do she calls out to me and my Aunt by name. People were staring. It was so sweet of her. Made us feel like rock stars!!

I started quilting because of Eleanor Burns. Back in the 1980's when you could order a pattern out of Canadian Living Magazine for one of her Quilt in a Day patterns. I still have that quilt all these years later.

I was extra lucky to meet her at breakfast when I went to Puyallup 2 years ago. She was staying in the same hotel. I thanked her very much for turning me onto quilting. She was delightful.

She is a hoot! I saw her in person in Paducah years ago, during quilt show week, in her huge tent. She really is one of a kind, loves to make us laugh while learning.

she is not on our channel lineup here. but i used to love to watch her. some of my quilting books have come and gone, but i'll never get rid of hers!

I love Eleanor too. She is always pleasant even after a long day with a crowd around her. I saw her at a quilt expo. Her patterns are easy to follow. Her shows on the RFD channel are old ones but I rewatch them anyway. Her website has her shows for free and she has live things on Facebook. Probably then they go to her website. I haven't checked to see if she has a YouTube channel.

I made my first Eleanor Burns quilt, log cabin, in the 70's when we moved to Virginia. We were living in temporary housing waiting for our new home to be finished. My husband cut the fabrics and I sewed them. I have made several other quilts by her methods over the years and watched lots of her TV shows. I was privileged to meet her at a quilt show, I think it was Road to California and she was so delightful to talk with. Yes, I enjoy her wit and humor so much.

She is often on PBS channel here. She makes me laugh when she throws those scraps over her shoulder! She sold those scraps for $.75 a signed bag. I included them in gifts to my sewing friends. What a hit they made! She was in Shipshewana at the quilt festival a couple of years ago. She is so much fun to see and talk with. Not only was she there, she brought along at least 100 of her antique quilts for display. Heavenly!!!!! She makes you feel like she has known you forever. Love her, love her books and was crazy about those antique quilts.

She used to be on our PBS network years ago and I watch her faithfully every Saturday morning until PBS moved on to something else. She was the best quilt teacher I ever had.

At bought a bag of scraps thrown by Eleanor. LOL She is truly the Queen of Quilting. I have met her many times having gone to her Meet and Greet Dinner in Paducah for many years. Truly a genuine nice lady.

All of her tv programs and more are on YouTube! Her block club videos are a hoot!-on YouTube........her patterns are perfect and if you follow her directions to a T, all those seams just nest beautifully.....I also have and use most of her rulers...make quilting so much more pleasant,

Oh yes, she is wonderful. I've been watching her for years and years. not on here though, sad to say. she is good for beginners. cuts over sized and trims. good way to learn until you can do things better.

Where do you find her show?

I watch her on you tube. I love her stories about her
Pennsylvania German upbringing. Her sister who retired recently (name escapes me at the moment) had a trunk show at Pocono Sew and Vac in 2016 and was also entertaining and fun.

i had her show on PBS in Colorado but not here in Texas. Dish network, duh. I now only get Fon's and Porter's show and Make it Sew. nothing else.

EB seems to be such a nice lady--I'm glad to hear those of you who have met her confirm that she is! My husband complains about her "kindergarten teacher" voice, but she's a gem.

I watch it on Directv RFD channel, but they are old shows. Geri B says all of her shows are on YouTube.

I agree, she is good for beginners, but also for us seasoned quilters. Better to trim down a pieced part rather than be shy when trying to put together. And her way of doing a specific block is usually simpler than others instructions on that same block........jmho

Hi teen! My first ever "speed" quilt was the log cabin in a day by her. Oh my, tearing all those fabric strips and the bruised edges. How fun and funny it was. She was always my favored host to watch. I don't get her on PBS anymore, but I always used to tape her show.
All that being said, I have tons of her books and I enjoy using them. (Occasionally making one quilt here and there) I used to crack up when she just threw that fabric over her shoulder across the room. What a great teacher and a joy to watch.

EB's San Marcos store is just down the road from me about 60 miles and I've been there a ton of times. I have a bunch of her books and she's really the reason I chose a Babylock machine. She knows those models inside and out. I went to Road to Calif last year and she was in her booth just a smilin away. She signed my book that I brought and asked to see any pictures of my quilts. I happen to have several (duh!!) and she oohed and auhed like they were the most fantastic things she ever saw. She'd asked me questions and ask me to blow up pictures so she could see the colorway and my piecing. She gave me compliments and encouraged me to stay with the craft. She's special.

When I first started quilting, I learned a lot from watching her shows on PBS. She's so nice - I met her many years ago in Paducah. Once in a while I'll catch her show on that rural network.

Two years ago, at the Shipshewana Quilt Show, I entered a small restaurant for a quick lunch. The dining room was very crowded, but I spied one table with a lady sitting alone. I asked her if I could share her table and lo and behold Eleanor Burns turned to me and said sure! We had a nice lunch and took a Selfie which she e-mailed to me. I agree, she is a very nice lady!

My sister and I went to a quilt seminar and attended two classes taught by her. It happened to be the first anniversary of my husband's death. Started out to be a sad day for me but by the end of the first class I was cheered by her personality, which before meeting her I always thought was really corny. She still is kind of corny but now it is endearing.

You can find EB's PBS show for your own area by going to:
http://www.pbs.org/shows/

I absolutely love Eleanor Burns. I’ve seen her show in Paducah several times, have many of her books and I’m making a quilt now from one of her patterns. She is very precise in her books and my quilts turn out great.

I used to catch her on PBS....I absolutely luv'd her programs....she's my fav!!!!

I want to be her when I grow up!

Working full time I wasn't able to watch her often but did when I could. I just watched her do that live show on Facebook. It was really fun. She is a very precious lady. Love how she has quilters into her home after a retreat.

I watch her show all of the time. She is on once a week here on RFD channel. I just love watching her however the shows are old. Don't know if she is making any new ones or not. Met her at the Road To California quilt show one time and she was so nice and friendly. I have most of her books and enjoy them so much to make a quilt from.

There are her shows free on her website, and many of them are on YouTube. -from another EB fan.

I found a show of hers on our PBS station and fell in love with her - this was in the 80's. And I became a "stripper" and haven't looked back since!

I recently found out that she had passed away. I too loved her shows and her books, met her at Paducah and she was very friendly towards everyone she met. She will be missed by many quilters.

What?? Are you sure? Nancy Zieman passed away last year, are you thinking of Nancy?

I just did a web search, everything says she's 72 years old. I am convinced you are mistaken.

I just saw Eleanor the other day on a live Facebook show. I agree you are thinking of Nancy zieman

Yes, to Eleanor! She is such a genuine person. I went to a weekend retreat in California in the mid-1980’s. All the meals were served on site...which was a new thing for me at that time. Her patterns are easy to understand and go together well. She finds the easy way to do things! Eleanor’s life story is one of determination and creativity!

I laughed when I read about her throwing scraps over her shoulder and I wonder if this is why she does it, especially since she is a "stripper", too. Gypsy Rose Lee (google her if you don't recognize her name) had a talk show in the 60s or 70s, and she always drank tea. She would take the used bag, put it in the bowl of her teaspoon, wrap the string around the neck of the spoon, press the lable on the bag, and flip it back over her shoulder!! Sometimes you'd see it whack the curtain behind her, sometimes you'd hear it rattle as it hit the floor. One of her guests asked her about it, and she laughed and said she had a special stagehand whose job was to pick up her spoons. "If i quit doin' that, he'll get fired, and I can't have that now, can I?" She was quite a character, just like EB.

I was not a huge Eleanor Burns pattern fan but loved her in person. Then I was introduced to her latest flying geese ruler. It goes along with her Modern Migration quilt. I am in love all over again! Having tried (and failed) at every flying geese technique I could find I have finally found a quick, efficient (very little waste) and fun technique. I made Modern Migration but couldn't stop. So I added many more geese, got a queen size quilt, and am calling it Mass Migration. I love this ruler! And Eleanor Burns.