LOL - Quilt in a Day...this was my first experience in teaching myself how to quilt. I was a sewer, but not a quilter. I had to read the book 3 times before it clicked on how to do the strip piecing - I was doing the log cabin pattern. Then the first one I made was queen sized and it took me 3 weeks. In the front of the book it talked about workshops that started at 7 am and finished at 7 pm - with time for a sack lunch somewhere along the way. After reading that I didn't feel so bad about the 3 weeks as I had 3 grade school aged children at home - drive them here/there & everywhere; cook, laundry, etc. - I think 3 weeks was quite quick.

The very first quilt I ever made (1978) was her Quilt in a Day log cabin queen size and I did get the top done in one day. Quilt in a Day is the name of her company. I love her patterns because you can follow step by step and I think they are easy to follow for beginners.

what is the name of quilt in your avarta

Eleanor's first book, Quilt in a Day, was a log cabin made with 2 1/2 inch strips and could be made in a day. At least the top could.
I made one when I first started quilting and it wasn't a very big quilt. It didn't have a lot of logs per block either, but it was very pretty and a great project for a beginner. The name of the company came from the humble beginnings of this book. Go, Eleanor, I love you!

This is one of the sweetest ladies that you would ever want to meet.

I love Eleanor's books!!! She also has an interesting story of how is got started.

I have Nancy J Martin's Time Crunch Quilts which aim to get a quilt made and quilted very quickly depending on if you hand or machine quilt. But the whole point of this is the time spent in planning and preparation.

Having looked at Quilt in a day books the same principle applies and you have to have all the cutting done and labelled so that you can chain stitch and literally have a production line.

Seems too much like a bother and I like the easy, lazy life! :lol:

I like her patterns. They are clearer than most and the cutting is efficient. Her Tennessee Waltz took about 6 months though!

Are you going to be at the retreat in Phoenix in late February?

I really love her methods. I just put everything infront of the DVR and do her pattern just like she does. Comes out well but I cannot follow other Quilting teachers. Just her!!!

It definitely depends on the situation I think. Also, on the particular pattern. Just got back from a retreat and I think if I just sat and worked like that, I could get more done than I do when I'm taking care of kids, the dog, groceries, laundry etc ;)