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QP/QBD Hall of Fame


     How did you get started quilting? Did any one particular person influence you? Did any one book or magazine have an impact on your quilting?
     I am sure that there are many stories to be told as to how each of you got started in your quilting life! With that said, beginning in 2007, Quilting Passion begins hosting a yearly “Quilter’s Hall of Fame“, held in June. This year, it is being held in conjunction with Quilting By Design.
     Do you have a story to tell? If so, please leave your comment/story via the link below (Comments) from June 5th through the 11th. Each comment that is entered is considered to be a “nomination” and the submitter is the “nominator“. Quilting celebrities, books, magazines, Web sites, etc. that are credited as to influencing a nominator’s quilting life will be considered “nominees“. Once all of the comments are received, an anonymous vote will be taken (beginning around the 12th) on the Quilting Passion Forum as to the best comments and the top three (3) nominators with the highest votes will become the top winners. Additionally, the results from all of the comments will be tallied and the top nominees will also be published. Prizes (to be announced later) will be awarded to the (nominator) winners and the results published on June 26th.
     Questions? Please feel free to contact me! I look forward to seeing all of the nominations as to who you believe should be voted into the first annual QP/QBD Hall of Fame!


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4 Responses to “QP/QBD Hall of Fame”

  1. Valerie Says:

    My first taste of quilting came when I was in Girl Scouts in Junior High. The gal who taught us was of the belief that “it isn’t a quilt unless it’s entirely hand made.” OK, I liked the hand piecing but I really didn’t like the hand quilting. I got a few quilting stitches in place, then the project sat in a corner for years, completely untouched.

    Many years later, I received a quilt my aunt made me as a college graduation gift. (Click here to see a picture of this quilt.) I was so inspired by this quilt that I decided to give quilting another try. Granted, it was 3 years later before I had a chance to actually get sewing LOL.

    I made my first quilt as a baby gift for a friend, expecting her first child. I told her I felt guilty gifting her with my first quilt ever, which I knew wasn’t perfect. (Not that there is such a thing as a perfect quilt, right?) But she was so thrilled with it, and I was immediately hooked on making quilts as gifts.

    To date, I’ve made 70 complete quilts. Of course, how many of those have I kept for myself? Let’s see…. 1. LOL!

  2. Anna Braun Says:

    My nominee is Eleanor Burns. I had not quilting background to draw from when I began making quilts but between Eleanor’s books and her television show, I felt confident enough to try.

    My first quilt was based on the Log Cabin in a Day book and I haven’t looked back. Eleanor’s instructions, many photographs, and easy way of dealing with things makes a person want to try and besides that, she’s just good fun.

    I’ve had the opportunity to meet Eleanor several times in Paducah and she is as lively and lovely in person as on television, with antidotes and stories of her flops as well as her successes.

    I hope you’ll give her consideration for the Hall of Fame.

  3. Sequana Says:

    My nominee is Howard Dean. Strange, you say? Not at all. I had never even considered being a quilter; I had so many other outlets for my creativity.

    When Howard ran for President, I became active on his blog and met some great people online, one of whom posted a message one day: Would anyone be interested in creating quilts and blankets for charity?

    About a dozen of us then became Blankets for America as a Dean Corps outreach group. I began simply enough, making tied blankets, using materials I had in my workroom already.

    One of our group had an idea for us all to make BOMs to send to her to put together as a quilt. I didn’t even join in for a couple months, then I found I didn’t like being left out. So I needed to learn to make a block! *S*

    And the rest is history…..I have a large stash, almost every day is devoted to some aspect of “real” quilting, and I’m raising money for Alzheimer’s research with my small Priority Quilts that I send to Ami Simms.

    Never would have happened without Howard.

  4. Enchie Says:

    My nominee is Eleanor Burn. I just like the way she shows easy way of doing blocks and I have learned quite a few tricks from her.
    I have discovered quilting in 2003, when I was standing waiting to pay for my groceries, and I spotted a magazine with a beautiful appliqued butterfly (I love butterfly, of course at the time I did not know that it is called applique, LOL) My SIL was pregnant at the time and we knew that she is having a girl, I thought perfect, baby shower gift, LOL! It was a nine patch and appliqued butterfly. The instruction said to cut nine different fabric into 2 1/2 inches square - (I still have lots of those 2 1/2″ squares) then sew together. The quilt was actually birthed (didn’t know that term relates to quilting either, LOL). I hand quilted this quilt and the next two, not knowing that I could actually use my machine to quilt. I then found a local LQS and took a couple of lessons and the rest of what I know comes from the net and books (which I love to purchase, second to my fabric)

    My second nominee are all the great ladies at Quilting Passion who have tirelessly donates their time, fabric, talents and friendship, not only to Project Linus but also making comfort quilts to fellow members. This forum is filled with talented and loving individual.

    To date I have no idea how many quilts I have made, ( but they are mostly documented, LOL) most of this was given as gifts to family and friends, and as of today I have not kept one, DH on the other hand owns three quilts that I have made for him, LOL!

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