Her concise, step-by-step directions were easy to grasp, allowing anyone to be successful at making a quilt. She also introduced an incredibly rapid stitching system, applying the method of assembly line sewing to piecework. She invited all types of sewers to participate in an age-old tradition using her unique style a diverse combination of cutting and sewing applications which replaced scissors and templates with rips and strips, bringing rotary speed to patchwork.
O ver thirty years ago Eleanor Burns introduced her first Quilt in a Day book, beginning a quilt making revolution.