welcome!

Let me introduce myself! I am...

Eleanor Levie, and for pronunciation help, think "drove my Chevy to the levee."
A needlework and crafts editor, author, book producer, designer, and teacher.
A quilter and quilt historian, with an eclectic collection of antique and vintage quilts.
Excited about eco-quilting, embellishments, and memory quilts.
Passionate about art quilts, and thrilled to share the work of top tier quilters with guilds and lecture groups.

My latest book is a best-seller! Skinny Quilts & Table Runners

Published by That Patchwork Place, Skinny Quilts & Table Runners features exciting projects from 15 of today's top designers--all beloved in the quilt world. You'll immediately recognize the signature styles of your favorite quilters...Kaffe and Liza, Jane Sassaman, Yvonne Porcella, Darlene Zimmerman, Carol Taylor, Karen Eckmeier, and many more!

For an autographed copy, click here

COMING THIS FALL: the sequel:

Skinny Quilts & Table Runners II

You won't want to miss this! Fabulous designs from quilting celebs such as Judy Hooworth, Lonni Rossi, Sue Spargo, Jo Morton, and Sue Benner. As before, an easy way to just sample a slice of their innovative and highly individual techniques, and make a wonderful accent for your home--or someone else's.

The perfect program for April or May: NOT FOR MOTHER'S DAY ONLY!

A trunk show of unusual antiques with special meaning for moms--Broken Dishes, Dresden Plates, Mending Fences, Wedding Ring....plus slides of award-winning quilts. All celebrate women and capture the joys, tribulations, and memories of family life. This collection of top-tier quilts celebrates women, capturing the joys, tribulations, and memories of family life, or commenting on social pressures. Some are deeply sentimental, others wild and quirky as all get out! I promise: Many more laughs than tears!

For the Show ‘n Tell!: Share the quilts your mom inspired, or the quilts you made for your mom, or as a mom, for your children or grandchildren.

Most popular lecture for anytime at all: QUILTERS WHO DARED!

See 250 years of American quiltmaking at its most freewheeling, improvisational, bold, and beautiful! My trunk show includes many antique and vintage quilts available for touching. The complementary slide show presents images of quilts that are extremely valuable and/or historically impressive, pieces that are in museums and private collections--too precious for my pocketbook! This presentation is the perfect way to nudge each quilt guild member to push the envelope, take a risk, and dare to step out of their comfort zone.

Click on the slide lectures link on the left to learn more about this and other lectures that will entertain, enrich, and encourage creativity!

Click on the workshops link under that as well. I know, I know--everyone is so busy, and it's hard to get the sign-ups for a separate workshop. You are welcome to consider a shortened, 1 1/2 hour version of any of the workshops you see, either before an evening lecture (with supper in between), or after a morning lecture (with a bag lunch in between). That way, you get a reduced price for a lecture. In addition, I can turn any of the workshops into a demonstration with a make & take to present at a regular guild meeting instead of a lecture, so that everyone goes home with a hand-made souvenir.

Home is beautiful Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and I’m willing to travel anywhere to present to your group. I will bend over backwards to make a visit economical for you, helping to coordinate multiple gigs with other guilds or groups in your region who can split the travel costs, and finding friends and relatives who can put me up (I've got a lot of them!).