Farewell and Thank You, Bonnie Leman
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Bonnie Leman, the founder of Quilter's Newsletter Magazine in 1969, and a member of the Quilter's Hall of Fame, died over the past weekend.
Back in 1969, there were no quilting magazines as we know them today. I discovered QNM in the mid-70s, when it was still pretty much just that - a newsletter of few pages printed on rough stock with nothing but line drawings. It was a family effort and grew and grew until it evolved into the slick production that is today. Even if you don't like it now, it was a wonderful thing back then.
Thank you Bonnie, for helping to rejuvenate interest in quilting. If there is a quilter's heaven, Bonnie is there waiting for the rest of us.
http://thequiltershalloffame.blogspo...nie-leman.html
Back in 1969, there were no quilting magazines as we know them today. I discovered QNM in the mid-70s, when it was still pretty much just that - a newsletter of few pages printed on rough stock with nothing but line drawings. It was a family effort and grew and grew until it evolved into the slick production that is today. Even if you don't like it now, it was a wonderful thing back then.
Thank you Bonnie, for helping to rejuvenate interest in quilting. If there is a quilter's heaven, Bonnie is there waiting for the rest of us.
http://thequiltershalloffame.blogspo...nie-leman.html
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It's so sad to hear of her passing. What a major contributor to the world of quilting she was. Sympathies to her family and friends. We'll miss you, Bonnie.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
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I am really sad hearing this. She and her husband launched a magazine I subscribed to for over 2 decades.
She was a huge influence in my early years of quilting which has continued to this day.
What a great lady in the quilt world!
She was a huge influence in my early years of quilting which has continued to this day.
What a great lady in the quilt world!
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