Janice Lee Baehr - Résumé

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JANICE LEE BAEHR
Quiltmaker, Designer, Author
Specializing in Hawaiian Quilting and Fabric Dyeing

Janice has been sewing since she was five, and even made a few simple quilts before 1982, but she considers that she became a "real quilter" only when she began her first Hawaiian quilt in 1982.  Janice learned to make Hawaiian quilts from her sister, Nancy Lee Chong.  Through the years Janice has branched out to machine piecing and quilting, traditional and contemporary quilts, fabric dyeing, quilt photography and writing.  Hawaiian quilting in all its evolving forms remains her first love.

While Nancy is best known as the teacher, Janice has been the behind-the-scenes person who manages most aspects of Pacific Rim Quilt Company.  Janice received her Executive Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Washington in 1997.  In 1999, Janice brought up their web site and continues as the web master.  Janice does the photography for their company, including Nancy and Janice’s on-line classes at QuiltUniversity.com.  She also has added her hand-dyed fabrics to their product line, wanting Hawaiian quilters and appliquérs to have a source of fabrics suitable for their art.

While Janice has taught Hawaiian quilting and Broderie perse appliqué through the years, most of her teaching until recently was in Project Management during her 23-year banking career.  Janice now teaches "Photographing Your Quilts" on QuiltUniversity.com and does group presentations showcasing her hand dyed fabrics.

Janice’s quilts have appeared in several books, magazines and quilt shows, and she has sold a number of her quilts into private collections.  Her first magazine article, “Designing Hawaiian Appliqué Without the Tropics”, was published by Threads magazine (Aug/Sept 2003 issue).  Her article “12 Tips for Better Quilt Pics” appeared in the Fall 2006 issue of American Quilter.

Janice lives and works in the country about 40 miles northeast of Seattle with her husband of 30+ years.  They opted out on the kid thing, and have had a variety of cats through the years.  Right now just one neurotic cat is enough.  Janice has little spare time, but she and her husband enjoy traveling in their motor home and jamming at bluegrass festivals.  Her husband is a semi-retired luthier and guitar player -- mostly bluegrass and country music.   With her husband's encouragement Janice has begun to play the mandolin.  On occasion she still manages to make a quilt now and then!

As you can see, Janice has been active in many aspects of quilting for over 25 years.
If you are looking for a speaker for your shop, quilt guild or quilting event please contact Janice today.
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Following are highlights of Janice's accomplishments.

Articles Published

• Kimono Beauty Wall Quilt.  Asian Fabric, Kona Bay Fabrics, Issue #8, 2007.
• 12 Tips for Better Quilt Pics.  American Quilter, American Quilter's Society, Fall 2006, Vol. XXII, No.3.
• Hawaiian Quilting With Nancy Lee Chong.  The Appliqué Society, newsletter, January 2004, Volume 7, Number 3.
• 12 Quilt Photography Tips.  Pacific Northwest Quilter, Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters, Winter 2004.
• Designing Hawaiian Appliqué Without the Tropics.  Threads, Taunton Press, September 2003, Number 108.