Nancy Lee Chong - Résumé

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NANCY LEE CHONG
Quiltmaker, Teacher, Lecturer,
Designer, Author

"Queen of Needleturn"

Nancy learned to make Hawaiian Quilts from Margaret Luika Kamaka in Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii, between 1978 and 1981. Calling on her degree in Education, Nancy began teaching Hawaiian quiltmaking in 1982, when she moved to the Seattle, Washington area with her husband and daughter. In 1988, she made her first pieced quilt, and has been making both traditional and art quilts since. Hawaiian quilting and appliqué quilts continue to be her specialty. Her pieced and appliquéd quilts have appeared in magazines, quilt books, and have traveled throughout the United States and to other countries.

In 1991 Nancy and her sister, Janice Lee Baehr, formed Pacific Rim Quilt Company to sell their Hawaiian quilt patterns and promote Hawaiian Quilting.  Together they have produced two distinct lines of appliqué quilt patterns:
Hawaiian Quilts and 2 Fabric Appliqué Quilts.  They have also produced two instructional videos:
"Hawaiian Quilting with Nancy Lee Chong" (2003) and "2 Fabric Appliqué Quilts with Nancy Lee Chong" (2005).

Nancy's specialty is stress-free needleturn appliqué. she puts students directly in touch with their needle, thread, and fabric. She shows how incredibly easy appliqué is without the use of freezer paper, toothpicks, starch, cardboard, ironing, or interfacing -- all things that needlessly complicate what is otherwise a very simple process.

Nancy has been teaching needleturn appliqué and Hawaiian quiltmaking since 1982. She receives rave reviews wherever she teaches, including on the internet as an instructor at QuiltUniversity.com. After taking a class from Nancy, beginners and experts agree that appliqué is not only possible but positively addicting!

As you will see below, Nancy has taught needleturn appliqué, hand quilting and even some machine piecing to thousands of quilters across the United States and Canada.  If you are looking for a speaker or teacher for your shop, quilt guild or quilting event please contact Nancy today to get on her schedule.
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Following are highlights of Nancy's accomplishments.
See also Class Descriptions, Students' Comments, and Calendar for more information.

(the very first quilt Nancy
ever made - a queen-size
Hawaiian Quilt!)
 

Na Melia ‘o Launa Ohana

• Displayed at La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, WA, 2000
• 2nd Place at Western Washington State Fair, 1983
• Best of Class at Evergreen State Fair, 1982

Ke Kapa Kea Keanuhinenui

• Displayed at Quilting by the Lake, Morrisville, NY, 2000
• Displayed at La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, WA, 2000
• Displayed at Latimer Museum, Tillamook, OR, June 1997
• Displayed at NQA Headquarters, Maryland, March 1996
• Juried into Benton County Historical Museum, Philomath, OR, 1994
• 2nd Place at APNQ Great Pacific Northwest Quilt Show, Seattle, WA, 1994
• 1st Place at Quilters Anonymous Quilt Show, Monroe, WA, 1993
• Juried into AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, KY, 1993

miniature wreath blocks

Bonsai Wreaths
 

• Appeared in Botanical Wreaths, by Laura Munson Reinstatler, 1995, page 39
• Honorable Mention for Quilting at Quilters Anonymous, Monroe, WA, 1995
• Invitational quilt, Benton County Historical Museum, Philomath, OR, 1995

Warren's Dream -
quilt photo to follow

Warren’s Dream

• Appeared in Quilters' Newsletter Magazine, July/August 2001
• Appeared in Fractured Landscapes, by Katie Pasquini-Masopust, 1996, page 72
• Appeared in American Quilter, Summer 1996
• Displayed at "Seattle Comes to Christchurch Week" Quilters Exhibition, Christchurch, New Zealand, February 1996
• Invitational quilt, Benton County Historical Museum, Philomath, OR, 1995
• Juried into AQS Quilt Show, Paducah, KY, 1995

Quilting Association Participation

• 2001-2004, Vice President, Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters
• 1994-2000, Secretary, Quilts From the Heart, Seattle, WA
• 1996-98, Secretary and founding member, The Appliqué Society, Seattle, WA
• 1997, President, Needle & I Quilt Guild, Seattle, WA
• 1994, Co-founder, Quilts From the Heart, Seattle WA
• 1994, 1996, 1998, Hanging Plan Chairman, Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters
• 1990-1992, 2nd Vice President, Quilters Anonymous Quilt Guild, Edmonds, WA

Exhibit Participation

Hawaiian Quilting:  An Evolving Tradition, co-curator of exhibit at APNQ's Quiltfest Northwest. Seattle, Washington, 2002.

Quilting Hands, Featured Artist, quilt  demonstrations & display, Ferndale, Washington, 2001

Washington State History Museum, quilt demonstrations & display, "To Honor and Comfort", Tacoma, Washington, 2000

La Conner Quilt Museum, Featured Artists, quilts displayed. La Conner, Washington, 2000

Calico Basket, Featured Artist, quilts displayed. Edmonds, Washington, 1999

The Quilt Shop, Featured Artist, quilts displayed, Stanwood, Washington, 1994

In the Beginning, Featured Artist, quilts displayed. Seattle, Washington, 1993

The Quilt Shop, Featured Artist, quilts displayed. Stanwood, Washington, 1991

Make-a-Wish Foundation Home, Quilts displayed. Federal Way, Washington, 1990

Northwest Folklife Festival, Featured Artist and co-curator of Hawaiian Quilt display. Seattle, Washington, 1990

Thirteenth Marymoor Heritage Festival, Master Craftsman. Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, 1986

Evergreen Piecemakers Annual Quilt Show, Featured Artist, quilts displayed. Kent, Washington, 1986

Teaching Venues

• American Quilter's Society, Nashville, TN, 2003
• Appliqué Consortium, Dallas, TX, 2004
• A Quilter's Affair, Sisters, OR, 2001
• Boise Basin Quilters, Boise, ID, 2006
• Border's Quilt Conference, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 2004
• Busy Bee Quilt Guild, Snohomish, WA, 2000
• Calico Basket, Edmonds & Lynnwood, WA, 1997-2004
• Calico Cat, Auburn, WA, 1999-2000
• Calico Country, Lynden, WA, 2003-present
• Camano Island Quilt Guild, Stanwood, WA, 2000
• Camp Watch-A-Patcher, Irvine, CA, 2004
• Carriage Country Quilts, Des Moines, WA, 2001-present
• Conejo Valley Quilters, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2005
• Foothills Quilters Guild, Auburn, CA, 2004
• Glendale Quilt Show, Burbank, CA, 2005
• Hank & Bolt, Bellingham, WA, 2003
• Harbor Quilt, Gig Harbor, WA, 2000-2006
• Heirloom Quilts, Poulsbo, WA, 2000-2004
• Holland America Cruise, Alaska, 2003
• Holland America Cruise, Caribbean, 2004
• In the Beginning, Seattle, WA, 1994-1995
• International Quilt Festival, Rosemont, IL, 2004
• Keepsake Cottage, Bothell, WA, 2005-present
• La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, WA, 2000
• Loomis Quilt & Fiber Guild, Loomis, CA, 2004
• Las Colcheras Quilt Show, Las Cruces, NM, 2006
• Mid Valley Quilter's Guild, Salem, OR, 2004
• Omaha Quilters Guild, Omaha, NE, 2006
• Orange Grove Quilters Guild, Orange, CA, 2006
• Pacific Fabrics, Seattle, WA, 2001-present
• Pacific Fabrics, Bremerton, WA, 2004-present
• Palouse Patchers, Moscow, ID, 2006
• Pinetree Quilt Guild, Grass Valley, CA 2005
• Pioneer Quilts - retreat, Clackamas, OR, 2004
• Quilt Camp in the Pines, Flagstaff, AZ, 2004
• Quilt Hawaii, Maui, HI, 2001
• Quilt Therapy, La Grande, OR, 2004
• QuiltUniversity.com, 2002-present
• Quilt with Ease, Everett, WA, 2000-2004
• Quilters Cove, Port Townsend, WA, 2002-2004
• Quilters Junction, Centralia, WA, 2000-present
• Quilting by the Lake, Morrisville, New York, 2000 & 2003
• Quilting by the Sound, Port Townsend, WA, 1999
• QuiltWorks Northwest, Bellevue, WA, 1996-present
• Road to California, Ontario, CA, 2005
• San Fernando Valley Quilters, CA, 2004
• Santa Monica Quilt Guild, Santa Monica, CA, 2006
• Sew & Quilt Expo, Honolulu, HI, 2005
• Shibori Dragon, Lakewood, WA, 2006-present
• Stitching Heron, Sequim, WA, 2004
• Sue's Stitch in Time, Shelton, WA, 2002-present
• Sunbonnet Sues Quilt Guild, Sequim, WA, 2000
• Victoria Quilters’ Guild, 10th Annual Pearson Weekend Workshop, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 1996
• The Appliqué Society, Annual Meeting & Show, Portland, OR, 2000 & Dallas, TX, 2001
• The Appliqué Society, Quilt Show, Denver, CO, 2005
• The Quilt Shop, Anacortes, WA, 2003-present
• The Quilt Shop, Stanwood, WA, 1992, 1995
• Tucson Quilters Guild, Tucson, AZ, 2006
• Individual lessons in-home, 1982-1991

Programs Presented

Hawaiian Quilting

• Santa Monica Quilt Guild, Santa Monica, CA 2006
• Boise Basin Quilters, Boise, ID, 2006
• Orange Grove Quilters Guild, Orange Grove, CA, 2006
• Omaha Quilters Guild, Omaha, NE, 2006
• The Appliqué Society, Des Moines, IA, 2006
• Road to California, Ontario, CA, 2005
• Conejo Valley Quilters, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2005
• Sew Expo, Phoenix, AZ, 2004
• Moonlight Quilters Guild, Bellingham, WA, 2004
• Mid-Valley quilt Guild, Salem, OR, 2004
• Loomis Quilt & Fiber Guild, Loomis, CA, 2004
• International Quilt Festival, Chicago, IL, 2004
• Pinetree Quilters Guild, Grass Valley, CA, 2004
• Northwest Quilt Guild, Portland, OR, 2004
• Glendale Quilters Guild, Glendale, CA, 2004
• San Fernando Valley Quilters, San Fernando, CA 2004
• Henderson Museum, Tumwater, WA, 2003
• Heart to Hands Quilt Shop, Deer River, MN 2003
• The Appliqué Society, Kamloops, BC, 2003
• Crazy Quilters of Federal Way, 1990 & 2002
• Memphis Quilters Guild, Memphis, TN, 2002
• Mary's River Quilters Guild, Philomath, OR, 2002
• Puyallup Valley Quilters, Puyallup, WA, 2000
• Quilters on the Rock, Coupeville, WA, 2000
• Sunbonnet Sues, Sequim, WA, 2000
• Camano Island Quilters, Stanwood, WA, 2000
• Issaquah Quilters, Issaquah, WA, 2000
• Quilters Anonymous, Mountlake Terrace, WA, 1989, 2000
• West Sound Quilters, 1998
• Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters, 1996
• Camano Island Quilters, 1995
• Evergreen Piecemakers, 1986, 1995
• NW Hula Conference, 1990, 1994
• The Quilt Shop, 1991, 1993
• Port Orchard Quilting Guild, 1991
• Kitsap Quilters, 1989
• Western Washington State Fair, 1988, 1989
• Evergreen State Fair, 1987, 1988

Finding Time to Make Quilts

• Las Colcheras Quilt Guild, Las Cruces, NM, 2006
• The Appliqué Society, Denver, CO, 2005
• Fidalgo Island Quilters, Coupeville, WA, 2005
• Cedar River Quilters, Renton, WA, 2000
• Moonlight Quilters Guild, 1999
• Victoria Quilters’ Guild, 10th Annual Pearson Weekend Workshop, 1996
• Evergreen Piecemakers Spring Break, 1995
• The Quilt Shop, 1994
• Evergreen Piecemakers, 1994

How to Reduce Stress in Quiltmaking (renamed in 2006 to "First Make It Fun!")

• Tucson Quilters Guild, Tucson, AZ, 2006
• Quilters Anonymous, Lynnwood, WA, 2006
• Umpqua Valley Quilters Guild, Roseburg, OR, 2006
• Issaquah Quilters Guild, Issaquah, WA, 2006
• West Sound Quilters, Port Orchard, WA, 2002 & 2006
• American Quilter's Society, Nashville, TN, 2003
• Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters, 1997

Needles, Threaders & Threads, Oh My!

• Palouse Patchers, Moscow, ID, 2006
• Glendale Quilt Show, Glendale, CA, 2005
• Pine Tree Quilt Guild, Grass Valley, CA 2005

To see where you can catch up with Nancy, take a look at her Calendar.

Go to Class Descriptions to read more about what Nancy has to offer you, 
your customers, or your guild members.

Go to Students' Comments to read what her students have to say.

E-mail Nancy for even more information.