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Nancy Lee Chong - Resume
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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 applique quilts continue to be her specialty.
Her pieced and appliqued 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
three distinct lines of applique quilt patterns:
Hawaiian Quilts, 2 Fabric Applique Quilts, and Quilt Borders & Table Runners. They have
also produced two instructional videos:
"Hawaiian Quilting with Nancy Lee Chong" (2003) and
"2 Fabric Applique Quilts with Nancy Lee Chong" (2005).
In 2012 they published their first book/DVD set, "Design Your Personal Hawaiian Quilt."
Nancy lived in the Seattle area until 2007, when she and her husband of 31 years moved to
Gold Beach, Oregon. This is a tiny town on the extreme southern Oregon Coast, where the
Rogue River empties into the Pacific Ocean. When Nancy is not traveling and teaching, or
making quilts in her large fabulous studio, she can be found on the banks of the Rogue
River, fishing with Warren. He is a fabulous cook, and they enjoy sharing their paradise
with quilters who are looking for a small, private retreat experience. For more
information about this opportunity, visit Nancy's retreat wesite: www.quiltchong.com.
Nancy's specialty is stress-free needleturn applique. She puts students directly in touch
with their needle, thread, and fabric. She shows how incredibly easy applique is without
the use of freezer paper, toothpicks, starch, cardboard, plastic, ironing, or interfacing -
- all things that needlessly complicate what is otherwise a very simple process.
Nancy has been teaching needleturn applique and Hawaiian designing and 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 applique is not only possible but positively addicting!
As you will see below, Nancy has taught needleturn applique, 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.
Email Nancy *****@****.***
Following are highlights of Nancy's accomplishments.
See also Class Descriptions, Students' Comments, and Calendar for more information.
Quilting Achievements
(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 Vermont Quilt Festival, Essex Junction, VT, 2009
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
Displayed at Vermont Quilt Festival, Essex Junction, VT, 2009
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
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
2009-2011, President, Gold Beach Quilters Guild, Gold Beach, OR
2001-2004, Vice President, Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters
1994-2000, Secretary, Quilts From the Heart, Seattle, WA
1996-present, Founding member, The Applique 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
London International Quilt Festival, teacher, quilts exhibited, London, Ontario, Canada,
2011
Block Party Quilters, Featued Quilter, quilts displayed, Issaquah, Washington, 2010
Tropical Treats: The Hawaiian Quilts of 2 Sisters, curator of special exhibit at Vermont
Quilt Festival, Essex Junction, Vermont, 2009
Oregon Garden's "Stitches in Bloom", Featured Artist, quilts displayed, Silverton,
Oregon, 2009
Walla Walla Quilt Festival, Featured Quilter, quilts displayed. Walla Walla, Washington,
2008
Tropical Treats: The Hawaiian Quilts of 2 Sisters, co-curator of special exhibit at
American Quilter's Society, AQS Expo, Nashville, TN, 2007
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
(alphabetical order)
A Quilter's Affair, Sisters, OR, 2011, 2009, 2001
American Quilter's Society, Nashville, TN, 2007, 2003
Applique Consortium, Dallas, TX, 2004
Bear Creek Quilt Guild, Keller, TX, 2008
Block Party Quilters, Issaquah, WA, 2011, 2007
Boise Basin Quilters, Boise, ID, 2006
Border's Quilt Conference, Coeur d'Alene, ID, 2004
Busy Bee Quilt Guild, Snohomish, WA, 2007, 2000
Cal-Co Quilters' Guild, Battle Creek, MI, 2009
Calico Basket, Edmonds & Lynnwood
Camano Island Quilt Guild, Stanwood, WA, 2007, 2000
Camarillo Quilters Association, Camarillo, CA, 2007
Camp Watch-A-Patcher, Irvine, CA, 2004
Carriage Country Quilts, Des Moines, WA, 2001-2007
Chester Piecemakers Quilt Guild, Chester, CA, 2009
Cimarron Valley Quilters' Guild, Stillwater, OK, 2011
Clark County Quilters, Vancouver, WA, 2010
Colorado Quilt Council, Fall Retreat, Wheat Ridge, CO, 2007
Conejo Valley Quilters, Thousand Oaks, CA, 2005
C.P. Trips, Inc., Quilting Tours, Kona, HI, 2010
Denton Quilt Guild, Denton, TX, 2008
East Coast Quilters Alliance, A Quilters' Gathering, Nashua, NH, 2007
El Camino Quilters Guild, Oceanside, CA, 2007
Evergreen Piecemakers' Spring Quilt Break, Renton, WA, 2008, 2007
Flying Geese Quilters Guild, Irvine, CA, 2008
Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild, Folsom CA, 2010
Foothills Quilters Guild, Auburn, CA, 2004
Friendship Quilt Guild, LaHabra, CA, 2011
Glendale Quilt Show, Burbank, CA, 2005
Harbor Quilt, Gig Harbor, WA, 2000-2006
Heirloom Quilts, Poulsbo, WA, 2000-2004
High Desert Quilt Guild, Ridgecrest, CA, 2010
Hill Country Quilt Guild, Kerrville, TX, 2011
Holland America Cruise, Alaska, 2003
Holland America Cruise, Caribbean, 2004
Illinois Quilters, Inc, Chicago, IL, 2008
In the Beginning, Seattle, WA, 1994-1995
Individual lessons in-home, 1982-1991
International Quilt Festival
La Conner Quilt Museum, La Conner, WA, 2000
La Conner Quilt Museum, Quiltfest, La Conner, WA, 2010, 2007
Ladies of the Lake, Longview, WA, 2010
Largo Cracker Quilters, Largo, FL, 2010
Las Colcheras Quilt Show, Las Cruces, NM, 2006
London International Quilt Festival, London, Ontario, Canada, 2011
Loomis Quilt & Fiber Guild, Loomis, CA, 2004
Marigold Appliquers, Kamloops, BC, Canada,
2009
Metropolitan Patchwork Society, Hillsboro, OR, 2011
Mid Valley Quilter's Guild, Salem, OR, 2011, 2004
Mountain Stars Quilters Guild, Medford, OR, 2009
Mukilteo Lighthouse Quilters, Mukilteo, WA, 2007
North Cities Quilt Group, Orange County, CA, 2007
Oak Harbor Knit & Sew, Oak Harbor, WA, 2011
Omaha Quilters Guild, Omaha, NE, 2006
Orange Grove Quilters Guild, Orange, CA, 2006
Oregon Garden's "Stitches in Bloom",
Silverton, OR, 2009
Pacific Fabrics, Bremerton, WA, 2004-present
Pacific Fabrics, Seattle, WA, 2001-present
Palouse Patchers, Moscow, ID, 2006
Parksville Quilt House Quilters, Parksville, BC, Canada, 2009
Phoenix Area Quilters Association, Phoenix, AZ, 2009
Pinetree Quilt Guild, Grass Valley, CA 2005
Pioneer Quilts, Annual Retreat, Boring, OR, 2007, 2004
Puyallup Sewing & Stitchery Expo, Puyallup, WA, 2010
Puyallup Valley Quilters, 2011, 2001
Quilt in Bloom,
Ocala, FL, 2010
Quilt Hawaii, Maui, HI, 2001
Quilt Therapy,
La Grande, OR, 2004
Quilt with Ease,
Everett, WA, 2000-2004
Quilters by the Sea, Long Beach, CA, 2007
Quilters Cove, Port Townsend, WA, 2002-2004
Quilters Junction, Centralia, WA, 2000-present
Quilting by the Lake, Morrisville, New York, 2003, 2001
Quilting by the Sound, Port Townsend, WA, 1999
Quilting Guild of the Villages, The Villages, FL, 2010
Quilting Loft, Seattle, WA, 2011
Quilting Sisters Guild of Leesburg, Leesburg, FL, 2010
QuiltUniversity.com, 2002-present
QuiltWorks Northwest, Bellevue, WA, 1996-present
Quirky Quilters Quilt Guild, Oscoda, MI, 2009
Riverwalk Quilters Guild, Naperville, IL, 2008
Road to California, Ontario, CA, 2005
Salt Creek Guild, Hinsdale, IL, 2011
San Fernando Valley Quilters, CA, 2004
Santa Clara Valley Quilt Association, Santa Clara, CA, 2008
Santa Monica Quilt Guild, Santa Monica, CA, 2006
Sea Island Quilters, Beaufort, SC, 2011
Sew & Quilt Expo, Honolulu, HI, 2005
Sewflakes, Broken Arrow, TX, 2011
Sharon's Attic Quilt Shop, Hillsboro, OR, 2009
Shibori Dragon, Lakewood, WA, 2006-2007
Stitching Heron, Sequim, WA, 2004
Sue's Stitch in Time, Shelton, WA, 2002-2007
Sunbonnet Sues Quilt Guild, Sequim, WA, 2000The Applique Society, Annual Meeting & Show, Portland, OR, 2000 & Dallas, TX, 2001
The Applique Society, Quilt Show, Denver, CO, 2005
The Applique Society, Quilt Show, Tampa, FL, 2007
The Applique Society Retreat, Tampa, FL, 2010
The Quilt Shop, Anacortes, WA, 2003-present
Tri-Cities Quilter's Guild, Kennewick, WA, 2008
Tucson Quilters Guild, Tucson, AZ, 2006
Vereins Quilt Guild, Fredericksburg, TX, 2011
Vermont Quilt Festival, Essex Junction, VT, 2011, 2009
Victoria Quilters Guild, 10th Annual Pearson Weekend Workshop, Victoria, British
Columbia, Canada, 1996
Washington State Quilters, Spokane, WA, 2009Programs Presented
(reverse chronological order)
Hawaiian Quilting
Sea Island Quilters, Beaufort, SC, 2011
Mid-Valley Quilt Guild, Salem OR, 2011
Friedship Quilt Guild, LaHabra, CA, 2011
London International Quilt Festival, London, Ontario, Canada, 2011
Cimarron Valley Quilters' Guild, Stillwater, OK, 2010
Vereins Quilt Guild, Fredericksburg, TX, 2010
LaConner Quilt Museum, Quilt Festival, LaConner, WA, 2010
High Desert Quilt Guild, Ridgecrest, CA, 2010
Ladies of the Lake, Longview, WA, 2010
Chester Piecemakers, Quilt Guild, Chester, CA, 2009
Washington State Quilters, Spokane, WA, 2009
Quilters Guild, Battle Creek, MI, 2009
Quirky Quilters Quilt Guild, Oscoda, MI, 2009
Blooms & Stitches Quilt Show at the Oregon Garden, Silverton, OR, 2009
Phoenix Area Quilters Assoc., Phoenix, AZ, 2009
Parksville Quilt House Quilters, Parksville, BC, Canada, 2009
Illinois Quilters, Inc., Chicago, IL, 2008
Kitsap Quilters, Poulsbo, WA, 2008
Denton Quilt Guild, Denton, TX, 2008
Bear Creek Quilt Guild, Keller, TX, 2008
Riverwalk Quilters Guild, Naperville, IL, 2008
Santa Clara Valley Quilt Assoc., Santa Clara, CA, 2008
North Cities Quilt Group, Orange County, 2007
Camarillo Quilters Assoc., Camarillo, CA, 2007
Block Party Quilters, Issaquah, WA, 2007
Quilters by the Sea, Long Beach, CA, 2007
Mukilteo Lighthouse Quilters, Mukilteo, WA, 2007
American Quilter s Society, AQS Expo, Nashville, TN, 2007
El Camino Quilters Guild, Oceanside, CA, 2007
East Coast Quilters Alliance, A Quilters Gathering, Nashua, NH, 2007
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 Applique 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 Applique 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
Confessions of an Applique Addict (new in 2009)
Folsom Quilt and Fiber Guild, Folsom, CA, 2010
Clark County Quilters Guild, Vancouver, WA, 2010
Mountain Stars Quilters Guild, Medford, OR, 2009
Finding Time to Make Quilts
Metropolitan Patchwork Society, Hillsboro, OR, 2011
Las Colcheras Quilt Guild, Las Cruces, NM, 2006
The Applique 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, 1994First Make It Fun
Salt Creek Quilters Guild, Hinsdale, IL, 2011
Block Party Quilters, Issaquah, WA, 2011
Puyallup Valley Quilters, Puyallup, WA, 2011
Hill Country Quilt Guild, Kerrville, TX, 2010
Largo Cracker Quilters, Largo, FL, 2010
Quilting Sisters, Leesburg, FL, 2010
Quilt Guilds of the Villages, The Villages, FL, 2010
Blooms & Stitches Quilt Show at the Oregon Garden, Silverton, OR, 2009
Marigold Appliquers, Kamloops, BC, Canada, 2009
Tri-City Quilter s Guild, Kennewick, WA, 2008
Flying Geese Quilters Guild, Irvine, CA, 2008
Busy Bee Quilters, Snohomish, WA, 2007
Colorado Quilt Council Fall Retreat, Wheat Ridge, CO, 2007
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,
1997Needles, Threaders & Threads, Oh My
Palouse Patchers, Moscow, ID, 2006
Glendale Quilt Show, Glendale, CA, 2005
Pine Tree Quilt Guild, Grass Valley, CA 2005
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