{"id":6383,"date":"2019-02-01T17:19:31","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T00:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.road2cablog.com\/?p=6383"},"modified":"2019-02-01T17:19:31","modified_gmt":"2019-02-02T00:19:31","slug":"bff-with-eleanor-burns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/road2ca.com\/blog\/2019\/02\/01\/bff-with-eleanor-burns\/","title":{"rendered":"When You\u2019re BFF With Eleanor Burns"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n

To encourage the excitement for Road to California 2019, we held 3 Giveaways. <\/a>The final and grand prize giveaway was titled, BFF (Best Friends Forever) Time with Eleanor Burns <\/a>where the lucky winner would receive for themselves and up to 3 friends, a hotel stay for Road to California 2019, lunch with Eleanor Burns, and front row seats to Eleanor\u2019s Trunk Show celebrating her 40 years in the quilting industry.  <\/p>\n\n\n

This\ngiveaway was quite popular; over 870 entries were received. The lucky entry\nchosen, #679, belonged to a Facebook Fan, Marianne Frasca-Troccoli from Wildomar,\nCalifornia. Marianne saw her name announced on our Facebook Page, as well as received\nan email from us, while she was waiting with her husband (who is on the list\nfor a kidney transplant) at the Mayo Clinic in Phoenix, Arizona. \u201cI screamed\nwhen I saw that I had won. My husband and everyone around us asked me if I was\nOK,\u201d said Marianne.<\/p>\n\n\n

When Road\ntalked with Marianne to set up the details for her prize, she expalined why\nthis prize was so meaningful to her: \u201cMy mom died suddenly 16 years ago. I was\nreally spiraling and couldn\u2019t function. One morning, I turned on the TV and\nthere was Eleanor, flipping fabric and smiling. I though to myself, that is one\nhappy person, and I immediately fell in love with her.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n

So, it was Eleanor Burns that got Marianne through a dark period in her life and inspired her to start quilting. In the years since her first introduction to Eleanor, Marianne has made several of Eleanor\u2019s patterns, has several of her books, and even bought an Elna Quilter\u2019s Dream sewing machine because of Eleanor. Currently, Marianne is working on a quilt from Eleanor\u2019s Day and Night<\/a> book. Marianne brought the book for Eleanor to sign!!<\/p>\n\n\n

Marianne\u2019s BFF\nwith Eleanor Burns luncheon was scheduled for 1:00 PM on Saturday of the show in\none of Road to California\u2019s offices in the Ontario Convention Center. Marianne\narrived first with her friend Linda, her Book Club and quilting friend, who\nshared Marianne\u2019s prize with her. A few minutes later, Eleanor arrived. There were\nlots of hugs and some tears for Marianne, as the two got acquainted.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Road to\nCalifornia owner, Matt Reese, and his wife, Jennifer, peeked in at the start of\nthe BFF with Eleanor Burns luncheon to meet Marianne and offer his\ncongratulations for winning the giveaway. <\/p>\n\n\n

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So, what did\nEleanor and Marianne talk about during their luncheon? The kind of stuff that\nyou would expect from BFF\u2019s: grandchildren, sewing tips, and hair color\n(Marianne\u2019s gray hair is accented with blue at the tips).  Marianne also asked Eleanor, \u201cAre you still\nquilting?\u201d Eleanor quickly responded,\u201d Am I still quilting? I just finished\nmaking a \u2018signature quilt\u2019 for Accuquilt called Falling Leaves. I\u2019ve been\nworking on leaves all week.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n

Part way\nduring the BFF Luncheon with Eleanor Burns, Eleanor\u2019s sister, Patty, was able\nto join the group. Eleanor described their sibling relationship as, \u201cI am the\nengineer; she puts the color in to it.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n

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Later that\nnight, Marianne and Linda took their seats on the front row to see Eleanor\u2019s 40th<\/sup>\nAnniversary Trunk Show. Marianne was invited to share her winning story with\nthe guests in attendance before the show began. And in true Eleanor fashion,\nthere was a lot of laughing, dressing up, and sharing quilt tips during her\npresentation.<\/p>\n\n\n

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When her BFF\nwith Eleanor Burns time was over, Marianne remarked, \u201cThank you for a\nspectacular experience. We had a blast. Already looking forward to next year\u2019s\nRoad to California.\u201d     <\/p>\n\n\n

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