Janice Lee Baehr ♦ Resume

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 appliquers to have a source of fabrics suitable for their art.

Janice has taught Hawaiian quilting and Broderie perse applique through the years, most of her teaching up to 2002 was in Project Management during her 23-year banking career. Janice now teaches "Photographing Your Quilts" on QuiltUniversity.com and does group presentations show-casing 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 Applique 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. In 2012 she published our first book "Design Your Personal Hawaiian Quilt", with Nancy.

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. Janice has little spare time, but she and her husband enjoy traveling in their motor home and jamming with music friends. Her husband is a retired carpenter, luthier and guitar player -- nostalgic and old dance tunes. With her husband's encouragement Janice now plays the mandolin. On occasion, she still manages to make a quilt every so often!

As you can see, Janice has been active in many aspects of quilting for over 30 years. If you are looking for a speaker for your shop, quilt guild or quilting event please contact Janice today.

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 Applique Society, newsletter, January 2004, Volume 7, Number 3.
• 12 Quilt Photography Tips. Pacific Northwest Quilter, Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters, Winter 2004.
• Designing Hawaiian Applique Without the Tropics. Threads, Taunton Press, September 2003, Number 108.

Publications Featured In

• "Midnight on the Oasis" (Janice's original quilt for the Orchid Oasis pattern) appears in the book Sewflakes: Papercut-Applique Quilts, by Kathy K Wylie, page 4, C&T Publishing, 2007
• "Hawaiian Quilting Sisters: Nancy Lee Chong & Janice Lee Baehr". The Quilting Quarterly, National Quilters Association, Spring 2004.
• Janice's quilt "Mohala i ka wai ka maka o ka pua: Unfolded by the waters are the many faces of the flowers", was the cover photo on the Pacific Northwest Quiltfest Special Edition Newsletter, Fall 2002.
• "Shades of Years Past" appeared in Quilter’s Newsletter Magazine, Quilt Show, page 42, June 1997.
• "Love Those '60's (or, where have all the Hippies gone?)" appears in the book Op-Art Quilts, by Marilyn Doheny, page 36, Doheny Publications, Inc, 1996.
• "Isometrick" appears in the book Isometric Perspective, by Katie Pasquini-Masopust, page 46, C&T Publishing 1992.

Exhibitions Curated

• Tropical Treats: The Hawaiian Quilts of 2 Sisters, Nancy Lee Chong & Janice Lee Baehr. Co-curated exhibit at the American Quilter's Society show, Nashville, Tennessee, 2007.
• An Applique Adventure. Curated exhibit of applique quilts at the Sew-Quilt-Embroidery Festival, Honolulu, HI, 2005.
• Hawaiian Quilting: An Evolving Tradition. Curated exhibit at APNQ's Quiltfest Northwest. Seattle, Washington, 2002.
• Hawaiian Quilts. Co-curated special exhibit of Hawaiian quilts and Featured Artist at the Northwest Folklife Festival, Seattle, Washington, 1990.

Exhibit Participation

• Dyeing to Quilt, annual juried and invitational quilt exhibit at the Benton County Historical Society & Museum, Philomath, OR, 2004. Janice's quilt Midnight on the Oasis (picture at right) was invited to be exhibited.
• Quilting Hands, featured artists, quilt demonstrations & display, Ferndale, Washington, 2001.
• To Honor and Comfort, quilt demonstrations & display at the Washington State History Museum, Tacoma, Washington, 2000.
• Invitational Hawaiian Quilt Show. La Conner Quilt Museum, Featured Artists, quilts displayed. La Conner, Washington, 2000.
• Illusions, annual juried and invitational quilt exhibit at the Benton County Historical Society & Museum, Philomath, OR, 1993. Janice's quilt Tantra was invited to be exhibited.
• QuiltFest USA's "Quilts '93" show in Louisville, KY. Janice's quilt "Kanikapila" was selected as part of the Baer Fabrics challenge exhibit.
• Calico Basket, featured artists, quilts displayed. Edmonds, Washington, 1999.
• Make-a-Wish Foundation Home, quilts displayed. Federal Way, Washington, 1990.
• Thirteenth Marymoor Heritage Festival, Master Craftsman program. Marymoor Park, Redmond, Washington, 1986.

Classes Taught

Photographing Your Quilts

• QuiltUniversity.com, 2003-present
• QuiltWorks Northwest, Bellevue, WA, 2005

Applique Club

• QuiltWorks Northewest, Bellevue, WA, 2007-present

Programs Presented

Color Courage

• Eastside Quilters, Bellevue, WA, 2007 & 2008

I Live to Dye (fabric that is!)

• Evergreen Quilters Guild, Bellingham, WA, 2007
• Needle and I Quilt Guild, Shoreline, WA, 2005
• Busy Bees Quilters, Snohomish, WA, 2003

Design & Dye

• Hawaii Quilt Guild, Honolulu, HA, 2005
• Maui Quilt Guild, Kahului, HA, 2005

Quilt Association Participatoin

• Association of Pacific Northwest Quilters, Vice President, 2002-2004
• The Applique Society, member, 1997-present