Checking in….
After an unbelievably busy teaching schedule this Spring, my husband and I decided to “get outta Dodge” for a few days and take a short cruise up to Canada. It ended up being foggy for 2 out of the 4 days, but it was relaxing nonetheless. I’ve been trying to play catch up working on the long arm quilts that have been accumulating since April!!
In June, I received a notice from the National Quilting Association that I was the recipient of the 2009 Certified Teacher of the Year Award. I was totally thrilled and honored to receive this award.
My daughter, and quilting partner, Sarah, graduated from high school this year, so I am trying to mentally prepare to be an “empty nester” come September. My husband helps out when he can cutting kits and sorting handouts. So, it’ll be me and Amber (our golden retriever) working from home all day – though my vocabulary is limited with her (cookie, piddle, no, sit, give me back my socks), she is wonderful company!
Merry and I are getting excited…our first Sew Thrifty pattern will be in the next issue!! We have some beauties lined up for everyone. I work mostly in batiks and have tons of batik scraps. I really enjoy seeing the quilts come to life using the many different fabrics.
I’m working on a future Sew Thrifty quilt using “connector squares”. The block came to me in one of my “lightbulb moments”. I’m having fun sorting through my bins and coordinating the colors. I usually long arm in the morning, run around in the afternoon, and then around 4-ish I head down to work again. There’s always a “CSI” or an “NCIS” repeat on one of the channels, so I’m very happy with a show, cup of coffee, my batiks and my Bernina. Amber has a quilt in the studio where she lays and keeps me company.
Guess I better get off to work!!!
Happy stitching!
Linda Hahn
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About the Author: Linda Hahn
Linda received her National Quilting Association Teacher Certification in 1999. She has been three times nominated for Professional Quilter Magazine’s Teacher of the Year award. She was also nominated for the 2008 Certified Teacher of the Year award from the National Quilting Association. She was recently been named Marketing Consultant for Elizabeth’s Studio, a new fabric company. Linda is on the faculty for the 2008 NQA Show in Columbus, Ohio. In August 2007 she taped a quilting segment for EBRUTV, Somerset, New Jersey. She has been part of the faculty at the New Jersey Quilt Convention since 2005 and was the featured teacher at the Frost Valley Quilting Weekend in 2004. Linda is on the teaching staff at Creative Sew n Sews, Englishtown, New Jersey. Linda has taught in Bermuda twice and twice on a quilting cruise. Linda, her daughter Sarah and business partner Merry May, present Bed, Breakfast & Quilt Getaways – affectionately known as “BBQ”. Linda and Merry are currently working together on several books and will be designing quilts and patterns for Elizabeth’s Studio. Linda has done commission work for Elizabeth’s Studio, Shamash & Sons, Kreinik Thread Manufacturing Company and Sullivans, USA. Her work has appeared in Quilting Now Magazine, The Professional Quilter, Quilt Almanac, Quilt Magazine and the NQA Quilting Quarterly. Linda is co-owner of Two Country Quilters, a long arm machine quilting business. Two Country Quilters also vends hard to find and specialty quilting items at New Jersey Quilt Shows. She lives in Manalapan, New Jersey with her husband, Allan, daughter, Sarah and her golden retriever, Amber Lynn, all of whom are involved in quilting!
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