I Wear Many Hats in the Quilt World
Hello and welcome to my new Blog. I’ll tell you a bit about myself…I live in central New Jersey (most people know “exits” on the New Jersey Turnpike or the Garden State Parkway – I’m halfway in between Exit 98 on the Parkway and Exit 8 on the Turnpike). I reside with my husband, Allan (who helps me long arm quilt and is President of the State Quilt Guild of New Jersey), my daughter, Sarah (an accomplished long arm quilter in her own right) and our 2 year old Golden Retriever, Amber Lynn.
I wear many hats in the quilt world, the newest being an author with my business partner, Merry May. Merry is also blogging here. Merry and I co-authored the “Insiders Guide to Quilting Careers” (Quiltwoman.com). We also hostess quilting cruises out of the New York area, hostess our own getaway weekend which is affectionately known as “Bed Breakfast & Quilt), and serve as marketing consultants/pattern designers for Elizabeth’s Studio, LLC. We will also be writing some articles for Quilt Magazine, which will be debuting in an upcoming issue. In addition to the things that we do together, we each have our individual areas in which we work – mine being teaching and long arm quilting.
When I’m not quilting (which is rare these days), I enjoy watching NCIS, any of the CSI series, Star Trek and John Wayne westerns. I read the Stephanie Plum series of novels, Star Trek and CSI books as well as Jackie Collins. I look forward to a yearly vacation cruise (or two if I’m lucky) to anywhere WARM.
Sarah and I are packing our bags to head out to the Quilters Heritage Celebration in Lancaster, PA, where I will be teaching my New York Beauty workshop and my Margarita Madness machine quilting workshop. Unfortunately, we cannot serve Margaritas during the workshop! I first attended QHC in 1994. I went with my friend, Stacey. I was absolutely amazed at how many quilters there were all decked out in their wearable art finery! Little did I know that 15 years later, I would be teaching there! You never know where you will be lead or what doors will open for you. Sarah has been going since she was 6 years old, and has been making Rita Barber (the show promoter) a little gift every year for many years now. This year its a bag she made from the Charm Party Tote pattern.
Linda Hahn
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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