FEATURED QUILTMAKER  Introducing Betty Hahn of Sun City I remember threading needles under my Grandmother’s quilting frame while she and her friends were quilting one of their quilts. I remember their old lady shoes! She taught me how to crochet and quilt while I was visiting when I was about 9. Many years later, in 1974, I joined an appliqué class with 4 friends and have now spent many years making quilts. I was a hand quilter and thought all methods machine were “less than”! How wrong I was. I now enjoy every art quilting technique that comes along, hand OR machine. My work now includes painting and lots of surface techniques. And I love machine quilting! I’ve been fortunate to have won some awards and been juried into both art and quilt shows. Making art and teaching are my two favorite activities.
I grew up in Iowa and graduated with a degree in Fine Art from the State University of Iowa. I married and raised a son and daughter who have given me 12 beautiful grandchildren. I’ve spent the last 35 years painting canvases and working with an interior designer painting on nearly every kind of surface in many beautiful homes. I worked as a faux finisher, muralist, and tried my hand at interior design. I discovered making art was much more fun than dealing with late product and angry customers!
I now teach art quilting around the state and locally in Sun City. I love sharing new techniques with my students and they make me grow as an artist and a person. I started a blog about a year ago and I’m looking forward to getting more serious about it. As I create more art I will be sharing it on my blog. You can find me at BettyHahnfiberart.blogspot.com.
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