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of Dublin, California, has been named 2003 Quilt Teacher of
the Year by The Professional Quilter magazine. The award was announced in the
Spring issue of the magazine.
Nominated for this award by her students in recognition
of the quality of her teaching and the enthusiasm she generates for the world of
quiltmaking, Linda has been teaching quilting for about nine years. She specializes
in the more creative aspects of quilting: landscapes, portraits, liturgical pieces,
experiments with fabric painting and threadplay and the creation of new fabrics by
layering and machine embroidery.
Other nominees for this prestigious award included Eileen
Alber, Newbury Park, Calif.; Jenny Bowker, Garran, Australia; Ruth Brill, Boca
Raton, Fla.; Nancy Crow, Baltimore, Ohio; Ellen Anne Eddy, Porter, Ind.; Caryl
Bryer Fallert, Oswego, Ill.; Jeanne B. Hagerman, Woodbury, N.J.; Shannon M. Hicks,
Pateros, Wash.; Jenny Carr Kinney, Ventura, Calif.; Sylvia Landman, Novato, Calif.;
, Lathrop, Calif.; Karen C. McTavish, Duluth, Minn.; Merry May,
Tuckahoe, N.J.; Sue Nickels, Ann Arbor,; Kathleen Pappas, Los Angeles, Calif.;
Sherry D. Rogers, Des Moines, Wash., George Sicilian, Centereach, N.Y.; Ricky Tims,
Arvada, Colo.
This is the seventeenth year the award has been presented
by The Professional Quilter, a quarterly business journal for serious quilters.
Teachers, who are nominated by their students or employers, are judged based on
the answers to a questionnaire. The criteria include commitment to development
of fine workmanship and personal expression of students; involvement in and
contributions to the field of quiltmaking; and professionalism, including personal
code of ethics and serving as a role model.
Judges for the 2003 competition were Dixie Haywood, a teacher,
writer and award-winning quiltmaker; Jeannie Spears, former editor of The Professional
Quilter and Quilter's Newsletter Magazine; and Schley Sisson Brandt, 2002 Quilt
Teacher of the Year.
The Spring issue of The Professional Quilter includes
profiles of all the nominees. Copies are available from The Professional Quilter,
22412 Rolling Hill Lane, Laytonsville, MD 20882; www.professionalquilter.com.
The cost is $7.25 ppd. ($7.61 in Maryland).
Nominations for the 2004 Quilt Teacher of the Year award
should be sent to Teacher of the Year, 22412 Rolling Hill Lane, Laytonsville, MD
20882 or teacheroftheyear@professionalquilter.com. Include the name, address and
phone number of the nominee along with a short statement about why she or he is
an outstanding quilt teacher. The deadline for nominations is Dec. 1, 2003.
Morna McEver Golletz
Editor/Publisher
The Professional Quilter, the business journal for serious quilters
www.professionalquilter.com
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