Quilt’n ThymeQuarterly

Winter, 2016

In This Issue . . . . .

A Designer’s ProfileFeatured FabricStore DisplaysCalendar of Classes

PhilipJacobsstudied printedtextilesat HornseyCollegeofArt from1973to1976.He thenworkedfreelance designingdressfabrics anddesignsforbedding fortheAmerican, JapaneseandEnglishmarkets. In the early 1980’s he started designing furnishingfabricsformostofthemajorEnglishcompaniesincludingSanderson,Libertys,BakersandOsborneandLittleeventuallybecomingDesignDirectorofRammson&Crocker.ThroughRammson&CrockerhedesignedfurnishingcollectionsforthemajorAmericancompaniesincludingBrunschwig,LeeJofa,RoseCummings,Hinson,BakerFurnitureetc.,aswellascollectionsforMarks&SpencerinEngland.

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worksfreelanceandhasovertheyearsbuiltupavastarchiveofantiquetextilesandwallpapersfromthe18th,19thand20thcenturieswhichservesbothasreferenceguideandinspirationforhisdesigns.ThearchiveisstoredinanoldconvertedstableathishomeinDorset.HeisnowproducingfurnishingandwallpaperdesignsforAndrewMartin,Colefax&Fowler,Sanderson,ZoffanyandisworkingwithKaffeFassettproducingthequiltingdesignsforWest-minsterfabrics.Because,ashehasstated,hewas“overflowing with inspiration,” he established Snow LeopardDesignstomarketadditionalcollectionsforFreeSpiritundertheSnowLeopardlabel. Jacobs’ work is not designed specifically for quilts.Heleavesthattothepeoplewhobuyhisfabricbecause, he readily admits, he is not a quilter. “I don’t

QUILT’N THYME SEW & VAC955 Highway 99W, Suite 115 - Corning, California 96021

Store HoursMonday 9am-9pm - Tuesday through Friday 9am-5pm - Saturday 9am-4pm - Closed Sunday

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entirely from Phillip’s fabrics.

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know how to sew two bits of cloth together. I’m not a needle person. I’m not a knitter,” he has stated. He elaborates, “I have ideas. I’m not someone whoactivelydesignsthepatternstomakeaquilt,itsjustnotmyareaofexpertise.Ileavethattootherpeopleanditamazesmewhatpeoplecreatewithmy designs.”HisotherinterestsincludediggingupfossildinosaurbonesontheJurassiccoastofDorsetnearhishome,andhehasrecentlyhadabookofpracticalphilosophypublishedinEnglandandintheStates.

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Classroom & store displays

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TAKE CONTROLOF YOUR MACHINE

Learn all of the capabilities of your Serger and/or Sewing Machine in

monthly sessions with Sherry Bishop. She will push all of the buttons,

manipulate all of the tensions, and show you all of your equipment’s

secrets!Please bring in your machine with its Owner’s Manual plus all of the accessories and sewing supplies you will need to work on your sewing project, to include:

Scissors Rotary CutterCutting Mat

NeedlesFabric

OilTools

Most important, bring your questions so we can find solutions to your sewing challenges.

Classes are held on the 3rd Saturday of every Monthat Quilt’n Thyme Sew & Vac

9 am - 4 pm1 hour lunch break - bring your own lunch and snacks

6 hours of free instruction for customers who havepurchased a new Elna, Janome, or Necchi sewing machine from us.Sign-up and pay class fees on our website, www.quiltnthyme.com

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Quilt’n Thyme Sew & VacJanuary, 2016 Class Schedule

1/4 Monday 10-3 UFO & Brown Baggers Closed1/4 Monday 5-9 pm Sew-in Open1/5 Tuesday 10:30-1:30 Beginning Knitting Barbara Johnson Open1/6 Wednesday 9-4 Sew-in Open1/7 Thursday 9-4 Sew-in Open1/11 Monday 5-9 pm Sew-in Open1/12 Tuesday 10:30-1:30 Beginning Knitting Barbara Johnson Open1/13 Wednesday 9-4 Sew-in Open1/14 Thursday 9-4 Sew-in Open 1/16 Saturday 9-3 Know Your Machine Sherry Bishop Open 1/18 Monday 10-3 Hand Stitchers Closed 1/18 Monday 5-9pm Sew-in Open1/19 Tuesday 10:30-1:30 Beginning Knitting Barbara Johnson Open 1/20 Wednesday 9-4 Sew-in Open1/21 Thursday 9-4 Sew-in Open 1/25 Monday 5-9 pm Sew-in Open 1/26 Tuesday 10:30-3:00 Beginning Knitting Barbara Johnson Open1/27 Wednesday 9-4 Sew-in Open1/28 Thursday 9-4 Sew-in Open1/31 Monday 5-9 pm Sew-in Open

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. . . to this issue, the New Year brings changes to Quilt’n Thyme Sew & Vac. As of January 1, 2016 our store will be under new ownership and co-manage-ment. Josh Steigman and Susan Bellamy will take on all of the responsibilities of managing store operations, with Josh assuming ownership and taking on the responsibilities of Sales and Marketing, and Susan tak-ing on the responsibilities of accounting management and inventory control. Dan Steigman, though, for the most part absent, will perform in an advisory role. We have instituted a new point of sale, accounting, and record keeping system, as well as a new, expanded, and evolving website at www.quiltnthyme.com. Some of the website’s added features include expanded offerings, giving our customers and visitors the ability and convenience of shopping online from their homes. Purchases can be shipped to the buyer at economical rates, or can be picked up at our store for no shipping costs whatsoever.

* * * * * * * * * * * *PLEASE NOTE: Our store makes available display space to our customers to show off their work. However, because this editor works during off-hours to gather images for featuring customer works of art, if it is unlabeled he is unable to give credit where credit is due. You may have noticed that the fine works featured in this issue’s Classroom & Store Displays are un-labeled. This is because each item featured showed no information as to its title or creator. We askthat even a simple note pinned to the back of your submission be included in the future so that we may give the creator proper credit.

As a postscript . . . .