Quilt’n ThymeQuarterly

Spring, 2015In This Issue . . . .

A Quilter’s ProfileFeatured FabricsTools & EquipmentClassroom DisplaysCalendar of Classes

Joyce Gravell has been sewing for most of her life. She enjoys creating and finishing projects from begin-ning to end. As a young girl, she learned to crochet first, then built on an interest in sewing. Though her mother did some sewing, for the most part she was self-taught. She made her own clothes, her husband’s shirts and sports jackets, and many “crafty items for their home. Her sons even enlisted her to make special dresses for their prom dates plus all of the “finery” that goes with that kind of an event!

She always admired and was interested in quilts, but found that quilting takes a tremendous amount of time. So, during her working career, she could only devote the time to making simple quilts promising herself to tackle more elaborate projects when she re-tired. So, after retirement in 2003, she began taking classes and joined the Sun Country Quilt Guild. She now spend lots of time designing and sewing quilts, as well as learning more about the art of quilting.

Enjoying New Ideas

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

Q uilting is my personal creative outlet and I am happy to help others develop their own artistry in the creation of quilts.”

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Octoberfest - 2014

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“Quilting is truly an art form. I find that I love the variety of color and the texture of fabric and blend-ing them together. I also really enjoy working at the local quilt shop and helping customers who come into the shop,” Joyce explains. Further elaborating, “ A friend of mine, who was also a customer, died a year and a half ago. Her husband came into the shop and asked if I would teach him to quilt. He has now completed several quilts and finds comfort in continuing his wife’s hobby.”

She favors quilt designs that tend to be traditional, but also continues to learn from the great quilters we have today to expand her horizons. She enjoys trying new ideas and states, “If only my hands were in better shape, I would be doing hand-quilting and fine appliqué.

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Sun And Moon2014

Chenille Poinsettas2012

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Editor’s Note

The photographs of the quilts that illustrate this article are from a month-long exhition of Joyce Gravell’s work at Quilt’n Thyme Sew & Vac during the month of December, 2014.

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Christmas Stack-n-Whack2014

Twisted Nine2013

Christmas Horse2014

Christmas Store2013

Blue Santa2014

Fabrics and such

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Alexander Henry Fabrics TOWERS OF THE SEA

Fabric Freedom HANNOVER SQUARE

Timeless Treasures TIFFANY-CM2400

Alexander Henry Fabrics TRINA

Blank Quilting LAZY LILACS

Timeless Treasures OASIS-C2314

Timeless Treasures TIFFANY-CM2401

Wilmington Prints INDIGO NATURE

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Blank QuiltingWESTERN ALBUM

by Western Denim & Dirt

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Tools & Equipment

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The Rhythm of Your Ideas

Contemporary, as well as attractive and practical, the new Elna Sew Zebra offers the features needed to fulfill your basic sewing needs. This user-friendly machine is an ultimate partner for beginners.

Technical Features* Large view stitch display* Instant reverse lever* Easy declutch for bobbin winding* Clip-on presser foot* Extra presser foot lift* Front loading oscillating hook system* Two vertical spool pins* Adjustable tension dial between 0 to 9* Sewing light* Free arm* Carrying handle* Vinyl dust cover

Stitches Features- 15 stitches including buttonhole, stretch stitches and triple stitches- Four-steps buttonhole- 4mm maximum stitch length- straight stitch and triple stitch with two needles position variable between left and center

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Classroom DisplaysNite Lites

Piecework - Gene OlsonLong-arm Quilting - Nancy Sims

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Floating SquaresPiecework - Shawna RouschLong-arm Quilting - Krista Yokum

A Walk in the CityPiecework - Shawna Rousch

Long-arm Quilting - Krista Yokum

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Quilt’n Thyme Sew & VacApril, 2015 Class Schedule

4/1 Wednesday 9-4 Sew-in Open4/2 Thursday 9-4 Sew-in Open4/6 Monday 5-9pm Sew-in Open4/7 Tuesday 10:30-1:30 Beginning Knitting Barbara Johnson Open4/8 Wednesday 9-4 Sew-in Open4/9 Thursday 9-4 Sew-in Open4/13 Monday 5-9pm Sew-in Open4/14 Tuesday 10:30-1:30 Beginning Knitting Barbara Johnson Open4/14 Tuesday 9-4 Hand Stitchers Closed4/15 Wednesday 9-4 Sew-in Open4/16 Thursday 9-4 Sew-in Open4/18 Saturday 9-4 Know Your Machine Sherry Bishop Open4/20 Monday 5-9pm Sew-in Open4/21 Tuesday 10:30-1:30 Beginning Knitting Barbara Johnson Open1/20 Tuesday 1:30-4:00 Beginning Quilting Joyce Gravell Open4/22 Wednesday 9-4 Sew-in Open4/23 Thursday 9-4 Sew-in Open4/27 Monday 5-9pm Sew-in Open4/27 Monday 10-4 Weaver Fever Nancy Sims Open4/28 Tuesday 10:30-1:30 Beginning Knitting Barbara Johnson Open4/29 Wednesday 9-4 Sew-in Open4/30 Thursday 9-4 Sew-in Open

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back to school

Share Your ExpertiseAre you interested in giving a class and sharing your knowledge?

Quilt ‘n Thyme Sew & Vac is always on the lookout for adding classes to its roster. Our on-site classroom is provided at no charge, with a capacity of ten students for hands-on training and more for lectures and dem-onstrations only. If you are interested, speak to Joyce Gravell on Tuesdays between 9 am - 1:30 pm, or Wednes-days and Thursdays between 9 am - 5 pm at our store.

All registrations for classes are now online at www.quiltnthyme.com

Weaver FeverNancy Sims

Monday, April 27th

Block of the MonthJosh Steigman

Share Your Work Do you want to share your quilting work with other readers? We are hoping to make this a regular feature of the Quarterly, so search through your “stacks” for your favorite quilt and contact us at:

mail@quiltnthyme.com with a photo of your quilt, wall hanging, table-runner, or other completed quilting project, name, city/state location, and any other pertinent information for placement consideration. If you are local to the store you can bring your finished project in for us to photograph.

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. . . to this issue, you may notice that a new section has been added to the quarterly, Classroom Display. It has come to this editor’s attention that, unlike the collections that are displayed on the walls of the showroom, there is quite a quantity of fine quilts that “magically” appear hanging on the walls of the classroom, some for only a couple of days, others for weeks at a time. Many are brought in by attendees of the various Sew-Ins, others are representative of classes that are scheduled. Still others are individually hung by frequent customers for purely display purposes. Our readers may also notice that many are labeled as “quilter unknown.” This is because many quilts that are exhibited have no labels or paper tags pinned to them detailing the title, the name of the quilter, nor the date of creation. As this editor is not available in the shop at all times, nor is he “psychic” in getting information from “the great beyond,” he has to rely on tags, labels, or word of mouth to attribute proper credit to a particular work. For future issues we hope that information crediting the quilter is provided for each piece that ishung and featured. If not, we will respect the quilter’s anonynimity.

Get the Word Out!Quilt’n Thyme News, with a circulation of over 700 customers, spanning local, statewide, and out-of-state locales, who have signed up to receive this Quarterly, provides you with an excellent resource for getting the word out about the services you offer.

A free quarterly placement of your scanned business card is available upon request. If you want to be listed in this publication, please sign up with us at mail@quiltnthyme.com and drop your card off at our store for placement consideration by store management.

Future offerings of quarter-page, half-page, and even full-page advertising placements are being considered to provide opportunities for additional exposure. An independent contractor is available to assist you in the development of such ads.

Management reserves the right to reject any ad request or submission. Any requests for placing ads for competing quilt shops, sewing and fabric stores,

department stores and outlets, etc. will not be accepted.

As a postscript . . . . “Methinks it is a token of healthy and gentle characteristics, when women of high thoughts and accomplishments love to sew, expecially as they are never more at home with their own hearts than while so occupied”

Nathaniel Hawthorne