Category: patterns
amy butler’s newest PDF pattern
Since before I opened the shop I have been a HUGE fan of Amy Butler - she has such an incredible design sensibility and aesthetic and everything you see that comes from her brand you want to wear, have and of course make! So it was no surprise that I was inspired when I recently saw [...]
sarai mitnick from colette patterns visits pins & needles
Many of you have probably heard us rave about Colette Patterns and today we are back to rave about them again, but also share our excitement about a recent visitor we had at the shop – the maker behind Colette Patterns, Sarai Mitnick! Sarai was visiting the Big Apple for some workshops she was hosting [...]
In Your Stylish Craft Kit: Christine Haynes
Today we’re excited to introduce a new feature on our blog called “In Your Stylish Craft Kit“, where we take a peek inside the bag of tricks of some of our favorite crafters, sewers, pattern makers, D.I.Yers’ and others living a creative life to discover some of their favorites tools, materials, supplies as well [...]
Colette Ginger Skirt
Starting on September 27, Pins & Needles will once again be offering our skirt class, but we changed the structure of the class up a bit this season and instead of offering three different patterns for our students to choose from we have decided to keep it simple and just offer one. This way we [...]
Lunch Bag Tutorial
It’s that time of year again, it’s time for the kids to head back to school! And with that comes school supply shopping and crafting, yes, crafting. In taking a look at the lunch bags (for both kids and adults) we didn’t really see anything that inspired us to bring our lunch day in and [...]
A Baby Shower and a Tutorial
We had a fabulous time at my baby shower this past weekend! I am so lucky to have so many wonderful friends and family members and I am especially lucky to have such a wonderful friend, Rachel, who hosted this beautiful event here at the shop. We wanted to share some photos with you of [...]
New SkipStone Patterns
We recently got the cutest new patterns in the shop from SkipStone. Â For those of you who haven’t heard of this company, it is A-DOR-ABLE! Their tag line is cut & sew happy, which is the perfect description for just what you get from these patterns. There are two kinds of patterns, some that are [...]
mommy-to-be: roll up changing pad
Our friend Judy came into the store the other day and had the most clever roll up changing pad. It was compact enough that she could roll it up and toss it in her purse, and cute enough to show off anywhere. We liked it so much that we decided to try and recreate it [...]
Mommy-to-Be: Cute Hats
Since my baby will be born in the fall and still be small in the winter, I wanted to stock up on some hats to keep his head warm. I found this quick and easy pattern in the book Making Children’s Clothes, by Emma Hardy. I decided to use some of the lightweight jersey we had [...]
quilt market recap part 2…
As we mentioned last week, we wanted to share all the excitement from the International Quilt Market in Kansas City that we attended a few weeks ago and felt it best to be split into two posts so here we are again with part 2… So to dive in…Denyse Schmidt calls her newest collection Chicopee. The [...]
