Row by Row 2016

The Row by Row experience has started and shop hoppers are already stopping in to add our row to their adventure. This year's theme is Home Sweet Home, so we created a charming neighborhood of colorful homes on a lake -- our lake. Welcome to Lake Oswego!

Come on in and see our latest fabrics, Pick up your Row by Row pattern, and purchase our kit to get started right away. Post your Row by Row experience on Facebook and be sure to give #the_pine_needle a big shout out!

Spring at The Pine Needle

Spring has definitely sprung at The Pine Needle! We're re-stocking after the whirlwind that was the Sewing and Stitch Expo in Puyallup, WA and there's lots of sunny colors and cute animals just in time for spring projects.

Bunnies and birdies and butterflies, oh my!

Summer Roads is our newest kit using our Crossroads pattern. It looks great in soft, springtime colors (to include the pink chosen by Pantone to be one of the colors for 2016).

Pink paired with grey and a deeper red says spring fling! Valentine's Day may have passed, but romance can still be in the air.

We've still got Katya kits and Quick Curve rulers for this stunner of a quilt. Some new cheery retro looking fabrics fit right in to the mix.

Spring means babies, and we've got lots of adorable flannels, and self-binding baby blanket kits that are perfect last minute shower gifts.

The Pine Needle is Prepping for Puyallup

Come see us in our two booths at the Sewing and Stitchery Expo in Puyallup, WA from Feb 25th through 28th.

  

The Pinecones are busy preparing for the show -- we're choosing fabrics and notions to bring, cutting and assembling kits, and sewing up samples to inspire our customers.

We've got snuggly flannels like misty greats and creams for our Highland Crossroads quilt (above), and absolutely adorable prints for self-binding baby blankets -- a quick, easy, and super-cute solution for the next baby in your life (below). 

We're proud to have Mary Fons in our booth as well. We'll be showcasing her new World Piece fabric collection gathered by country. We're busily sewing up lovely samples that make efficient use of these fun bundles.

It's not just about quilts. We've got smaller projects too, like the Noddlehead 241 bag and Market Tote patterns which shows off special fabrics beautifully.

We hope to see you there!

New Year, New Fabrics

We've had a huge influx of new fabrics in the last few weeks. It seems like we re-arrange the shop every few days.

One new thing is our rainbow table of cotton half-yards. When you like a fabric, but don't have a specific project in mind, these are perfect!

Isn't this Into the Deep collection (plus some of our favorites to splash around with it) by Michael Miller Fabrics dreamy?

Modern batiks by Me + You from Hoffman are super rich, and perfect in our Illumination quilt kit.

And, for fans of ditzy prints, Small Wonders by Mary Fons is a new classic. Our Lovejoy pattern would look super with any of these world travel themed fabrics. We have bundles by country as well as yardage, and a wide backing fabric with the collection's simple drawn heart.

Stay tuned for even more fabrics as they arrive!

Join the Open House fun

Today, Friday Jan 15th was the first day of Open House and the fabric was flying! Customers enjoyed hourly drawings and inspirational demos and class samples from our wonderful teachers, Pam Raby, Rachel Kerley, Vickie Pierson, Dawn White, and more.

Coleen Barnhardt wowed us all with her Coloring Quilts class samples.

Nancy is demonstrating gadgets to help keep accurate seam allowances of several widths.

Author and teacher Sheila Snyder of A License to Quilt will be on hand. Here she's explaining her Turban Stool class to intrigued customers.

Plus, enjoy a jewelry show and sale by Kelly Forester of Kis Designs.

If you missed today's fun, there's still time tomorrow, Saturday Jan 16th. Come on in from 11 to 5 and check it out!

Winter Open House Festival

Welcome to the new year! 2016 is off to a great start at The Pine Needle with lots of fabric and events on the horizon. I'm Kristin, the newest "Pine Cone," and I'm going to don the social media mantle. I hope to keep the blog humming along with updates monthly if not more. Our Facebook and Instagram accounts will be getting more attention too.

What's coming up? Don't miss our Winter Open House Friday Jan 15th and Saturday Jan 16th from 11am to 5pm.

Come meet our outstanding staff and take advantage of their professional input and receive discounts on many items. Our instructors Pam Raby, Rachel Kerley, and Vickie Pierson will share inspiring projects and upcoming classes. Dawn White and Nancy McGuire will demo a few of their favorite products.

Meet author and teacher Sheila Snyder of A License to Quilt who will be on hand to help select fabric for her Turban Stool class. And, enjoy a jewelry show and sale by Kelly Forester of Kis Designs.

If that's not enough, we'll be having hourly drawings for great prizes too. We hope to see you here!