A Pinecone Wedding!

Many congratulations to one of our own! In case you haven't noticed one of our pinecones otherwise known as Kathy Koning has been floating around the Pine Needle for the past several months. Kathy fell head over heels in love and was married this past weekend!

Congratulations Kathy & Roger!!!

Embroidery Spotlight

It's that time of year when small projects are a must! Vacations, baseball games, (really long) graduation ceremonies... all of these activities just beg for a portable project!

Start your project by getting organized...

Here's a fun gadget! The string thing is a simple tin that helps keep your thread in line by routing it through a perfectly sized hole in its top. It comes with a magnetic top to place your needles or scissors on for safe-keeping, and is designed with places to write the brand, color, and size of the thread you are using. It keeps your thread tidy, clean, and contained. The string thing comes in three different sizes. Perfect!

Now for the project...

Bonnie Sullivan has come up with some spectacular designs. This one called Itty Bitty Button Pictures is perfect for a "take along" project!

The Pine Needle has many samples of Bonnie's work in the store. Come by for a dose of inspiration and browse through her beautiful designs... You can find out more about Bonnie by clicking here...

Next up is the queen of embrodiery and good friend to The Pine Needle... Kathy Schmitz! Just in case you didn't know... Bonnie and Kathy are sisters! The Pine Needle is blessed to have such wonderful talent at the store.

Kathy's latest design is called, M is for Monogram. This little booklet has 10 monogram surrounds and 1 alphabet. These surrounds can be embroidered on tea towels, pillowcases or anywhere you need to add a little something.

Choosing a project is so much fun, the Pine Cones are looking forward to helping you with your next project! See you soon...

Jungle Friends!!!

Blue Hill Fabrics has been very busy designing the cutest fabric lines! Today's featured line is Jungle Friends, a cuddly flannel just perfect for that baby shower on your calendar!

Jungle Friends would be a lively compliment to any nursery, come by the Pine Needle  and pick out your favorites. Kits for our popular cuddly quilt are also available.

Rainy Day Inspiration

The Pacific NW often brings  a load of liquid sunshine! We will not be let down this week!!!

A rainy day is perfect for starting a new project, stitching on that binding, labeling a completed quilt...

Here are a few patterns I have either made or am contemplating...

This book is written completely in Japanese. Although I don't understand a word of Japanese (who cares!) the pictures are so inspiring...

These are my favorite little scissors, great for clipping threads at the machine or while doing hand work...

If you've never tried printed treasures for making a label, take advantage of a rainy day and try it...

 More inspiration can be found by hopping on over to The Pine Needle to check out all the beautiful fabrics, books, quilts and notions.  You can join us this Friday, April 2 for Happy Hour from 10:00 - 12:00 where Janet Pendergrass will be teaching a class to help you construct the Bistro Apron designed by Michelle from Busy Bee Quilt Designs. Saturday, April 3, we are hosting an Easter Egg Hunt for all you quilters. The pinecones will be hiding eggs all around the store filled with candy, discounts and fabric!

We love to hear from you, leave us a comment about your rainy day inspiration!!!

*The patterns, books and notions in this post are all available at The Pine Needle

Making Memories

The Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation is at the Pine Needle! One of their programs is called Quilters Against Breast Cancer. This is what the foundation has to say about the program...

Stitching Wishes

Is quilting your passion? Then join the scores of quilters who donate thier time and talent to help Making Memories Breast Cancer Foundation grant wishes to terminally ill breast cancer patients.

The Quilters Against Breast Cancer program gives you the opportunity to transform damaged wedding gowns into beautiful works of art. We provide the fabric, you provide the imagination! Quilts made for us by volunteers are then offered for sale by QABC with proceeds going toward Making Memories' wish fulfuillment fund. Selected quilts are reserved for dispaly in QABC's traveling exhibit, The Quilt a Wish Collection, for thousands to enjoy.

The Traveling Exhibit is on Display at the Pine Needle

429 1st Street

Lake Oswego, OR

97034

Come by and view these gorgeous quilts for yourself! The quilts are available for sale, if you would like more information on the QABC click here ...

Can you say Field Trip...

"What would happen," we wondered, "if each of us made a piece that had a common element? A green line that danced from piece to piece, to suit the vision of each artist, yet spoke to the others in the room."

Line Dance

by the members of High Fiber Diet
First Unitarian Church

Fuller Hall

SW 12th and Main, Portland

(enter through the door on SW Main St. on the corner of SW 12th and Main)
March 7 - March 29, 2010

Open Sundays from 8:30 am to 1 pm

Meet the artists Sunday, March 7 following church services

services held 9:15 am - 10:15 am and 11:15 am - 12:15

Quilter's are amazing artists aren't they? Don't miss this opportunity to expand your creative horizons and meet the aritists of these fabulous quilts!