Marcia k Nagel It takes a village.... It takes a village, they say. Oh so true a statement, weather raising up children, in our community, families, friend network or business. Over the years, as this once tiny quilt shop has grown we hav... Mar 25, 2024
Keely Shaw BERNINA L890 - Officially 10K Certified! Thank you for all of your well-wishes on both the speed serging and the early morning running! I am thrilled to say that my legs took their cue from my trusty BERNINA L 890 and neither let me down! I ... Mar 18, 2024
Joy M Inglett Pieced Together by a Common Thread This past week was spent in Clifton Forge, Virginia with Marcia, Suzie and Kendra. Suzie drove the 16 hours to and from and we enjoyed two audio books and each other's company. While the railroad ran ... Mar 11, 2024
Kendra Fredrickson On the Road Again! Can you believe that it is already March? We have been off to a busy start this year at Pine Needles! The end of January, Joy and I were off to Coeur d' Alene, Idaho to represent Pine Needles Quilt & ... Mar 4, 2024
Suzie Nagel 4-H Sewing Fun Mason and I volunteered to assist in whipping up some pillowcases with the LeRoy Wide Awake 4-H club. It was so much fun, and I think it's so important to teach the younger folks to sew these days. Th... Feb 26, 2024
Marcia k Nagel Setting sites on Spring! One wonderful thing about living in the Midwest is experiencing the four distinct seasons. I like some more than others, but each year I find more appreciation for each of them. Yes, even winter, howe... Feb 19, 2024
Keely Shaw You can make ANYTHING with a BERNINA! As you may be able to tell, I'm not much of a quilter. I'm not awful at it, but when I look at the quilts Joy, Suzie, Kendra, Marcia, basically EVERYONE at Pine Needles makes, mine PALE in comparison.... Feb 12, 2024
Joy M Inglett Done is Better Than Perfect Done is better than perfect may lead you to believe I am a willy-nilly sewer. For me, this phrase embodies a freeing philosophy and embodies more than just the process of sewing accurate seams. Someti... Feb 6, 2024
Kendra Fredrickson Hello, 2024! Now that we have made it through all of the Holiday Celebrations, January 2024 is upon us. I always hope to set good New Year resolutions to look forward to attaining in the new year. This year, I am ... Jan 8, 2024
Keely Shaw The Things I Do For HER (NEVER AGAIN!) She is the absolute WORST, and I can't believe I do anything for her at all. But again and again she ropes me into doing favors and projects and there are always annoying deadlines and obligations con... Jan 1, 2024
Joy M Inglett Projects of Christmas Past Saturday started the first day of 4 days off in a row. It will be a quiet Christmas at our house as only one of our four children will be home. Yesterday morning I decided to fill my coffee mug and he... Dec 25, 2023
Suzie Nagel Blast from the Past - Cresco, Iowa Beginnings Join me in a little trip down memory lane. Grab something warm and toasty and scroll through just a few (YES, this has been narrowed down, believe it or not!) of my favorite pictures from WAYYYY back ... Dec 18, 2023