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About Needles & Bolts
Needles & Bolts is an award-winning destination for modern makers in the charming Mt. Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia. Honored with the 2024 Philadelphia Inquirer Philly Favorite Specialty Shop award and dubbed "Sew Amazing" by Philly Current Magazine in their 2025 Best of Philly issue, we're proud to be recognized for inspiring creativity and building community.
Founded in 2022, we cater to quilters and stitchers of all kinds. Whether you're machine piecing, hand quilting, or exploring embroidery, our goal is to foster connection through inspiration and education. What would you like to stitch?
Needles & Bolts was born from the idea that stitching should be accessible to anyone who wants to experience it. Our shop is designed as a creative space for sewists of all types to congregate and collaborate, and we encourage everyone to bring their authentic selves through the doors. Originally conceived as a mobile stitchery in early 2022, Needles & Bolts set out to become Philadelphia's first mobile quilt shop. As luck would have it, the perfect shop space became available as plans were being made. We pressed pause on the mobile idea, opened the storefront, and voila—Needles & Bolts was born!
At Needles & Bolts, we specialize in offering a curated collection of quilting fabric, linen, select garment fabric, and quilting supplies, along with cross stitch, hand embroidery, sashiko, and other stitchery tools.
At Needles & Bolts, we specialize in offering a curated collection of quilting fabric, linen, select garment fabric & quilting supplies, along with cross stitch, hand embroidery, sashiko, and other stitchery tools.
About the Owner: Meet Stella Singleton
Owner Stella Singleton has been stitching since she was in her single digits. Her journey began with pre-printed cross-stitch panels, lovingly guided by her Nana, who showed her how to thread a needle and make a series of "X"s that blossomed into a sweet floral placemat. From those early stitches, Stella’s love of fiber arts flourished—first mastering cross stitch, then diving into macrame, embroidery, and machine sewing.
In college, Stella picked up crochet, and by 2002 she had taken a knitting class at The Tangled Web in Chestnut Hill. That class led to part-time work at the shop, where she also taught knitting and crochet classes. In 2006, Stella took an intro to quilting class at Fabrics on the Hill, also in Chestnut Hill. The magic of quilting had her hooked, and her journey into the quilting world was unstoppable.
After moving to Phoenix, Stella joined the PHX MQG, where she eagerly expanded her skillset—learning foundation paper piecing, English paper piecing, applique, and any technique she could get her hands on. Later, in North Jersey, Stella joined the NJMQG, serving as Vice President for a year and then as Programs Director for another. She cherished the camaraderie the guild fostered, where stitchers of all skill levels came together to share their fiber love.
Fulfilling her dream of owning a quilt shop, Stella now spends her days surrounded by gorgeous fabrics and creative people, building a vibrant community of makers at Needles & Bolts.