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About Needles & Bolts
Needles & Bolts is an award-winning destination for modern makers in the heart of Mt. Airy, Philadelphia.
Recognized as a 2024 & 2025 Philadelphia Inquirer Philly Favorite Specialty Shop and named “Sew Amazing” in Philly Current’s 2025 Best of Philly issue, we’re proud to be celebrated for inspiring creativity and building community.
Founded in 2022, Needles & Bolts welcomes quilters, garment makers, and hand-stitchers of all kinds. Whether you’re piecing by machine, quilting by hand, or exploring embroidery, our goal is to spark inspiration, share knowledge, and foster connection. ?
What began as a dream for Philadelphia’s first mobile quilt shop quickly grew into something bigger. When the perfect storefront opened in Mt. Airy, we shifted gears, built out a creative hub, and opened our doors. Since then, Needles & Bolts has become a gathering place where every stitcher can bring their authentic self and find community through craft.
Today, our shelves feature a curated mix of modern quilting cottons, linen, select garment fabrics, and high-quality notions—plus everything you need for hand embroidery, cross stitch, sashiko, and more. Whether you’re brand-new or a seasoned maker, you’ll find the tools, classes, and encouragement to bring your next project to life.
Meet Stella Singleton: Owner of Needles & Bolts
Stella has been stitching since childhood, when her Nana first showed her how to thread a needle and turn little “X”s into a cross-stitched floral placemat. From those early projects, her love of fiber arts only grew—moving from cross stitch to macramé, embroidery, and machine sewing.
In college, Stella added crochet to her repertoire, and by 2002 she was knitting (and later teaching) at The Tangled Web in Chestnut Hill. A quilting class in 2006 sealed the deal—she was officially hooked on quilting.
Her journey continued through creative communities across the country: in Phoenix, with the PHX MQG, she explored foundation paper piecing, EPP, appliqué, and more; in North Jersey, she served as Vice President and Programs Director of the NJMQG, where she found deep joy in building community among stitchers of all skill levels.
Today, Stella is living her dream as the founder of Needles & Bolts. Surrounded by gorgeous fabrics and passionate makers, she’s built a vibrant hub where creativity and community thrive—one stitch at a time.