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Get ready for the 2025 Mystery Quilt Shop Hop! We’re excited to welcome two new stores to the lineup this year, making it an even better way to discover your local quilt shops. Save the Dates: Saturday, March 1 – Sunday, March 9, 2025!

Take your quilting to the next level with Beyond the Basics, a hands-on skill-building series designed to help you master essential techniques and elevate your quilt designs. Over six months, you’ll explore foundational and advanced skills, including: * Precise cutting and pressing for polished, professional results. * Classic quilt block styles like log cabin, half-square triangles, and flying geese—with a creative twist! * Nesting seams for crisp, perfect points. * Fussy cutting to create eye-catching, precise motifs. Each month, you’ll learn how to manipulate these techniques into unique block designs, unlocking endless possibilities for your quilting projects. What’s included: * Registration fee includes Skillbuilding: Quick & Easy Block Tool, the book we’ll use to guide the class. * Expert guidance and tips to refine your skills and boost your confidence. Whether you’re a beginner ready to level up or a seasoned quilter looking to expand your repertoire, this series will inspire and empower you to create stunning quilts. Skill Level: Confident Beginner Join us and discover the tools and techniques to transform your quilting journey!

Cost: $ 95.00
Ready to take your quilting skills to the next level? Join our Free-Motion Quilting Club, where we'll explore the art of free-motion quilting, one motif at a time. Using the book Beginner’s Guide to Free-Motion Quilting as our guide, we’ll dive into a different motif style each month, giving you the confidence to transform your quilts with creative, personalized designs. Perfect for beginners or anyone looking to sharpen their skills in a supportive, hands-on environment. Bring your machine, enthusiasm, and let’s get quilting!

Cost: $ 40.00
A sale of Sarah Bond's fabric stash to benefit her family.

SUNDAYS IN STITCHES: A 9-DRESS WORKSHOP SERIES Join our Weekly Dress Workshop Series on Sundays at Needles & Bolts! Kick off 2025 with our Weekly Dress Workshop, running Sundays from January through March. Whether you're a beginner or ready to level up your skills, this series offers something for everyone with 9 stunning dresses to sew. You can sign up for the whole series or choose individual workshops based on your interest and skill level. This workshop registration is for the Renee Pinafore #1 out of 9 dresses. The Renee Pinafore (a Stitch Jawn original) is a beginner-friendly pinafore dress that’s perfect for layering over tank tops in the summer and sweaters in the winter. This versatile design features clean lines and simple construction.

Cost: $ 135.00
SUNDAYS IN STITCHES: A 9-DRESS WORKSHOP SERIES Join our Weekly Dress Workshop Series on Sundays at Needles & Bolts! Kick off 2025 with our Weekly Dress Workshop, running Sundays from January through March. Whether you're a beginner or ready to level up your skills, this series offers something for everyone with 9 stunning dresses to sew. You can sign up for the whole series or choose individual workshops based on your interest and skill level. This workshop registration is for the Philly Swing #2 out of 9 dresses. Looking for a basic introduction to garment-making? Join us for a one-day session where we will make this simple, super-flattering trapeze dress. This dress is cute on its own, looks great with leggings or under a sweater, and can also be a nice swimsuit coverup. It is loose fitting around the bust with an A-line style cut that gives it great drape. Best of all? It has pockets!

Cost: $ 135.00
SUNDAYS IN STITCHES: A 9-DRESS WORKSHOP SERIES Join our Weekly Dress Workshop Series on Sundays at Needles & Bolts! Kick off 2025 with our Weekly Dress Workshop, running Sundays from January through March. Whether you're a beginner or ready to level up your skills, this series offers something for everyone with 9 stunning dresses to sew. You can sign up for the whole series or choose individual workshops based on your interest and skill level. This workshop registration is for the Teresa Dress #3 out of 9 dresses. Teresa Sundress—a breezy, halter-style dress perfect for warm days and casual outings! This versatile dress features a gathered neckline that ties at the back, creating an elegant yet simple silhouette. Its flowing A-line shape makes it flattering for all body types, while the minimalist design showcases bold prints beautifully.

Cost: $ 135.00
SUNDAYS IN STITCHES: A 9-DRESS WORKSHOP SERIES Join our Weekly Dress Workshop Series on Sundays at Needles & Bolts! Kick off 2025 with our Weekly Dress Workshop, running Sundays from January through March. Whether you're a beginner or ready to level up your skills, this series offers something for everyone with 9 stunning dresses to sew. You can sign up for the whole series or choose individual workshops based on your interest and skill level. This workshop registration is for the Benning Dress #4 out of 9 dresses. This V-neck, tiered dress offers a flowy silhouette and is great for color-blocking. Sewn in lightweight fabrics like cotton or linen, it’s ideal for spring and summer! Add a cardi and a scarf or layer it over a long-sleeved shirt for a summer-to-winter look! Feeling confident? Make it in a flowy rayon for an elegant look.

Cost: $ 135.00
SUNDAYS IN STITCHES: A 9-DRESS WORKSHOP SERIES Join our Weekly Dress Workshop Series on Sundays at Needles & Bolts! Kick off 2025 with our Weekly Dress Workshop, running Sundays from January through March. Whether you're a beginner or ready to level up your skills, this series offers something for everyone with 9 stunning dresses to sew. You can sign up for the whole series or choose individual workshops based on your interest and skill level. This workshop registration is for the Reynolds Dress #5 out of 9 dresses. A breezy and minimalist tank dress with adjustable straps. Perfect for a hot day, this dress pairs well with linens or light cotton fabrics. Throw this simple sundress on and you will instantly be in the mood for a relaxing garden stroll or a cold drink by the pool.

Cost: $ 145.00
SUNDAYS IN STITCHES: A 9-DRESS WORKSHOP SERIES Join our Weekly Dress Workshop Series on Sundays at Needles & Bolts! Kick off 2025 with our Weekly Dress Workshop, running Sundays from January through March. Whether you're a beginner or ready to level up your skills, this series offers something for everyone with 9 stunning dresses to sew. You can sign up for the whole series or choose individual workshops based on your interest and skill level. This workshop registration is for the Orchard Dress #6 out of 9 dresses. The Orchard Dress is an effortless addition to any wardrobe, featuring spaghetti straps and a dartless a-line silhouette. Pockets make it super versatile! Sew Orchard in a drapey lightweight fabric for a flowy sundress. Try it in a light cotton or linen for more structure and volume. The straps and bias finish can be sewn in a contrast fabric, if desired. Orchard is an obvious choice for summer and also works well for holidays and events. Pair Orchard with a t-shirt or turtleneck for the cooler months!

Cost: $ 145.00
SUNDAYS IN STITCHES: A 9-DRESS WORKSHOP SERIES Join our Weekly Dress Workshop Series on Sundays at Needles & Bolts! Kick off 2025 with our Weekly Dress Workshop, running Sundays from January through March. Whether you're a beginner or ready to level up your skills, this series offers something for everyone with 9 stunning dresses to sew. You can sign up for the whole series or choose individual workshops based on your interest and skill level. This workshop registration is for the Teahouse Dress #7 out of 9 dresses. Easily worn for many different occasions, the Tea House Dress is equally modern or vintage-inspired depending on your choice of fabric. The Tea House Dress features a V neckline with front and back neck yokes, front seaming, in-seam angled pockets (for dress version), a back neck box pleat, cuffed dolman short sleeves and two different tie options. This dress looks stunning in linen, woven cotton or poplin.

Cost: $ 165.00
SUNDAYS IN STITCHES: A 9-DRESS WORKSHOP SERIES Join our Weekly Dress Workshop Series on Sundays at Needles & Bolts! Kick off 2025 with our Weekly Dress Workshop, running Sundays from January through March. Whether you're a beginner or ready to level up your skills, this series offers something for everyone with 9 stunning dresses to sew. You can sign up for the whole series or choose individual workshops based on your interest and skill level. This workshop registration is for the Charlie Caftan #8 out of 9 dresses. Nothing says summer elegance quite as well as a dramatic caftan. Charlie is a fresh take on this warm-weather staple. Featuring a deep V neckline, short dolman sleeves, inset center panel and roomy pockets, this caftan is modern and architectural with striking pleats beneath the bust. For a softer, more romantic dress, Views B & C feature a gently gathered bodice with an optional waist tie for a figure-skimming silhouette in two skirt lengths. You may also choose between a dramatically wide sleeve or one slightly higher cut for more coverage.

Cost: $ 165.00
SUNDAYS IN STITCHES: A 9-DRESS WORKSHOP SERIES Join our Weekly Dress Workshop Series on Sundays at Needles & Bolts! Kick off 2025 with our Weekly Dress Workshop, running Sundays from January through March. Whether you're a beginner or ready to level up your skills, this series offers something for everyone with 9 stunning dresses to sew. You can sign up for the whole series or choose individual workshops based on your interest and skill level. This workshop registration is for the Emerald Dress #9 out of 9 dresses. A classic, simple shift dress designed to offer comfort in the summer heat. Sewn on the bias, you'll learn how to work with fabric in a whole new way. We love it with sandals and a hat on hot days, or layered under a warm sweater or cowl as the seasons change and the days turn cool.

Cost: $ 165.00
Join us for a year-long exploration of walking foot quilting techniques! In this monthly club, we’ll work through WALK by Jacquie Gering, focusing on a new chapter each session. Whether you’re new to using your walking foot or looking to expand your skills, this club is the perfect way to learn and practice in a supportive, creative environment. You can join us for the entire series or pick and choose the sessions that work best for you—no need to attend every class! Each month, we’ll explore new patterns and techniques, building your walking foot quilting confidence one stitch at a time. Whether you join us for a single class or the whole series, you’ll walk away with new skills and inspiration. Let’s get stitching!

Cost: $ 35.00
Struggling with off-the-rack garments that don’t fit the way you want? Join our monthly Non-Binary Fit Clinic, designed to help you feel like your best self. This class provides a supportive and inclusive environment where you can learn how to achieve the perfect fit for your garments.

Cost: $ 40.00
Come in and work on those last-minute projects! We'll have 6 machines set up for you to use. You can also hand stitch, knit, or even work on your Holiday cards!

Cost: $ 50.00
Join Wild Hand and Needles & Bolts for a special collaborative workshop! Students will work at Wild Hand with teaching artist, Richie Wilde Lopez, to plan and weave fabric that will then be cut and sewn at Needles & Bolts into a beautiful handwoven backpack with sewist and teaching artist, Beth Paolini, from the Needles & Bolts team. Registration is available on the Wild Hand website.

Cost: $ 250.00
One of our favorite zipper pouches, this fun make sews up quickly! Use it for a travel pouch or use it to store sewing supplies - the possibilities are endless!

Cost: $ 85.00
This session is for those taking the Pietra Pant workshop who need additional assistance tracing the pattern and cutting the muslin to be prepared for the first class.

Cost: $ 35.00
In our Beginner Garment Series, we've included the very flattering, perfect for any occasion, Pietra Pant from Closet Core. The Pietra Pants are the best of both worlds; a flat front, high-waisted silhouette with the comfort of an elastic waist in the back. Featuring lengthening panels in the front with slanted hip pockets and a hidden waist stay, you'll never want to take them off. Choose between four leg styles: a wide leg in floor-skimming or cropped length or a slim and tapered leg. Over two 6-hour sessions, you'll take your measurements, make a muslin toile, and stitch up a pair of well-fitted trousers specifically to your shape. Stitch them in linen, cotton or poplin for a perfect pair of pants you'll want in every color. All materials are available in the shop at a 10% discount. Note: For this workshop, you must come to class with your pattern pieces traced and cut out. If you need help with this - sign up for our Pietra Prep workshop.

Cost: $ 150.00
In this 2-hour workshop, we'll get you up and running and ready to sew on your machine! In the first hour, we'll help you wind a bobbin, thread your machine and share what all the buttons and dials do. In the second hour, you'll take what you've learned and sew up a cute coaster!

Cost: $ 50.00
Join us every 1st and 3rd Wednesday evening for an Open Sew. Bring a hand-stitching project, your knitting, or other handwork and join other stitchers in the community! If you want to reserve an open sew seat and want to hand stitch, this is the correct registration link. If you need to use one of our machines or want to bring your own, please select the Machine Reservation option and register there.

Cost: $ 5.00
The shop will be closed so our staff can celebrate the winter holidays with their families. The webshop will be open and items will ship when we re-open.

Join us for an introduction to quilting workshop! In this 1-day intensive, you'll create a lap quilt (34" x 51") and learn the basics of quilt construction from choosing fabrics to cutting using a rotary cutter, quilter's ruler, and mat. You'll learn to piece a quilt top, sandwich and straight-line quilt your quilt and finish it with binding. We'll even discuss labeling your quilt to officially "sign" your work!

Cost: $ 150.00
Join us every 1st and 3rd Wednesday evening for an Open Sew. Bring a hand-stitching project, your knitting, or other handwork, and join other stitchers in the community! If you want to reserve an open sew seat and need a machine, this is the correct registration link. If you do not need a machine, please select the Hand Stitch option and register there.

Cost: $ 5.00
Join us twice a month on Friday afternoons for a daytime version of our popular Open Sew. Bring a hand-stitching project, your knitting, or a machine sewing project, or just come chat and be inspired by other stitchers. If you want to reserve an open sew seat and need a machine, this is the correct registration link. If you do not need a machine, please select the Hand Stitch option and register there.

Cost: $ 5.00
Join us twice a month on Friday afternoons for a daytime version of our popular Open Sew. Bring a hand-stitching project, your knitting, or a machine sewing project, or just come chat and be inspired by other stitchers. If you want to reserve an open sew seat and do not need a machine, this is the correct registration link. If you need to use one of our machines or bring your own, please select the Machine option and register there.

Cost: $ 5.00
Join us for a hands-on 3-day weekend intensive where you'll create the Dawn Jeans by Megan Nielsen—a timeless, vintage-inspired, high-waisted jean made from non-stretch denim. Choose from a tapered leg, wide leg, or straight leg design. The Dawn Jeans pattern is available in sizes 0-20, and the Dawn Curve pattern caters to sizes 14-30. You'll have plenty of creative freedom with four style options—tapered, straight, wide-leg, and jean shorts.

Cost: $ 545.00
Don’t change your body to fit your clothes—change your clothes to fit your body! If you’ve struggled to find clothing that fits your curves, join us for our monthly Curvy Fit Clinic! Together, we’ll dive into Sewing the Curve by Jenny Rushmore of Cashmerette and learn how to customize patterns to fit your unique shape. We’ll work through five beautiful patterns. With each project, you'll build confidence and fitting skills.

Cost: $ 40.00
Join the Philadelphia Chapter of the American Sewing Guild for their monthly meeting.

Cost: $ FREE
This rectangular cloth basket is the perfect size for wrangling toys, legos, sewing supplies, socks, keys, anything! Perfect for your bits and bobs, this basket sews up in about an hour and uses only a few supplies! You'll want to make them for every room!

Cost: $ 50.00
Perfect for beginners!! Come make a tote bag with us using Jeni Baker's Elemental Tote pattern! You'll learn how to construct a tote bag including learning how to create boxed corners/gussets. Perfect for those who want to learn how to sew! This tote is generously sized without being too big and is perfect for groceries, library books, or even stitching projects. It's so easy you'll want to make them for everyone! Tote finishes at 14.5" x 12" x 5"

Cost: $ 85.00
Do I have to live in Philadelphia to be in the guild? Nope! We have members from Philadelphia, New Jersey, Bucks, Lehigh, Chester and Montgomery Counties and more. Where and when do you meet? We meet on the 3rd Tuesday of the month from 7-9pm in Elkins Park, PA... Just north of Philadelphia. Most meetings are also via ZOOM . We also host sew-ins, lectures/workshops and sewing retreats throughout the year. Can I come to a meeting first, before joining to see if I like it? You bet! We encourage potential guild members to come out to a meeting to see if we're a good fit. https://phillymodernquiltguild.com/

Ready to start building your handmade wardrobe? In this beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll make your very own classic tee with the Scout Tee from Grainline Studio or the Montrose Tee from Cashmerette—both excellent choices for new garment makers!

Cost: $ 150.00
Do you have lingering projects from 2024 (or earlier) and want to wrap them up before the new year? Join us for our super popular Finishing School Sew Day! Use our machines and tools to work on your UFOs or get a head start on some 2025 projects. We'll provide lunch, snacks and offer advice or help as needed.

Cost: $ 75.00
Do you have a serger and are afraid of how to thread it? Want a refresher on serger basics? This is the class for you! Taught by a serger expert, you'll spend two sessions getting to know your serger and how it is a great tool for your sewing projects. In session 1, you'll learn how all the dials, buttons, and levers work and how to thread the machine. In session 2, you'll create a sampler of all the different stitches your serger can create! Both sessions are required for course completion

Cost: $ 125.00
Come learn the vibrant history of Sashiko while stitching your very own mini panel that can be turned into a wall hanging, coaster, or pincushion. The Japanese word sashiko translates to English as little stabs, a reference made to the simple running stitch employed by repeating or interlocking traditional Japanese geometric patterns, offering a vast creative canvas. We'll explore the ways sashiko can be incorporated into your stitching while working on a mini panel using traditional stitches.

Cost: $ 50.00
Do buttons, hems, or zippers have you stumped? Need to patch up a hole in your favorite sweater? Join us to learn all the sewing basics that are sadly no longer taught in most schools! This class covers key mending skills—like sewing on buttons, hemming pants, mending holes, repairing zippers, and more—that will give you the confidence to tackle your own repairs. Bring your mending projects, or practice on ours!

Cost: $ 65.00
Discover the beauty and charm of Big Stitch Hand Quilting in this engaging workshop! Whether you're new to hand quilting or looking to add a unique touch to your projects, this class will teach you the art of bold, expressive stitches that make your quilts stand out.

Cost: $ 30.00
The Ilford Jacket is a versatile style that's modular design makes for a pattern that is simple, yet impactful. It can be customized a million different ways and really is a "choose your own adventure" type of pattern that incorporates your design sense into the project! It features drop shoulders and has two sleeve options: a placketed sleeve with cuff, and an easy-to-sew boxy sleeve for a more relaxed vibe. It also includes two lengths as well as a bunch of pocket templates that you can mix and match. The possibilities are endless! You can wear the Ilford as a jacket or shirt depending on the fabric you use. This is a fun, skill-building pattern that you will want to make/wear again and again! This pattern is for everyone and looks great on all gender expressions!

Cost: $ 185.00
Calling all serger owners! Join us for our monthly Serger Club, where you can bring your projects and get expert guidance in a friendly, collaborative environment. Whether you’re stuck on a tricky stitch, need advice on your next project, or just want to sew alongside others who share your passion, this workshop is the perfect place to learn and grow.

Cost: $ 35.00

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