Holiday Ideas!
From Needles & Pins
310 E Church St Frederick MD 21701 301 -695-7199
Make Your Gifts Special!
When you make placemats or a pil- to visit
your gifts, they be- lowcase is a huge with us this
come a special treat part of the value of season and
for the recipients. the handcrafted gift. see what’s
Year after year, we This year is also a new (and
hear from customers year for vintage and new again!)
who say, “They just “found” items in While you are think-
loved the gifts I holiday gifts and
ing “vintage,” it’s al-
made!” In fact, your decorating. We’re ways good to go
handcrafted gifts will showing ideas from through your own
set a high standard, the 2009 Goose- fabric collection and
so be prepared to do berry Patch Christ- think of new ways to
it again and again! mas Book that were use up what you
made possible after a
Special doesn’t have have on hand. See
shopping trip or two
to mean expensive. our article on page 2
to Goodwill and
The care taken to for some ideas.
other second-hand
find just the right
shops, as well as Lois Happy Holidays!
fabric for a set of
Clow’s attic. Be sure
Celebrate Thanksgiving
We love decorating for Thanksgiv- apron for the cook, per-
ing! We have Woolfelt turkey kits, haps?). Think about using
pumpkins galore and great ideas time after dinner to help the
for dressing your table. If you are children make the first
visiting for the holiday, don’t forget Christmas ornament of the
to take along a hostess gift (an season!
Use Up That Fabric Stash This Holiday Season
Christmas Stockings for No Sew Fabric Gift Bags Holiday cards (see Art to
everyone! Great gifts for (ask us to see the pattern) Heart’s I Believe)
family and friends’ pets—
Perfect Pouches Yo-yos
fill with treats!
Wrapped Clothesline Pincushions (gifts for fel-
Ornaments: Find inspira- projects (the perfect use low stitchers)
tion in the Art To Heart for “ugly" fabric!) Appliques for tea towels
Christmas books
Bags for storing quilts
Paper pieced holiday de-
Wrapping Packages, ap-
Backings –quilts, wall signs for cards, pins, orna-
pliqués on paper gift bags
hangings, aprons, runners ments
Pillowcases
The Gift Is In The Bag...Literally!
Totes, purses and other small Friends and family mem- and make several.
bags make the perfect gifts for bers will love a Bow Tucks Large and small Coloring
all the girls on your list. Bag– regular or mini. Bags from Clothesline
Make small Perfect Lazy Girls’ Claire or Quilts are perfect gifts for
Pouches bags and fill them Whimsy totes are easy to kids - use fun fabrics, add
with mini bottles of toilet- make and so practical for a coloring book and box of
ries for the little girls on everyone on your list. crayons and your gift is
your list. Create an assembly line ready to go.
Sofa Quilts Are A Terrific Gift
Give them a throw-sized quilt Atkinson Designs: Yel- Flannel Throw
for the sofa or chair and win- low Brick Road, Time Out The Quilt Branch: Six
ter weather will never be the Quilts Halves Make A Whole
same! Some ideas that you
Gathering Friends: By Christmas
can manage before Christmas Request, Stashblasters Hopscotch: Christmas
(but get a quilting appoint-
Thimbleberries: Tree Quilts: Warm and Cozy/
ment NOW before you be-
gin): Farm Throw, Favorite Merry and Bright
Page 2 Holiday Ideas!
Gifts For The Kitchen
Aprons of all types con- Decorated tea to fit any kitchen
tinue to be popular. Look towels make won- style.
for apron panels if you are derful hostess
Re-usable grocery
pressed for time. gifts. Be sure to totes save money and
see our large se-
Everyone needs pothold- the effort to recycle
lection of fabrics
ers! You can use silver plastic.
and towels.
quilted or unquilted Use Pacific
Therma-Flec on the back Placemats, nap- Silvercloth to make
or use Insulbrite inside kins, tea cozies tarnish-free bags for
and fabric on the back. and coasters can be made silver and silverplate.
Embroidery Is As Beautiful As Ever
The joy of embroidery work is for seasonal work, as well
being discovered by a new those for replicating vintage
generation! towels, bed linens and more.
Try your work on our new
Look for great designs from a
linen/cotton hand towels
number of companies, includ-
from Dunroven House!
ing Crabapple Hill, Brandy-
wine Design, Bunny Hill, Also new: counted cross stitch
Bareroots and Bird Brain patterns from Country
Designs. We have patterns Stitches!
Our Best Wishes Coupon
20% off one of these items:
-Pattern - Book -Tea Towel -One Yard of Holiday Fabric
Coupon Valid October 16—December 15, 2009 One coupon per quilting household.
In-store sales only.
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Join Us For Holiday Events In Frederick!
Nov. 7: Open House Weekend & First Saturday
Nov. 11: Military Discount Day
Nov. 27: Frosty Friday
December 2: Sweets & Scents Competition (Gingerbread Houses!) and Holiday Art Competition
Dec. 4: Kris Kringle Procession
Dec. 5: First Saturday Holiday Recipe Tour For more information on any of
Dec. 6 & 7: Holiday House Tour these and other events, visit
Dec 12 & 13: Children’s Weekend
www.downtownfrederick.org or
www.fredericktourism.org
Dec. 18: Festival of Lights
Fun Woolfelt Gifts Become A Holiday Tradition!
Your holiday Woolfelt gifts as their Bethlehem Baby
are sure to become as much runner and new Countdown
a part of a family’s tradition To Christmas. Other long-
as Bing Crosby’s rendition time favorites from Plum
of White Christmas. Creek include Away In A
Manger, The North Pole
Add something new this
Gang and All Flakes Wel-
year with the traditional
come.
look of Christmas Bird Ban-
ners and a Snowman Button Stitch Designs’ Mini
Greeter Banner from Debbie Pennies continue to be the
Mumm’s book, Home perfect small project for on-
Comings. the-go stitchery, while their
an heirloom piece for any
Mitten Tree Skirt is
You family lucky enough to
a huge favorite and
won’t have one. Seven Santas is
can be made as a
want to another favorite design
round table topper.
miss the from this company that re-
new Christmas In My mains popular year after
Santa & Heart is a new year.
Snow- framed hanging
Don’t forget the ease of
man Pillows from Plum from All Through The
making Woolfelt orna-
Creek Collectibles, as well Night that promises to be
ments. Super gifts!