Welcome to The Woolen Needle

Welcome to our home away from home. The Woolen Needle specializes in hand-dyed wool and reproduction cotton. We offer kits for quilting, wool applique, rug hooking, and punch needle. One-on-one help is always available. Classes for beginning wool applique, quilting, rug hooking, and punch needle are scheduled at your convenience. Gather your friends and give us a call to book a date in our classroom for the class of your choice.  We invite you to shop the web-site, call or come and visit us in Williamsburg.

Join us for the Frostbite Farm

Stitch-a-Long!

Frostbite Farm

Frostbite Farm

Price range: $4.00 through $20.95

Frostbite Farm – Wooly Stitch-A-Long

Join us for this mystery stitch-a-long put on by the Woolie Friends Stitchers!  The event runs January 5 – March 30, 2026.  All pre-orders of our block have shipped!  Our pattern is available as a free download now through January 25, 2026.  Other block patterns and kits for the stitch-a-long may be downloaded or purchased by going to the other designers’ websites.  Find more details on the informational flyer.  Join the Woolie Friends Facebook Group for event news, share photos, how-to videos, and more. There are two videos below where Annette shares tips for adding the ground snow and attaching the elements to the block. Be sure to watch both videos!

Options:

  • Pattern Only
  • Kit/Pattern Combo  (includes wool and cotton for block — a free pattern is included in this kit)
  • Pattern Download 
  • Border Kit (includes the instructions and cotton for borders, binding, and backing to finish block as a stand-alone project-shown in photo)

Threads Used:

  • Eleganza Black
  • Eleganza 720
  • Eleganza 1037
  • Eleganza 2228
  • Eleganza 2232

We find the Appli-Fuse Mats very helpful to applique wool pieces.  Check out our Appli-Fuse Mat for ordering information.  We also love the Famore Scissors to cut wool.

We have two 12″ wire quilt hangers that work well to hang this block or any small quilt: Quilt Hanger Single Leaf (shown in photo) and Quilt Hanger Circle.

FREE PATTERN DOWNLOAD

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 Featured Quilts

Butterfield

Butterfield

Price range: $2.00 through $47.25

Butterfield – 42″ x 56″ – by Villa Rosa Designs

Options:

  • Pattern Only
  • Kit/Pattern Combo (includes pattern, cotton for quilt top and binding)
  • Coordinating Cotton Backing

We also have the Palette Blue Fat Quarter Bundle, as well as yardage, available HERE.

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Cottage Blooms

Cottage Blooms

Price range: $4.00 through $159.50

Options:

  • Pattern only
  • Kit  (does not include pattern)
  • Eleganza Perle Cotton:   1084 – ocean, 1008 – dark pine, 406 – grape jelly, 2232 – earthy brown
  • Coordinating backing
  • Pattern Download

Fabrics used in this quilt are from the Cottage Cloth fabric collection

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Treasured Stars

Treasured Stars

Price range: $44.98 through $194.50

Treasured Stars – 80″ x 80″  – by Missie Carpenter

This is a beautiful quilt made using the Treasured Past Fabric Collection.

Options:

  • Kit/Pattern Combo
  • Coordinating Wide Backing
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Jubilant

Jubilant

Price range: $41.00 through $113.50

Jubilant – 63″ x 63″ – by Wendy Sheppard

Options:

  • Kit/Pattern Combo (includes pattern, cotton for quilt top and binding)
  • Coordinating Cotton Backing

Our Jubilant Quilt Kits are made with fabrics from the Ambiance Fabric Collection.  Yardage for Ambiance can be purchased here.

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Nature's Fancy

Nature’s Fancy

Price range: $3.30 through $44.50

Nature’s Fancy – 36″ x 36″ – by The Woolen Needle

Options:

  • Pattern Only
  • Kit/Pattern Combo (includes pattern, cotton for quilt top and binding)
  • Coordinating Cotton Backing
  • Pattern Download

Threads Used:  Eleganza 19

 

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Alassio

Alassio

Price range: $2.00 through $69.50

Alassio – 54″ x 72″ – by Villa Rosa Designs

Options:

  • Pattern Only
  • Kit/Pattern Combo
  • Coordinating Cotton Backing

Fabric Requirements for this pattern include 12 fat quarters, 7/8 yard for background, and 5/8 yard for binding.  This pattern works well with any of our fat quarter bundles.

Our Alassio Quilt Kits are made with fabrics from the Eclectic Elements Palette Multi by Tim Holtz.  Yardage from the Eclectic Elements Palette Multi can be purchased HERE.

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Featured Wool Kits

Platter Bouquet PGT

Platter Bouquet PGT

Price range: $3.30 through $37.50

Platter Bouquet – approximately 22″ x 12″ – by Patricia Sanabria-Friederich of PGT Designs

Pretty little flowers, leaves, and vines make up of this little oval mat, perfect for a tray insert or table mat.  Our kit/pattern combo includes the pattern, wool for the background and applique, and cotton backing.

Option:

  • Kit/Pattern Combo (includes the pattern, wool for the background and applique pieces, and cotton backing)

Threads Used:

  • Eleganza 07
  • Eleganza 19
  • Eleganza 29
  • Eleganza 33
  • Eleganza 1015

We use Heat-n-Bond Lite, a paper-backed fusible, to fuse our wools.  It can be purchased in the drop down menu below.

 

 

 

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My House

My House

Price range: $3.30 through $29.50

My House  – 12″ x 17½”  – by Jane Currie Wile & Erin Wile Piccini

This is such a sweet piece to hang in your home using the wording that is included in the pattern, or your own favorite phrase.  Our kit/pattern combo includes the pattern, wool for the applique, and black flannel for the background and backing.

Option:

  • Kit/Pattern Combo (includes the pattern, wool for the applique pieces, and black flannel background and backing)

Threads Used:

  • Eleganza Black
  • Eleganza 2225

We use Heat-n-Bond Lite, a paper-backed fusible, to fuse our wools.  It can be purchased in the drop down menu below.

Our 12″ Quilt Hanger Single Leaf, shown in the photo, or the 12″ Quilt Hanger Circle, work well to hang this design.

 

 

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Floral Wave PGT

Floral Wave PGT

Price range: $3.30 through $31.50

Floral Wave – approximately 11″ x 17½” – by Patricia Sanabria-Friederich of PGT Designs

Beautifully stitched flowers, leaves, and vines are the focal point of this sweet little oval wave mat.  Our kit/pattern combo includes the pattern, wool for the background and applique, and cotton backing.

Option:

  • Kit/Pattern Combo (includes the pattern, wool for the background and applique pieces, and cotton backing)

Threads Used:

  • Eleganza Black
  • Eleganza 33
  • Eleganza 612
  • Eleganza 2223
  • Eleganza 2225

We use Heat-n-Bond Lite, a paper-backed fusible, to fuse our wools.  It can be purchased in the drop down menu below.

 

 

 

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Snowflakes

Snowflakes

Price range: $4.00 through $22.00

“Snowflakes” –  11 1/2″ – by The Woolen Needle

Options:

  • Kit/Pattern Combo
  • Pattern Only
  • Pattern Download

Thread Used:

  • Variegated Light Blue Perle Cotton – Eleganza 1028
  • Variegated Dark Blue Perle Cotton – Eleganza 1038

Please note:  The background wool in our new kits are a dark navy blue with little speckles. It is the same value as the original shown in the photo.

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Frosty Pin Cushion

Frosty Pin Cushion

Price range: $4.00 through $14.00

Frosty Pin Cushion – by The Woolen Needle

Finished pin cushion measures approximately 4 1/2″ x 6 1/2″.

Options:

  • Pattern Only
  • Kit/Pattern Combo (includes pattern, wool, cotton, and cotton lining)
  • Pattern Download

Threads used:

Eleganza 01 Canyon Walls

Eleganza 612 Dark Wine

Eleganza 2232 Earthy Brown

Eleganza Black

We stuff our pin cushions with ground walnut shells.  They are available in the drop down menu.

 

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A Note from Annette…

Stitching takes me to my happy place! And I think about all the friends I have made over the past number of years. I look at these friendships as pieces of my Life Quilt. The goal at The Woolen Needle is to continue to inspire and share creativity with everyone who visits the website or walks through our door.  I would love to have you join us!