Pine Needles

Pine Needles is frequently named the best quilting shop in the Salt Lake valley by the people who shop there, and it holds a rating close to 4.6 stars across nearly two hundred reviews — a hard thing to sustain.

The distinguishing feature is the samples. Pine Needles displays more finished projects than any other quilt shop in Utah, and that changes what a visit is for. Fabric on a bolt asks you to imagine; a finished quilt on the wall shows you. If you’ve ever stood in a shop unable to picture how a line would come together, this is the shop that solves that problem, and people come away with more ideas than they arrived with.

It also brings together three crafts that usually live in separate shops — quilting, cross-stitch and embroidery — with high-end cotton alongside proper needlework supplies. Reviewers consistently mention how beautifully organized it all is.

The setting helps. Gardner Village is a historic village of restored buildings with shops and places to eat, so this is an easy one to build an outing around, particularly with someone who doesn’t sew. Note that hours are sometimes listed differently across the web — it’s worth a quick call if you’re traveling in.

The other West Jordan shops are minutes away.