The Crafted Scout - Jacklin Blodgett

06/19/2026

We reached our 250th shop hopper today! 🎉🎉🎉

06/17/2026

It’s not too late to make your 4th of July bow. Patterns and fabrics at the shop.

06/17/2026

And with the team’s help, we have a finish! I cut, Danita and Ruth did the piecing, and Jackie came in with a strong finish by quilting and binding. 🎉 And she is sooo pretty! Kits are available at the shop for $23.99. Let us know if you’d like one. Great for a wall hanging or pillow.

06/17/2026

A little bit of remodeling happened over the weekend and we are still recovering at The Crafted Scout in Portland. 😊

10% off wide-backs and 10% off urban fabrics.

Come in and check it out!

06/08/2026

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The quilt shop in Portland, MI has a new name and a new owner. The Crafted Scout, formerly MO’s Needle & Thread, is now owned by Jacklin Blodgett. The shop has a large selection of fabrics, notions, cross stitch fabrics and supplies, provides machine repairs and services, and now has longarm servi...

06/08/2026

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05/31/2026

The Crafted Scout, formerly MO’s Needle & Thread, is excited to welcome the All Michigan Shop Hop hoppers to Portland! Make sure you get your picture with Scout, post on your social media and tag us and you will be entered in a drawing for a $25 gift card.

Also check out the new Riley Blake fabrics, all the kits and register for the in-store raffle. We have a great selection of cross-stitch fabrics and supplies in the shop. We will be running weekly specials starting with 10% off batiks and wide-backs.

See you next week!

05/30/2026

Online shopping on the website is back up and running under The Crafted Scout. Yay!
You can check out these fun mini cross-stitch kits on the link below. Everything is included in the kit. Great for gifts and check out the packaging!

http://thecraftedscout.com/iishop?form_version=2&showSearchResults=1&search_keyword=mini+cross+stitch&image=Search

05/26/2026

Here’s another look!

05/24/2026

Any ideas what this will be?