Apliquick Club

Apliquick Club This is a monthly gathering for those interested in the Apliquick (TM) way of prepared edge for applique.

We meet on the 2nd Monday of each month (9:30am-12:30pm) at And Sew It Began of LaPorte, TX.

Karen showed her beautiful quilt using the luscious Fabelism wovens, cotton linen mix and scraps. She enjoys using the ...
08/07/2026

Karen showed her beautiful quilt using the luscious Fabelism wovens, cotton linen mix and scraps. She enjoys using the Apliquick method of applique.

The pattern is Eliza's Quilt by Jan Patek.

Christy showed this adorable medallion quilt. What fun morifs!
08/07/2026

Christy showed this adorable medallion quilt. What fun morifs!

Our favorite day of the month is approaching… Apliquick Club meets this Monday, August 10th! Don’t forget our new star...
08/07/2026

Our favorite day of the month is approaching… Apliquick Club meets this Monday, August 10th! Don’t forget our new start time is 10:00.

Ciarra showed her awesome quilt that she personally designed for The Modern Quilt Guild's block challenge. She took a traditional block and spread the block's elements, in various forms, throughout the quilt. Pretty cool!

Here's a photo of most of our challenge participants along with their blocks. We had a terrific time seeing who made wh...
07/24/2026

Here's a photo of most of our challenge participants along with their blocks. We had a terrific time seeing who made what block and learning about what inspired each person as they created their block. We look forward to seeing how the blocks are incorporated...will it be framed, will it be in a quilt, will it be a pillow?

And Sew It Began - Retreat & Quilt Shop

Susan's challenge block won 3rd place! Susan adapted this sweet star & heart block pattern from a 10" to the 12" finish...
07/24/2026

Susan's challenge block won 3rd place! Susan adapted this sweet star & heart block pattern from a 10" to the 12" finished size. The most difficult part was adapting the center, floral star. The blue text was a fabric she had won years ago at Painted Pony 'n Quilts. It was just the perfect fabric to use, with text such as, Born in the USA, Bill of Rights, Freedom, Declaration of Independence.... Susan says "It just goes to show you, to hold onto fabric, because you'll never know where you might need it." This was the perfect block to utilize this text fabric. She's so glad she kept it.

Merlyn took 2nd place in our block challenge! She wanted to make a quilt to honor the 250th celebration while purpose...
07/24/2026

Merlyn took 2nd place in our block challenge! She wanted to make a quilt to honor the 250th celebration while purposely using fabric from only her stash. First, she created a vintage Lone Star block for the center of her quilt. Then, Merlyn designed 12" blocks to surround the featured Lone Star Block. She hand-drew the applique motifs on each block. For the winning block , she drew inspiration from researching history books. She decided to make the eagle more representative of the United States seal. This block will be a central part of her quilt, possibly situated above the Lone Star block along side the additional two blocks seen in the next photo. Her intention with this winning block was to honor the people who fought for their freedom from England in the American Revolution. Her block certainly evokes a historical sense of the United States.

07/23/2026

Come join our team!! We have a new position open for a Regional Territory Sales Representative in The Gulf Coast States (Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi, & Louisiana).

Applicants must live in that area and be able to travel throughout those states. This is a full-time position!

If you know someone who is passionate about fabric and lives in that area, send them this post. If this role would be perfect for you, please read more about the role on our application page and submit your application today!

Visit our careers page to apply!

https://jobs.appone.com/riley-blake-designs

https://www.rbdblog.com/2026/07/21/were-hiring-join-the-rbd-family/

With the most votes, Maryanne took 1st place in our block challenge. Viewing her block's details, clearly shows why peo...
07/15/2026

With the most votes, Maryanne took 1st place in our block challenge. Viewing her block's details, clearly shows why people are so enthralled with her block. Check out the photo details... you'll see embroidery, applique, raw-edge piecing, beading, hexies, and hand-drawn motifs...all done by hand!

Maryanne was inspired by her friend and several Australian artists who were creating art with the Slow Stitching method. She was so intrigued, that she just had to try it out in this challenge. Maryanne added that what she loved about this method was that there were no rules to it..."You could just stick whatever you want in a collage-like form." says Maryanne. She played with a multitude of background fabrics and just kept adding to her block. We are so happy she explored this new technique. Awesome block, Maryanne!

The awesome winners framed by Leslee, on the left, who organized the challenge, and Ronda, owner of And Sew It Began - ...
07/15/2026

The awesome winners framed by Leslee, on the left, who organized the challenge, and Ronda, owner of And Sew It Began - Retreat & Quilt Shop, who provided the gift certificates and space to showcase all the wonderful blocks submitted in this challenge. Stay tuned to hear the stories behind these awesome blocks.

A Special Thank You to Ronda, of And Sew It Began, for providing gift certificates for the three winners. The gift cer...
07/15/2026

A Special Thank You to Ronda, of And Sew It Began, for providing gift certificates for the three winners. The gift certificates were tucked into a pocket on the back of each patriotic pincushion. And…thank you to everyone who voted!

And Sew It Began - Retreat & Quilt Shop

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