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Welcome to “And Sew It Began – Pieceful Stitches,” the first Texas quilting retreat venue nestled in the heart of historic LaPorte, TX. Whether it be sewing, quilting, scrapbooking, or other crafting, this is the place that can offer you the room and comfort to create something beautiful. You’ll be treated to a spacious new state of the art studio with great lighting, design walls, and comfortable chairs. If that’s not enough, this quaint little home is less than 2 blocks away from your very own "personal" quilt shop. Our shop loves to cater to your special requests.
Enjoy stepping back in time and experiencing the character of a 1913 Sears kit house. Each bedroom room is decorated in a different theme and there’s a cozy living room with a fireplace for when you just want to chill out and read a book. A full kitchen is at your disposal and the large dining area can seat your entire group. If cooking is not your thing, plenty of gourmet restaurants are right around the corner.
Nothing recharges your batteries like spending uninterrupted, quality time with your best friends, doing what you love.
Say “no” to demands, obligations and stress! Come to “And Sew It Began – Pieceful Stitches” to relax, recharge and pursue your passions!
Classes & Events
POPKITE: Spinners - Jelly Roll Kite
- Oct 12, 2024 09:00 am
- Oct 12, 2024 09:00 am
POPKITE: Spinners - Jelly Roll Kite - Oct 12, 2024 09:00 am
The Spinner (small kite) quilt class is a quilt using a jelly roll 2 1/2” cut strips and uses Marti Michell’s kite ruler. This is a fun way to use those packages of pre cut strips or you can go scrappy using your stash. Some Pre-cutting and strip sewing is done before class.
Cost: $ 65.00
The Spinner (small kite) quilt class is a quilt using a jelly roll 2 1/2” cut strips and uses Marti Michell’s kite ruler. This is a fun way to use those packages of pre cut strips or you can go scrappy using your stash. Some Pre-cutting and strip sewing is done before class.
Cost: $ 65.00
BQ101: 101 Beginning Quilting: October 2024
- Oct 29, 2024 05:00 pm
- Oct 29, 2024 05:00 pm
BQ101: 101 Beginning Quilting: October 2024 - Oct 29, 2024 05:00 pm
You will be learning how to make 12 quilt blocks. Basic knowledge of your machine will provide you more time to learn 1/4" seam allowances, matching points and even an applique block as you put together your quilt top in this 5 session course, beginning Tuesday, October 29, 2024 and will meet weekly. The class will end on November 26, 2024.
Cost: $ 120.00
You will be learning how to make 12 quilt blocks. Basic knowledge of your machine will provide you more time to learn 1/4" seam allowances, matching points and even an applique block as you put together your quilt top in this 5 session course, beginning Tuesday, October 29, 2024 and will meet weekly. The class will end on November 26, 2024.
Cost: $ 120.00
SPONBORDER: Spontaneous Border
- Jan 18, 2025 09:00 am
- Jan 18, 2025 09:00 am
SPONBORDER: Spontaneous Border - Jan 18, 2025 09:00 am
The Spontaneous Borders quilt is made up of only ONE block….the birds in the air block. Winnie will share a fast and accurate method for making the blocks and her method for fitting pieced borders to the quilt. She will also share her method for cutting and sewing perfect mitered borders.
Cost: $ 85.00
The Spontaneous Borders quilt is made up of only ONE block….the birds in the air block. Winnie will share a fast and accurate method for making the blocks and her method for fitting pieced borders to the quilt. She will also share her method for cutting and sewing perfect mitered borders.
Cost: $ 85.00
MYSHOES: Custom Sneakers Class
- Feb 15, 2025 09:00 am
- Feb 15, 2025 09:00 am
MYSHOES: Custom Sneakers Class - Feb 15, 2025 09:00 am
Join us for a full ay of fun while you make a custom pair of sneakers. Class Fee includes a full day of instruction and a pair of sneaker soles. We will provide some of the tools needed for making the sneakers like a needle, thread and eyelets and setting tool.
Cost: $ 150.00
Join us for a full ay of fun while you make a custom pair of sneakers. Class Fee includes a full day of instruction and a pair of sneaker soles. We will provide some of the tools needed for making the sneakers like a needle, thread and eyelets and setting tool.
Cost: $ 150.00
BROKENSTAR: Broken Star
- Mar 15, 2025 09:00 am
- Mar 15, 2025 09:00 am
BROKENSTAR: Broken Star - Mar 15, 2025 09:00 am
Use your Jelly roll or 2 1/2” pre cut strips to make this stunning lone star quilt. Winnie will share her method for making the large diamonds and sewing the diamonds together to make the star. Winnie has a formula for cutting the perfect background pieces for YOUR quilt that works on many Star projects. Come with strip sets sewn so you can accomplish more in class.
Cost: $ 85.00
Use your Jelly roll or 2 1/2” pre cut strips to make this stunning lone star quilt. Winnie will share her method for making the large diamonds and sewing the diamonds together to make the star. Winnie has a formula for cutting the perfect background pieces for YOUR quilt that works on many Star projects. Come with strip sets sewn so you can accomplish more in class.
Cost: $ 85.00
KITE: Large Strippy Kite
- May 03, 2025 09:00 am
- May 03, 2025 09:00 am
KITE: Large Strippy Kite - May 03, 2025 09:00 am
This is a fun and fast Strippy quilt and a great way to use your stash. Spend time before the class cutting strips from your stash and sewing strip sets together in order to make blocks during the class.
Cost: $ 65.00
This is a fun and fast Strippy quilt and a great way to use your stash. Spend time before the class cutting strips from your stash and sewing strip sets together in order to make blocks during the class.
Cost: $ 65.00
Friday Featherweight Club - 2024
- Oct 18, 2024 10:00 am
- Oct 18, 2024 10:00 am
Friday Featherweight Club - 2024 - Oct 18, 2024 10:00 am
Friday Featherweight Club for 2024 will have a $5 table reservation fee. We will apply the $5 against your purchases on the day of the event only. No refund or transfer of the table reservation fee.
Cost: $ 5.00
Friday Featherweight Club for 2024 will have a $5 table reservation fee. We will apply the $5 against your purchases on the day of the event only. No refund or transfer of the table reservation fee.
Cost: $ 5.00
SewFall: Sew Into Fall - sew day
- Oct 19, 2024 09:00 am
- Oct 19, 2024 09:00 am
SewFall: Sew Into Fall - sew day - Oct 19, 2024 09:00 am
Sew Into Fall day - includes kit with fabrics for top and binding, lunch will be provided and staff will be on-site to answer questions.
Cost: $ 130.00
Sew Into Fall day - includes kit with fabrics for top and binding, lunch will be provided and staff will be on-site to answer questions.
Cost: $ 130.00
Thursday Featherweight Club - 2024
- Oct 24, 2024 10:30 am
- Oct 24, 2024 10:30 am
Thursday Featherweight Club - 2024 - Oct 24, 2024 10:30 am
Thursday Featherweight club is from 10-4 on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Cost: $ FREE
Thursday Featherweight club is from 10-4 on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Cost: $ FREE
SEWCIAL: Sew Day Sewcials - 2024 dates
- Nov 02, 2024 09:00 am
- Nov 02, 2024 09:00 am
SEWCIAL: Sew Day Sewcials - 2024 dates - Nov 02, 2024 09:00 am
Time: 9 a.m to 5 p.m Cost: $10/person Come and join us for our Saturday Sewcial. Bring your sewing machine, project, supplies and your food/snacks/drinks for the day. Setup begins at 8:30 a.m. and we will close up at 5 p.m. If you have questions, please contact the shop at 281-941-4140 or email andsewitbegan@gmail.com You must register and pay for your spot before arriving. This is a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE event! Set-up 8:30am Thank you.
Cost: $ 10.00
Time: 9 a.m to 5 p.m Cost: $10/person Come and join us for our Saturday Sewcial. Bring your sewing machine, project, supplies and your food/snacks/drinks for the day. Setup begins at 8:30 a.m. and we will close up at 5 p.m. If you have questions, please contact the shop at 281-941-4140 or email andsewitbegan@gmail.com You must register and pay for your spot before arriving. This is a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE event! Set-up 8:30am Thank you.
Cost: $ 10.00
SEWCIAL: Sew Day Sewcials - 2024 dates
- Nov 03, 2024 09:00 am
- Nov 03, 2024 09:00 am
SEWCIAL: Sew Day Sewcials - 2024 dates - Nov 03, 2024 09:00 am
Time: 9 a.m to 5 p.m Cost: $10/person Come and join us for our Saturday Sewcial. Bring your sewing machine, project, supplies and your food/snacks/drinks for the day. Setup begins at 8:30 a.m. and we will close up at 5 p.m. If you have questions, please contact the shop at 281-941-4140 or email andsewitbegan@gmail.com You must register and pay for your spot before arriving. This is a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE event! Set-up 8:30am Thank you.
Cost: $ 10.00
Time: 9 a.m to 5 p.m Cost: $10/person Come and join us for our Saturday Sewcial. Bring your sewing machine, project, supplies and your food/snacks/drinks for the day. Setup begins at 8:30 a.m. and we will close up at 5 p.m. If you have questions, please contact the shop at 281-941-4140 or email andsewitbegan@gmail.com You must register and pay for your spot before arriving. This is a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE event! Set-up 8:30am Thank you.
Cost: $ 10.00
Friday Featherweight Club - 2024
- Nov 15, 2024 10:00 am
- Nov 15, 2024 10:00 am
Friday Featherweight Club - 2024 - Nov 15, 2024 10:00 am
Friday Featherweight Club for 2024 will have a $5 table reservation fee. We will apply the $5 against your purchases on the day of the event only. No refund or transfer of the table reservation fee.
Cost: $ 5.00
Friday Featherweight Club for 2024 will have a $5 table reservation fee. We will apply the $5 against your purchases on the day of the event only. No refund or transfer of the table reservation fee.
Cost: $ 5.00
Thursday Featherweight Club - 2024
- Nov 21, 2024 10:30 am
- Nov 21, 2024 10:30 am
Thursday Featherweight Club - 2024 - Nov 21, 2024 10:30 am
Thursday Featherweight club is from 10-4 on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Cost: $ FREE
Thursday Featherweight club is from 10-4 on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Cost: $ FREE
SEWCIAL: Sew Day Sewcials - 2024 dates
- Dec 07, 2024 09:00 am
- Dec 07, 2024 09:00 am
SEWCIAL: Sew Day Sewcials - 2024 dates - Dec 07, 2024 09:00 am
Time: 9 a.m to 5 p.m Cost: $10/person Come and join us for our Saturday Sewcial. Bring your sewing machine, project, supplies and your food/snacks/drinks for the day. Setup begins at 8:30 a.m. and we will close up at 5 p.m. If you have questions, please contact the shop at 281-941-4140 or email andsewitbegan@gmail.com You must register and pay for your spot before arriving. This is a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE event! Set-up 8:30am Thank you.
Cost: $ 10.00
Time: 9 a.m to 5 p.m Cost: $10/person Come and join us for our Saturday Sewcial. Bring your sewing machine, project, supplies and your food/snacks/drinks for the day. Setup begins at 8:30 a.m. and we will close up at 5 p.m. If you have questions, please contact the shop at 281-941-4140 or email andsewitbegan@gmail.com You must register and pay for your spot before arriving. This is a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE event! Set-up 8:30am Thank you.
Cost: $ 10.00
SEWCIAL: Sew Day Sewcials - 2024 dates
- Dec 08, 2024 09:00 am
- Dec 08, 2024 09:00 am
SEWCIAL: Sew Day Sewcials - 2024 dates - Dec 08, 2024 09:00 am
Time: 9 a.m to 5 p.m Cost: $10/person Come and join us for our Saturday Sewcial. Bring your sewing machine, project, supplies and your food/snacks/drinks for the day. Setup begins at 8:30 a.m. and we will close up at 5 p.m. If you have questions, please contact the shop at 281-941-4140 or email andsewitbegan@gmail.com You must register and pay for your spot before arriving. This is a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE event! Set-up 8:30am Thank you.
Cost: $ 10.00
Time: 9 a.m to 5 p.m Cost: $10/person Come and join us for our Saturday Sewcial. Bring your sewing machine, project, supplies and your food/snacks/drinks for the day. Setup begins at 8:30 a.m. and we will close up at 5 p.m. If you have questions, please contact the shop at 281-941-4140 or email andsewitbegan@gmail.com You must register and pay for your spot before arriving. This is a NON-REFUNDABLE and NON-TRANSFERABLE event! Set-up 8:30am Thank you.
Cost: $ 10.00
Thursday Featherweight Club - 2024
- Dec 19, 2024 10:30 am
- Dec 19, 2024 10:30 am
Thursday Featherweight Club - 2024 - Dec 19, 2024 10:30 am
Thursday Featherweight club is from 10-4 on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Cost: $ FREE
Thursday Featherweight club is from 10-4 on the 4th Thursday of each month.
Cost: $ FREE
Friday Featherweight Club - 2024
- Dec 20, 2024 10:00 am
- Dec 20, 2024 10:00 am
Friday Featherweight Club - 2024 - Dec 20, 2024 10:00 am
Friday Featherweight Club for 2024 will have a $5 table reservation fee. We will apply the $5 against your purchases on the day of the event only. No refund or transfer of the table reservation fee.
Cost: $ 5.00
Friday Featherweight Club for 2024 will have a $5 table reservation fee. We will apply the $5 against your purchases on the day of the event only. No refund or transfer of the table reservation fee.
Cost: $ 5.00