Appell’s journey started in his mother’s quilt shop in California, where he developed his unique style and quickly gained recognition for his fabric designs and quilt patterns.

A surfer rides the waves on a piece by "Quilting in the Garden" featured artist Rob Appell of Morro Bay on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011, at Alden Lane Nursery in Livermore, Calif. Besides displaying ...

Celebrity quilter Rob Appell poses with a quilt and a stick-figure good-luck charm during his visit Friday, Jan. 10, 2020, to Racine, Wis., for a Sew N’ Save event at Festival Hall, 5 Fifth St.