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Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting Season 29 Episodes

12 Episodes 2016 - 2017

Episode 1

From Sea to Shining Sea

Sat, Dec 31, 2016

Marianne Fons joins Angela Huffman to look at the From Sea to Shining Sea quilt. The clever quilt block, which creates a wave-like pattern, was adapted from an antique quilt. This fat-quarter friendly project is an ideal Quilt of Valor.

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Episode 2

Home State Home - State Pride

Sat, Jan 7, 2017

Whether you're rooting for Tennessee, or you're a California dreamer, this quilt project lets you celebrate your state pride. Lindsay Conner joins host Sara Gallegos to teach a method of scrappy, appliqué patches create a "county" effect.

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Episode 3

Choosing Threads for Quilting

Sat, Jan 14, 2017

Choosing threads for quilting can have a huge impact on your final quilt. Join Angela Huffman and guest Karen McTavish at the longarm quilting machine to learn how threads-their weight, color, and sheen-interact in your quilting design.

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Episode 5

Cactus Blooms

Sat, Jan 21, 2017

Guest Emily Bailey's fresh, bright, fat-quarter friendly quilt, Cactus Blooms, is a wonderful pattern for exploring color placement and sashing with a "floating" effect. Emily joins Sara Gallegos to teach the key techniques.

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Episode 6

Kitchen Windows

Sat, Feb 4, 2017

Cathedral Windows is a classic pattern, but demanding enough that many hesitate to try it. With Kitchen Windows, Lindsay Conner and host Sara Gallegos teach machine-piecing techniques that make it much easier for today's quilter.

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Episode 7

Red Between the Lines, Part 1

Sat, Feb 11, 2017

A magnificent quilt in the tradition of red-and-white quilts, Marianne Fons' Red Between the Lines is stunning, with so many techniques to learn.

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Episode 8

Red Between the Lines, Part 2

Sat, Feb 18, 2017

In part 2 of Marianne Fons' Red Between the Lines, Marianne and Angela Huffman teach you the techniques needed for working with a multiple borders and the blocks in this heirloom-level quilt.

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Episode 9

Rainbow Mosaic

Sat, Feb 25, 2017

An unusual take on charm quilts, this design by Nancy Mahoney combines multiple shapes in a medallion-style quilt that uses batiks. Nancy and host Sara Gallegos walk through methods for shapes like hexagons, diamonds, and triangles.

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Episode 10

Farmer's Wife Table Runner

Sat, Apr 1, 2017

The Fons and Porter staff was inspired to pick one quilt block from each iconic 'Farmer's Wife' quilt, and incorporate them into a smaller project. This table runner will let you take a small taste of the rich tradition of sampler quilts.

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Episode 11

Cross Road to Grandma's House

Sat, Apr 8, 2017

Inspired by memories of traveling to her grandmother's house on Waddington Road, Barb Eikmeier designed this quilt combining two blocks-album cross and snowball-using an on-point layout.

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Episode 12

A Formal Affair

Sat, Apr 15, 2017

Who knew the home-y log cabin block could have such a dramatic side? Toby Lischko's variation on the log cabin design plays with color, value and placement, resulting in an elegant, riveting quilt.

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Episode 13

Twilight in the Garden

Sat, Apr 22, 2017

Melanie Greseth and Joanie Holton present Twilight in The Garden, a striking quilt that will have you branching out into new territory: pieced borders, new ways to use old tools, and metallic prints. This quilt is a garden of inspiration.

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