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Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting Season 43 Episodes

13 Episodes 2024 - 2024

Episode 1

Cozy, Classic Flannel

Thu, Jan 18, 2024

Sara Gallegos was inspired by the autumns of Michigan. Based on a one-block design by Maria Umhey, Sara's version of this throw quilt incorporates flannel. Learn tricks for thicker fabrics and finishing with straight-line quilting.

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Episode 2

A Pillow of Yo-Yos

Thu, Jan 25, 2024

Angela Huffman presents a pillow with appliquéd yo-yos designed by Denise Buchwalter-Losczyk. Learn about different types of hand-sewing needles, creating yo-yos with a gathering stitch, and bringing it all together in an adorable pillow.

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Episode 3

Quilting Red, White, and Blue!

Thu, Feb 1, 2024

The Quilts of Valor Foundation awards quilts to veterans, wrapping them in well-earned love and pride. Lori Thompson showcases United in Gratitude designed by Krisanne Watkins, a quilt that features quick techniques for a powerful result.

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Episode 4

Family Photos Quilt

Thu, Feb 8, 2024

Sara Gallegos demonstrates working with photo transfer fabric for a family album quilt, with tips on how to frame, crop, and print photos. Her Star of the Family quilt features blocks in two sizes to incorporate different photos.

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Episode 5

Embellish with Chenille

Thu, Feb 15, 2024

Angela Huffman shares a purr-tastic kitty quilt. Learn to make mix-and-match kitten quilt blocks, to create whiskers using chenille strips, and to use shank-style buttons for noses. Finish using free-motion to quilt kitty names.

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Episode 6

Fabric Strips Beach Bag

Thu, Feb 22, 2024

Sara Gallegos is joined by Sadie Fox Metter, who introduces sewing techniques adaptable to 2-½" strips. Make a tote bag from woven cotton strips while learning about interfacing types, attaching handles, and installing snaps.

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Episode 7

Wool Appliqué on a Scalloped Pillow

Thu, Feb 29, 2024

Sara Gallegos introduces wool appliqué with dimensional handwork. Play with fusible appliqué to build a bee hive shape, add scalloped edges, and sew a lap-backed pillow closure.

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Episode 8

Dresden Plates and Partial Seams

Thu, Mar 7, 2024

Angela Huffman re-imagines the Dresden Plate unit by combining it with partial seams for a sweet, floral quilt that has a dynamic pinwheel effect. Frame the final blocks with Irish Chain patchwork in a "controlled scrappy" style.

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Episode 9

Appliqué Frayed-Edge Style

Thu, Mar 14, 2024

Embrace the fray. Sara Gallegos presents Frayed Fanfare, a quilt that sidesteps curved piecing with raw-edge appliqué. The homespun look is underscored with three non-traditional fabrics: flannel, linen, and "dobby" wovens.

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Episode 10

Piecing with Patriotic Panels

Thu, Mar 21, 2024

No two fabric panels are made same, so adapting your design to fit requires a little know-how. Lori Thompson joins Sara Gallegos to show simple adjustments, and share tips about fabrics, mitering strips, and sewing Sawtooth Star blocks.

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Episode 11

Peppered Cotton Bed Quilt

Thu, Mar 28, 2024

Peppered cotton is a "shot" cotton fabric with a distinct warp and weave. The shimmery effect makes a striking quilt. Learn techniques for handling this fabric, strip-piecing and foundation piecing, and preventing wavy in long strips.

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Episode 12

Quilting Ghost Blocks

Thu, Apr 4, 2024

Angela Huffman uses open space for straight-line quilting with channel locks. Create the look of an "on-point" quilt block with stitching and stunning "ghost blocks" that mirror the patchwork.

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Episode 13

Dimensional Patchwork Pinwheels

Thu, Apr 11, 2024

Sara Gallegos introduces a real party with this table topper. Each "gift box" quilt block features a three-dimensional pinwheel as a bow. Learn how to audition free-motion designs using a vinyl cover sheet and a dry erase marker.

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