• PBS
    • 42m
    • United States
    • Home And Garden, Special Interest
    The public television series Fons & Porter's "Love of Quilting" was originally hosted by Marianne Fons and Liz Porter and a co-production with Iowa Public Television. During the 1600 Series, Mary Fons began co-hositng with Marianne. Liz comes back once in while to make guest appearances on "Love of Quilting", so look for Liz on recent episodes. When planning the episodes for the 13-part series, projects and techniques are chosen to demonstrate many different aspects of quiltmaking. Our goal is for every episode to teach you a new trick or method that will make your own quilting easier, more accurate, and more fun. Marianne and Mary are constantly planning a new series and would love to hear your comments about previous programs and any suggestions you have for new programs!

    12 episodes

    Season Premiere

    23x01 Flower Bed

    Season Premiere

    23x01 Flower Bed

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    A "circular" design is created from the simple "building blocks" of 9-patch units and rectangles. [27 minutes]

    23x02 Baby Owls at Play

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    A bar quilt features 4-patches set on point in a blue and yellow combination with a pop of orange. [27 minutes]

    23x03 Stitch and Slice Quilt

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    Jenny Doan of Missouri Star Quilt Co. uses one 40-strip pack to create an innovative quilt. [27 minutes]

    23x04 Modern Tote

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    Learn steps for boxing corners, creating a lining and stitching sturdy handles to create a tote. [27 minutes]

    23x05 North Carolina Lily

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    Quick-pieced flying geese blocks and custom-made fusible bias tape for flower stems are featured. [27 minutes]

    Guest Angela Huffman demonstrates simple freehand designs for the sashing space of your quilt. [27 minutes]

    23x07 Thank You Stars

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    Diagonal seams for star blocks and trimming an over-sized block to the correct dimension are shown. [27 minutes]

    23x08 Speaking of Thread

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    Patrick Lose discusses a variety of threads and how to select the right thread for your project. [27 minutes]

    23x09 Wagon Wheels

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    Mary and Liz use a template set to create the 9-blade fan unit and present tips for piecing curves. [27 minutes]

    A tea towel is used to make an apron and is then embellished using a serger to create ruffles. [27 minutes]

    23x11 Lovebirds Placemat

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    Mary Fons and her guest Patrick Lose share techniques for fusible applique. [27 minutes]

    23x12 On The Square

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    Marianne teaches techniques for working with flannel, using a triangle trimmer for accurate piecing. [27 minutes]

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