Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Since 1999, Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting has promoted the spirit of traditional quilt making with tried-and-true patterns, insider tips, and time-saving tutorials. Master the basics of making your first quilt or gain inspiration for your hundredth.

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Love of Quilting

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SEW MANY TIPS

Dawn & Dusk • Color value adds an extra oomph to this vivid beauty!

Finishing Touch

MARIE FUSELIER • Pearl River, Louisiana

Autumn Aglow • Only four fabrics are needed to make this autumn dazzler!

Cabins at the Lake • Marianne Fons used cozy flannels to construct this quilt as a gift for a friend who spends a lot of time at her family’s log cabin in the woods of New Hampshire.

Free Falling • As days grow shorter and cooler, a throw made from a rich collection of autumn print fat quarters will warm you inside and out.

Acorn Acres • Bold graphics announce autumn’s arrival!

ROOTED IN CHILDHOOD TRUNK SHOW with SUE SPARGO • Sue Spargo’s imaginative, folkloric quilt designs speak to her African upbringing and her desire to spread creativity and inspiration to others.

Zipped Up • You’ll flip over how easily this colorful quilt comes together!

Fall Festival • Catch some autumn glow!

HILARY BOBKER • Fort Meyers, Florida

BLOCK-BY-BLOCK: Spring Flowers • In her video series, Block-by-Block, Barb explores our quilting history, one quilt block at a time.

Dancing Leaves • Set your autumn ablaze with some fabulous foundation piecing!

SHANNON ARNSTEIN • Muncie, Indiana

Plaid Play • Exquisite quilting gives a vintage quilt top a modern ›air!

AMY DOMKE • Boring, Oregon

Warmth of our Stars Part Five

ABOUT THIS SERIES QUILT

Maple Leaf Lane • Sunflowers and maple leaves pair perfectly for autumn!

Happy Howling • It’s fun to use a collection of holiday-themed prints in your quilt. Designer Florence Moy made this quilt using Halloween prints, but her pattern would also work well for Christmas, Valentine’s Day, or even a birthday celebration quilt.

LONGARM NEEDLES: Tips & Pointers

Thirteen Stars • Say goodbye to curved piecing and say hello to a quick and fun appliqué technique!

Pine Burr • Although cutting the oddly shaped pieces for this traditional design may seem daunting, the result is a quilt that will capture plenty of ooh’s and aah’s!

8-at-a-Time Triangle-Squares • Use this method to make eight matching triangle-squares at the same time.

Curved Piecing • This method, with just a dash of patience, will result in beautifully curved patchwork.

Paper Foundation Piecing • Piecing on foundation paper allows you to create complex or unusual designs with precision and ease.

Quick-Pieced Flying Geese • Try this method to make four perfect Flying Geese units at the same time.

Quick-Pieced Triangle-Squares • Use this method to make two matching triangle-squares at the same time.

Stitch-and-Flip Corners • Use this technique to make this common block feature.

Windowing Fusible Appliqué • “Windowing” fusible web helps keep appliqué quilts soft and flexible.