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.

FROM THE EDITOR

Love of Quilting

SHOP • HOP • Look for these products at your local quilt shop!

SEW MANY TIPS

Roundabout Posies • For this colorful quilt, making 8-at-a-time triangle-squares is an easy step in the right direction!

CYNTHIA KARKUT • Plain City, Ohio

Feather Love • What do you see in this fun design—stacked hearts or ›u›y feathers?

RAMONA SORENSEN • Springville, Utah

Swallow Swell • Birds take flight in this simple foundation-pieced design.

DIANE BRINTON & AUDREY MANN • River Heights, Utah

Flock Together • Take a gander at all the traditional bird blocks in this little sampler quilt!

DAPHNE GREIG • North Saanich, British Columbia

A LOVE AFFAIR WITH QUILTS • Kathy McNeil’s hand-appliquéd quilts draw the viewer in. Her artful use of colorful scraps and stitching creates texture and a painterly effect that’s full of surprises.

Flamingo Stampede • You’ll be wading into a pool of pink for this flamboyant quilt!

ANGELA HUFFMAN • Louisville, Kentucky

COLOR OPTION

Louisville Spirit • String together a striking quilt that the crowds will cheer for!

STRING PIECING POINTERS: NOTES FROM TV • This technique is fun and fast, but you must take precautions to prevent damage to your iron and ironing board.

ANGELA HUFFMAN • LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY

Fine Feathers • Who wouldn’t be tickled by a quilt with pretty foundation pieced plumes?

SEW SMART™ TIP

NATALIE CRABTREE • Mason, Ohio

WHAT’S UP “Down Under”?

Cheery Chickadees • Use 5" charms to create “Home Tweet Homes” for these little birds!

JEN DALY • Grantham, New Hampshire

AN ACCURATE ¼" SEAM ALLOWANCE • A variety of questions are all related to this quilting skill. Every step affects accuracy, and accuracy affects every step—they all add up to beautiful piecing!

Peaceful Place • A gaggle of traditional Goose in the Pond blocks float across this bed-size beauty!

JOANIE HOLTON • Saint Michael, Minnesota

Free as a Bird • Our trick for half-rectangle triangles will help you soar through this stunning Quilt of Valor® !

GINA GEMPESAW • Quakertown, Pennsylvania

COLOR OPTION

Barn Dance • Barn blocks are so fun to sew, do-si-do and away we go!

DIFFERENT METHODS: NOTES FROM TV

SARA GALLEGOS • Fenton, Michigan

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

Binding a Quilt • Finish your quilt beautifully with this tried-and-true method for binding.

Fusible Appliqué • Fusible appliqué is a simple and reliable method for adding appliqué to your quilt project.

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 Hourglass Units • Try our quick and easy method to make hourglass units without cutting triangles.

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.