Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Packed with patterns and designs, Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting puts great quilting tips and patterns with easy-to-follow instructions, diagrams, photos, and full-size patterns right at quilters' thimble-wearing fingertips! Master quilters Marianne Fons and Liz Porter guide you to quilting success with insider secrets and tips, fabulous quilting projects with step-by-step instructions, and lots of big, beautiful photos to inspire you.

FROM THE EDITOR

Love of Quilting

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

SEW MANY TIPS

Confetti Dreams • Add a touch of elegance to your quilting with gorgeous dupioni silk.

A MATERIAL DIFFERENCE

Sea Glass Star • An oceanside sunrise breeze lifts Flying Geese to new heights!

Spot On • For fresh and fun yo-yos, this one’s a GO!

DENISE’S YO-YO TIPS

QUILTED POSTCARD SWAP READER INSPIRATIONS • In our January/February 2023 issue, we invited you to join our quilted postcard swap. For several weeks, we anxiously waited for the first postcards to arrive. As they started pouring in, we “oohed and aahed” over every reveal. So many creative cards and inspiring stories!We are already working hard to get them back out in the mail very soon. In the meantime, here is a small sampling of just a few of these colorful cards. Watch for more imaginative reader postcards in our upcoming issues!

Mostly North • Make golden Mariner’s Compass blocks and set your path toward sunshine!

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

SEW EASY™ Making Bands • Strips are frequently sewn together to create a band, which you can cut into smaller segments.

SEW EASY™ Mitering Corners • Follow these instructions to make perfect mitered corners.

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

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

ENJOY THE PROCESS • Quilting is about finding your way to create things that bring you joy.

Sunlight in the Window • Let the sun shine in with beautiful batiks in a chic monochrome colorway.

CATHEDRAL WINDOWS SHOW OFF HAND STITCHING

Patchwork Potpourri • Use fabrics old plus fabrics new to make a patchwork quilt for YOU!

PLANNING YOUR SERIES QUILT

7 BEGINNING LONGARMER TIPS

Victory Garden • Pretty prints in on-point flower blocks elegantly suggest stars and stripes.

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

BECAUSE OUR STORIES MATTER: • The QSOS-Quilters' Save Our Stories-Project

Getting involved with QSOS

Baby Scallops • Sweet little 1930s prints tumble down a trio of strips in this adorable baby quilt.

SEW EASY™ Continuous Bias Strips • Because of the stretch, continuous bias strips are essential for curved binding and appliqué.

Woven Beach Bag • Try a whole new dimension of quilting fun!