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Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Description

Hosts Sara Gallegos and Angela Huffman work with guests to explore quilting ideas, both old and new, in this series from Iowa Public Television. Whether a beginner or an expert, quilters of all levels will learn something from the tips, techniques and designs featured on this show. Segments from the series include two quilts that feature a diagonally set log cabin design, a small quilt constructed with English paper piecing, a breakdown of a medallion-style quilt into simple lessons, and how to resize a quilt block into larger and smaller versions.

Upcoming Episodes

  • Secret Meadow, Part 1

    Three methods for creating appliqued flowers for a medallion quilt; constructing the border diamonds and Jacob's Ladder block. (30 minutes)

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  • Secret Meadow, Part 2

    A faux LeMoyne Star quilt block; creating a floating, medallion-style quilt with open space for quilting and fun patchwork. (30 minutes)

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  • Pie a la Modern

    A variation of the American Pie quilt with a more modern color palette; different methods for strip cutting and fabric layouts; tips for nesting seams. (30 minutes)

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  • A Bounty of Bindings

    Techniques needed for a successful binding; bias binding; creating perfect corners for double fold binding. (30 minutes)

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  • Brilliance

    Exploring color theory while creating a quilted pillow; foundation-piecing; feed-dog quilting using a guide bar. (30 minutes)

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  • Curved & Crazy

    Two methods for creating crazy pieced fabric, then cutting and sewing it for the curved patchwork of the quilt block; thread options for the decorative stitching that defines crazy quilting; working with heavier threads. (30 minutes)

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  • Fun With Free-Motion Fillers

    Different designs that can stand alone as edge-to-edge motifs or can be used to creatively fill spaces. (30 minutes)

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  • Diamond Sparkle

    Diamond sparkle, a unique creative quilt that feels both traditional and modern; making pieced diamonds. (30 minutes)

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  • Nature-Inspired Free-Motion

    Free-motion quilting with butterfly-shaped blocks; digitized quilting; different backing fabrics. (30 minutes)

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