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
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Quilting Red, White, and Blue!
Showcasing the United in Gratitude Quilt of Valor. (30 minutes)
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Family Photos Quilt
Working with photo transfer fabric, including how to frame, crop and print photos; the star of the family quilt features blocks in two sizes for incorporating different photos; fabric selection and patchwork techniques. (30 minutes)
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Embellished Springtime
Two quilts -- the springtime flutters and tulip tour -- feature unusually embellished quilt blocks: a satin-stitched hot air balloon and a butterfly with a ribbon body; adding trim to binding. (30 minutes)
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Embellish With Chenille
Making mix-and-match kitten quilt blocks, coordinating the fabrics for different types of cats; creating whiskers using pre-packaged chenille strips and using shank-style buttons for noses; stitching kitty names using free motion quilting. (30 minutes)
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Fabric Strips Beach Bag
Making a beach-style tote bag made from woven cotton strips; interfacing types, installing handles and snaps. (30 minutes)
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Sew Happy
A row quilt featuring three fun-to-piece quilt blocks, each with special lessons about cutting, sewing and pinning; clever tricks for attaching borders. (30 minutes)
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Wool Applique on a Scalloped Pillow
A bench pillow featuring wool applique with dimensional handwork; building a beehive shape and a few birdhouses; adding some scalloped edges and a lap-backed pillow closure. (30 minutes)
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Tied to You
A sentimental keepsake table runner made from men's ties; deconstructing ties; creating an unusual template. (30 minutes)
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Stitch Modes 101
Demystifying the various settings on longarm and midarm-style quilting machines. (30 minutes)
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Dresden Plates and Partial Seams
A floral quilt with a pinwheel effect; making Dresden plate blades; framing the final blocks with Irish chain blocks in a "controlled scrappy" style. (30 minutes)
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Applique Frayed-Edge Style
A quilt using raw-edge applique features a homespun look that is underscored by three non-traditional fabrics -- flannel, linen and "dobby" wovens -- tacked down with black thread. (30 minutes)
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