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

SEW & TELL • Readers and viewers share their creativity!

Linked Stars • Well-planned value placement creates a showy array of patterns!

ABOUT THIS QUILT

Wild Thing • Round up some matching panels, stack and slice them, and get ready to be amazed!

THEN & NOW: 2000 • primitive plaids, browns, and fat quarters

Dodgeball • Movement abounds in this colorful quilt!

Dragonfly Dreams Part Two • Dragonfly Dreams is a series quilt presented in six parts. Part one was in Love of Quilting’s November/December 2019 issue, which included all yardage. Part two features tranquil dragonflies appliquéd to a lilac background.

Cottage Teatime • This cheerful table runner will dress up any tea party!

Sapphire Ikat • The gradient-dyed ombre batik makes this quilt’s blocks glow!

Endless Rainbows • Yesterday's charm harmonizes with today's quilting to create a quilt that sings!

An Ancestral Quilt, Completed TRUNK SHOW with MAGGIE O-ZOUSH-QUAH HALE & MARY PAH-KISH-KO-QUAH JENSEN • Ellen Lofland, of Houston, Texas, discovered the most astonishing beginnings of an ancestry quilt. She accepted the task of completing it in honor of the makers.

Hometown Blooms • Diane Tomlinson’s original pattern, called Sangria, featured slightly larger blocks than Angela’s adaptation. Both versions use cheery fabrics that blossom with fun!

Dreams of Mom • Two blocks combine to make one fabulous quilt!

Finishing Touch

String Theory • Gather some scraps and enjoy the freedom of improvisational piecing!

FOR THE Love OF Quilting Part Two • Soar into part two of our anniversary quilt with blocks that can be seen in Three Tours from the March/April 2012 issue of Love of Quilting, and All Together Now from the Fall 2013 issue of Scrap Quilts.

FIXING THREAD SNARLS and G-r-r-owls (Part 1 of 2)

HINT

Sweet Roll • Blue and cream fabrics combine beautifully into blocks that resemble a Celtic knot.

American valor • Catherine Roberts, founder of Quilts of Valor, and Marianne Fons worked with several fabric companies to create special American Valor patriotic fabric collections. Nancy Mahoney designed this quilt to use one of those collections.

How to Make a Quilt • We’ve got the inside scoop on timesaving tips and tricks that you can take with you on all your quilting adventures!

3-Color Hourglass Units • Try our quick and easy method to make 3-color hourglass units without cutting triangles.

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.

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

Managing Bulky Seams • These clever strategies can greatly reduce the bulk at seam intersections.

Mirror Images • “Mirror-image” the motifs in large-scale or novelty prints to create kaleidoscope-style patchwork.

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

Quick-Pieced Flying Geese Units...