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.

Love of Quilting

FROM THE STAFF

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

SEW MANY TIPS

Presto! • Delight in the magic of creating a quilt with disappearing hourglass blocks!

Finishing Touch

GENEVIEVE STAFFORD HOOK • DENVER, COLORADO

Firework Flowers • Express your proud spirit with this vibrant quilt.

Pickled Pink • Round up some colorful solids to make these jazzy Pickle Dish blocks.

NOTES FROM THE TV SHOW!

Cherries & Cream • Turn those red and cream scraps into something sweet!

Snowy Spring • Sunny daffodils mingle with delicate snowflakes—a sure sign of spring!

Cut Glass Echoes • For this design based on the Cut Glass Dish quilt block, Barbara introduces two new techniques—2-at-a-Time Triangle-Squares and a bias-free Birds-in-the-Air unit!

Cut Goose • Slice up Flying Geese to make the unique blocks and a pieced border in this magical throw!

MAKING IT FIT

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ABIGAIL DOLINGER • LILLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA

Myna‘s Mystery • Pickle Dish rings intermingle with Four-Patches to create lively blocks!

MARIE ELDREDGE • MURRAY, UTAH

A MAGIC BLOCK SHOW!

Dragonfly Dreams Part Four

STRAIGHT TARGET PRACTICE

FOR THE Love OF Quilting Part Four

SEW SMART™ TIP

The Star Side • Mix and match prints for a gorgeous star-garden runner for your table!

THEN & NOW: 1950 Ups and Downs • Quilt historian Barbara Brackman explores the trends and innovations of yesteryear, and how they affect quilting today.

Creating Memories • Sara stepped up the creative fun by having her girls color the black and white print!

Next Steps • Watch a traditional Courthouse Step block disappear as you create this fun, scrappy quilt!

MARY ANN CASTROGIVANNI • SMITHTOWN, NEW YORK

Goosin’ Around • Ready to play with large Flying Geese units? Follow our Sew Easy Lessons for licketysplit block assembly.

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

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

Cutting 30° Triangles • 30° triangles are a common shape, used frequently for diamond rectangle units and setting triangles.

Cutting 60° Triangles • This method for cutting 60° triangles allows you to cut this shape efficiently from strips, with little waste.

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.

Partial Seams • Some traditional blocks use this method to join patches and units around a central square.

Quick-Pieced Flying Geese Units • Try this method to make four perfect Flying Geese units at the same time.

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

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

Set-In Seams • Blocks with triangles and diamonds may require this special sewing technique.

Trimming Oversize Hourglass Units • Try this method to make perfect hourglass units every time.