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Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Marianne Fons & daughter, Mary Fons, showcase their passion for quilting through in-depth demonstrations on a variety of quilting topics. Beginner or expert, viewers with a love of quilting will be inspired by their tips, designs and techniques.

Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting  
  • Banner
    Thursday, December 26
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    This Quilt of Valor designed by Krisanne Watkins features three fabrics and one block, and creates a wonderful optical illusion simply through the quilt block's placement. Banner is a fun quilt to make, using the power of the 45-degree angle combined with strips sets for an amazing design. You'll get the added bonus of a few sweet sawtooth stars to create the patriotic patchwork.
  • Banner
    Saturday, December 28
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    This Quilt of Valor designed by Krisanne Watkins features three fabrics and one block, and creates a wonderful optical illusion simply through the quilt block's placement. Banner is a fun quilt to make, using the power of the 45-degree angle combined with strips sets for an amazing design. You'll get the added bonus of a few sweet sawtooth stars to create the patriotic patchwork.
  • Chocolate Cherry Pie
    Thursday, January 2
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode, Sara Gallegos presents a quilt that is simply delicious, Chocolate Cherry Pie by Lynn Christenson. You'll see the original quilt, as well as Sara's twist on the fabric choices to switch up the "ingredients." Using classic patchwork techniques for a sweet design, this is a quilt pattern you'll find yourself making again and again. Enjoy a sweet slice of Chocolate Cherry Pie!
  • Chocolate Cherry Pie
    Saturday, January 4
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode, Sara Gallegos presents a quilt that is simply delicious, Chocolate Cherry Pie by Lynn Christenson. You'll see the original quilt, as well as Sara's twist on the fabric choices to switch up the "ingredients." Using classic patchwork techniques for a sweet design, this is a quilt pattern you'll find yourself making again and again. Enjoy a sweet slice of Chocolate Cherry Pie!
  • Heartfall
    Thursday, January 9
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Angela Huffman fell for Heartfall, a quilt designed by Rachelle Craig with columns off-set falling quilt blocks. Its 'Wrapped Heart' quilt block is a fun one to make, and easy to adapt-a good one for any quilter's block library! Angela teaches you how to create setting triangles and corner triangles, strategies for skinny sashing, and how to address bias edges with stay-stitching.
  • Heartfall
    Saturday, January 11
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Angela Huffman fell for Heartfall, a quilt designed by Rachelle Craig with columns off-set falling quilt blocks. Its 'Wrapped Heart' quilt block is a fun one to make, and easy to adapt-a good one for any quilter's block library! Angela teaches you how to create setting triangles and corner triangles, strategies for skinny sashing, and how to address bias edges with stay-stitching.
  • Rainbow Geese
    Thursday, January 16
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Rainbow Geese is a joyful, colorful quilt by Susan Deshensky, presented by Sara Gallegos. The patchwork units include half-square triangles, flying geese units, and split-point flying geese units-all classic techniques for the quilter's toolbox. This quilt can support a wide range of looks, from patriotic to traditional to contemporary, so tune in for this episode of Love of Quilting!
  • Rainbow Geese
    Saturday, January 18
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Rainbow Geese is a joyful, colorful quilt by Susan Deshensky, presented by Sara Gallegos. The patchwork units include half-square triangles, flying geese units, and split-point flying geese units-all classic techniques for the quilter's toolbox. This quilt can support a wide range of looks, from patriotic to traditional to contemporary, so tune in for this episode of Love of Quilting!
  • Embroidered Spiral Quilting
    Thursday, January 23
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Guest Nancy Bronstein joins Sara Gallegos on the set of Love of Quilting to share a fascinating technique embroidered spiral quilting! Using the sewing machine's embroidery functions and hoop, Nancy showcases this method on the quilt Sara created in the previous episode (Rainbow Geese), showing yet another way to personalize the pattern.
  • Embroidered Spiral Quilting
    Saturday, January 25
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Guest Nancy Bronstein joins Sara Gallegos on the set of Love of Quilting to share a fascinating technique embroidered spiral quilting! Using the sewing machine's embroidery functions and hoop, Nancy showcases this method on the quilt Sara created in the previous episode (Rainbow Geese), showing yet another way to personalize the pattern.
  • Secret Meadow, Part 1
    Thursday, January 30
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    For the 25th anniversary of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Angela Huffman created a medallion quilt that spans two episodes. In this first episode, applique is the focus, and three methods for creating the appliqued flowers. You'll also learn how to construct the border diamonds and the Jacob's Ladder Block.
  • Secret Meadow, Part 1
    Saturday, February 1
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    For the 25th anniversary of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Angela Huffman created a medallion quilt that spans two episodes. In this first episode, applique is the focus, and three methods for creating the appliqued flowers. You'll also learn how to construct the border diamonds and the Jacob's Ladder Block.
  • Secret Meadow, Part 2
    Thursday, February 6
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    On part two of the 25th anniversary quilt, Secret Meadow, Angela presents a faux LeMoyne Star quilt block that comes together with surprising ease. You'll see how to create a floating, medallion-style quilt with lots of open space for quilting, but also introduce some fun patchwork with the cross blocks. Join a 25-year tradition with Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting.
  • Secret Meadow, Part 2
    Saturday, February 8
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On part two of the 25th anniversary quilt, Secret Meadow, Angela presents a faux LeMoyne Star quilt block that comes together with surprising ease. You'll see how to create a floating, medallion-style quilt with lots of open space for quilting, but also introduce some fun patchwork with the cross blocks. Join a 25-year tradition with Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting.
  • A Bounty of Bindings
    Thursday, February 13
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Binding a quilt is that last finishing step for quilters, and an important one. On this episode, Sara Gallegos invites us to focus on the techniques needed for a successful binding, walking through construction, application, mitering corners, and joining ends. There are also quick tips for bias binding and creating perfect corners for double fold binding.
  • A Bounty of Bindings
    Saturday, February 15
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Binding a quilt is that last finishing step for quilters, and an important one. On this episode, Sara Gallegos invites us to focus on the techniques needed for a successful binding, walking through construction, application, mitering corners, and joining ends. There are also quick tips for bias binding and creating perfect corners for double fold binding.
  • Brilliance
    Thursday, February 20
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Explore color theory while creating a quilted pillow! Designed by Kari Matthews, this project gives the effect of transparent layers of color with overlapping diamonds. The diamond-shaped angles are created using mirrored foundations, so we'll brush up on our foundation-piecing skills, and as a bonus, we'll show a little feed-dog quilting using a guide bar.
  • Brilliance
    Saturday, February 22
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Explore color theory while creating a quilted pillow! Designed by Kari Matthews, this project gives the effect of transparent layers of color with overlapping diamonds. The diamond-shaped angles are created using mirrored foundations, so we'll brush up on our foundation-piecing skills, and as a bonus, we'll show a little feed-dog quilting using a guide bar.
  • Curved & Crazy
    Thursday, February 27
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Sara Gallegos loves a Pickle Dish design, and decided to get "crazy" with it! This episode features two methods for creating crazy pieced fabric, and then how to cut and sew that fabric for the curved patchwork of the quilt block. Next, we'll investigate thread options for the decorative stitching that defines crazy quilting, and hear a few tips for working with heavier threads on your machine.
  • Curved & Crazy
    Saturday, March 1
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Sara Gallegos loves a Pickle Dish design, and decided to get "crazy" with it! This episode features two methods for creating crazy pieced fabric, and then how to cut and sew that fabric for the curved patchwork of the quilt block. Next, we'll investigate thread options for the decorative stitching that defines crazy quilting, and hear a few tips for working with heavier threads on your machine.
  • Diamond Sparkle
    Thursday, March 6
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Guest Gigi Levsen joins Sara Gallegos on this episode to teach Diamond Sparkle, a unique, creative quilt that is both feels both traditional and strikingly modern. Making pieced diamonds requires some unusual techniques, such as cutting strips sets on a new 60-degree diagonal. The settings for these diamonds also require an approach that you may not have encountered before, but the results are worth it!
  • Diamond Sparkle
    Saturday, March 8
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Guest Gigi Levsen joins Sara Gallegos on this episode to teach Diamond Sparkle, a unique, creative quilt that is both feels both traditional and strikingly modern. Making pieced diamonds requires some unusual techniques, such as cutting strips sets on a new 60-degree diagonal. The settings for these diamonds also require an approach that you may not have encountered before, but the results are worth it!
  • Nature-Inspired Free-Motion
    Thursday, March 13
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Let patchwork and nature-inspire your free-motion quilting! Angela Huffman uses the butterfly-shaped blocks in this quilt to guide her quilting choices, including fillers and floral motifs. You'll learn a little digitized quilting, and also hear tips about different backing fabrics that will come in handy!
  • Nature-Inspired Free-Motion
    Saturday, March 15
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Let patchwork and nature-inspire your free-motion quilting! Angela Huffman uses the butterfly-shaped blocks in this quilt to guide her quilting choices, including fillers and floral motifs. You'll learn a little digitized quilting, and also hear tips about different backing fabrics that will come in handy!
  • Patchwork Postcard
    Thursday, March 20
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    The patchwork postcards we featured on a previous series of Love of Quilting were so popular, we invited guest Nancy Bronstein to join us and try out a few more designs! These patchwork postcards are a no-pressure place to play with designs and stitches. Learn how to stitch-and-flip in the hoop, adapt a mini-block to be a standard postcard size, and even a special aging technique to give your postcard a vintage look!
  • Patchwork Postcard
    Saturday, March 22
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    The patchwork postcards we featured on a previous series of Love of Quilting were so popular, we invited guest Nancy Bronstein to join us and try out a few more designs! These patchwork postcards are a no-pressure place to play with designs and stitches. Learn how to stitch-and-flip in the hoop, adapt a mini-block to be a standard postcard size, and even a special aging technique to give your postcard a vintage look!
  • Banner
    Thursday, March 27
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    This Quilt of Valor designed by Krisanne Watkins features three fabrics and one block, and creates a wonderful optical illusion simply through the quilt block's placement. Banner is a fun quilt to make, using the power of the 45-degree angle combined with strips sets for an amazing design. You'll get the added bonus of a few sweet sawtooth stars to create the patriotic patchwork.
  • Banner
    Saturday, March 29
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    This Quilt of Valor designed by Krisanne Watkins features three fabrics and one block, and creates a wonderful optical illusion simply through the quilt block's placement. Banner is a fun quilt to make, using the power of the 45-degree angle combined with strips sets for an amazing design. You'll get the added bonus of a few sweet sawtooth stars to create the patriotic patchwork.

 

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  • Stand-Out Stockings
    Saturday, December 21
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Holiday projects give you the opportunity to be creative. Sara Gallegos designed this holiday stocking, as a gift, but also as an excuse to play with different decorative stitches and embroidery!
  • Secret Meadow, Part 2
    Saturday, December 21
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On part two of the 25th anniversary quilt, Secret Meadow, Angela presents a faux LeMoyne Star quilt block that comes together with surprising ease. You'll see how to create a floating, medallion-style quilt with lots of open space for quilting, but also introduce some fun patchwork with the cross blocks. Join a 25-year tradition with Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting.
  • Stand-Out Stockings
    Thursday, December 19
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Holiday projects give you the opportunity to be creative. Sara Gallegos designed this holiday stocking, as a gift, but also as an excuse to play with different decorative stitches and embroidery!
  • Secret Meadow, Part 1
    Thursday, December 19
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    For the 25th anniversary of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Angela Huffman created a medallion quilt that spans two episodes. In this first episode, applique is the focus, and three methods for creating the appliqued flowers. You'll also learn how to construct the border diamonds and the Jacob's Ladder Block.
  • Secret Meadow, Part 1
    Thursday, December 19
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    For the 25th anniversary of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Angela Huffman created a medallion quilt that spans two episodes. In this first episode, applique is the focus, and three methods for creating the appliqued flowers. You'll also learn how to construct the border diamonds and the Jacob's Ladder Block.
  • Secret Meadow, Part 1
    Thursday, December 19
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    For the 25th anniversary of Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting, Angela Huffman created a medallion quilt that spans two episodes. In this first episode, applique is the focus, and three methods for creating the appliqued flowers. You'll also learn how to construct the border diamonds and the Jacob's Ladder Block.
  • Patchwork Postcard
    Saturday, December 14
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    The patchwork postcards we featured on a previous series of Love of Quilting were so popular, we invited guest Nancy Bronstein to join us and try out a few more designs! These patchwork postcards are a no-pressure place to play with designs and stitches. Learn how to stitch-and-flip in the hoop, adapt a mini-block to be a standard postcard size, and even a special aging technique to give your postcard a vintage look!
  • Embroidered Spiral Quilting
    Saturday, December 14
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Guest Nancy Bronstein joins Sara Gallegos on the set of Love of Quilting to share a fascinating technique embroidered spiral quilting! Using the sewing machine's embroidery functions and hoop, Nancy showcases this method on the quilt Sara created in the previous episode (Rainbow Geese), showing yet another way to personalize the pattern.
  • Patchwork Postcard
    Thursday, December 12
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    The patchwork postcards we featured on a previous series of Love of Quilting were so popular, we invited guest Nancy Bronstein to join us and try out a few more designs! These patchwork postcards are a no-pressure place to play with designs and stitches. Learn how to stitch-and-flip in the hoop, adapt a mini-block to be a standard postcard size, and even a special aging technique to give your postcard a vintage look!
  • Rainbow Geese
    Thursday, December 12
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Rainbow Geese is a joyful, colorful quilt by Susan Deshensky, presented by Sara Gallegos. The patchwork units include half-square triangles, flying geese units, and split-point flying geese units-all classic techniques for the quilter's toolbox. This quilt can support a wide range of looks, from patriotic to traditional to contemporary, so tune in for this episode of Love of Quilting!
  • Rainbow Geese
    Thursday, December 12
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Rainbow Geese is a joyful, colorful quilt by Susan Deshensky, presented by Sara Gallegos. The patchwork units include half-square triangles, flying geese units, and split-point flying geese units-all classic techniques for the quilter's toolbox. This quilt can support a wide range of looks, from patriotic to traditional to contemporary, so tune in for this episode of Love of Quilting!
  • Rainbow Geese
    Thursday, December 12
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Rainbow Geese is a joyful, colorful quilt by Susan Deshensky, presented by Sara Gallegos. The patchwork units include half-square triangles, flying geese units, and split-point flying geese units-all classic techniques for the quilter's toolbox. This quilt can support a wide range of looks, from patriotic to traditional to contemporary, so tune in for this episode of Love of Quilting!
  • Stand-Out Stockings
    Wednesday, December 11
    12:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Holiday projects give you the opportunity to be creative. Sara Gallegos designed this holiday stocking, as a gift, but also as an excuse to play with different decorative stitches and embroidery!
  • Stand-Out Stockings
    Tuesday, December 10
    7:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Holiday projects give you the opportunity to be creative. Sara Gallegos designed this holiday stocking, as a gift, but also as an excuse to play with different decorative stitches and embroidery!
  • Stand-Out Stockings
    Sunday, December 8
    12:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Holiday projects give you the opportunity to be creative. Sara Gallegos designed this holiday stocking, as a gift, but also as an excuse to play with different decorative stitches and embroidery!
  • Stand-Out Stockings
    Saturday, December 7
    10:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Holiday projects give you the opportunity to be creative. Sara Gallegos designed this holiday stocking, as a gift, but also as an excuse to play with different decorative stitches and embroidery!
  • Nature-Inspired Free-Motion
    Saturday, December 7
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Let patchwork and nature-inspire your free-motion quilting! Angela Huffman uses the butterfly-shaped blocks in this quilt to guide her quilting choices, including fillers and floral motifs. You'll learn a little digitized quilting, and also hear tips about different backing fabrics that will come in handy!
  • Heartfall
    Saturday, December 7
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Angela Huffman fell for Heartfall, a quilt designed by Rachelle Craig with columns off-set falling quilt blocks. Its 'Wrapped Heart' quilt block is a fun one to make, and easy to adapt-a good one for any quilter's block library! Angela teaches you how to create setting triangles and corner triangles, strategies for skinny sashing, and how to address bias edges with stay-stitching.
  • Stand-Out Stockings
    Friday, December 6
    9:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Holiday projects give you the opportunity to be creative. Sara Gallegos designed this holiday stocking, as a gift, but also as an excuse to play with different decorative stitches and embroidery!
  • Nature-Inspired Free-Motion
    Thursday, December 5
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Let patchwork and nature-inspire your free-motion quilting! Angela Huffman uses the butterfly-shaped blocks in this quilt to guide her quilting choices, including fillers and floral motifs. You'll learn a little digitized quilting, and also hear tips about different backing fabrics that will come in handy!
  • Chocolate Cherry Pie
    Thursday, December 5
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode, Sara Gallegos presents a quilt that is simply delicious, Chocolate Cherry Pie by Lynn Christenson. You'll see the original quilt, as well as Sara's twist on the fabric choices to switch up the "ingredients." Using classic patchwork techniques for a sweet design, this is a quilt pattern you'll find yourself making again and again. Enjoy a sweet slice of Chocolate Cherry Pie!
  • Chocolate Cherry Pie
    Thursday, December 5
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode, Sara Gallegos presents a quilt that is simply delicious, Chocolate Cherry Pie by Lynn Christenson. You'll see the original quilt, as well as Sara's twist on the fabric choices to switch up the "ingredients." Using classic patchwork techniques for a sweet design, this is a quilt pattern you'll find yourself making again and again. Enjoy a sweet slice of Chocolate Cherry Pie!
  • Chocolate Cherry Pie
    Thursday, December 5
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode, Sara Gallegos presents a quilt that is simply delicious, Chocolate Cherry Pie by Lynn Christenson. You'll see the original quilt, as well as Sara's twist on the fabric choices to switch up the "ingredients." Using classic patchwork techniques for a sweet design, this is a quilt pattern you'll find yourself making again and again. Enjoy a sweet slice of Chocolate Cherry Pie!
  • Diamond Sparkle
    Saturday, November 30
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Guest Gigi Levsen joins Sara Gallegos on this episode to teach Diamond Sparkle, a unique, creative quilt that is both feels both traditional and strikingly modern. Making pieced diamonds requires some unusual techniques, such as cutting strips sets on a new 60-degree diagonal. The settings for these diamonds also require an approach that you may not have encountered before, but the results are worth it!
  • Dimensional Patchwork Pinwheel
    Saturday, November 30
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Host Sara Gallegos introduces a real party with this table topper! Designed by Stephanie Cunnyngham, this design features a "gift box" quilt block, each with a three-dimensional pinwheel as a bow! In addition to learning how to make these delightful quilt blocks, you'll learn how to audition free-motion designs using a vinyl cover sheet and a dry erase marker, and a unique approach to facing a quilt for a clean edge.
  • Diamond Sparkle
    Thursday, November 28
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Guest Gigi Levsen joins Sara Gallegos on this episode to teach Diamond Sparkle, a unique, creative quilt that is both feels both traditional and strikingly modern. Making pieced diamonds requires some unusual techniques, such as cutting strips sets on a new 60-degree diagonal. The settings for these diamonds also require an approach that you may not have encountered before, but the results are worth it!
  • Quilting Ghost Blocks
    Thursday, November 28
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    In this episode, host Angela Huffman takes her pieced top from the previous show and quilts it! The open space is ideal for straight-line quilting with channel locks. You'll also see how to give to look of an "on-point" quilt block with stitching alone, and how see how Angela create stunning "ghost blocks" that mirror the patchwork. All of these designs can be quilted on a longarm or a home sewing machine!
  • Quilting Ghost Blocks
    Thursday, November 28
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    In this episode, host Angela Huffman takes her pieced top from the previous show and quilts it! The open space is ideal for straight-line quilting with channel locks. You'll also see how to give to look of an "on-point" quilt block with stitching alone, and how see how Angela create stunning "ghost blocks" that mirror the patchwork. All of these designs can be quilted on a longarm or a home sewing machine!
  • Quilting Ghost Blocks
    Thursday, November 28
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    In this episode, host Angela Huffman takes her pieced top from the previous show and quilts it! The open space is ideal for straight-line quilting with channel locks. You'll also see how to give to look of an "on-point" quilt block with stitching alone, and how see how Angela create stunning "ghost blocks" that mirror the patchwork. All of these designs can be quilted on a longarm or a home sewing machine!
  • Curved & Crazy
    Saturday, November 23
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Sara Gallegos loves a Pickle Dish design, and decided to get "crazy" with it! This episode features two methods for creating crazy pieced fabric, and then how to cut and sew that fabric for the curved patchwork of the quilt block. Next, we'll investigate thread options for the decorative stitching that defines crazy quilting, and hear a few tips for working with heavier threads on your machine.
  • Peppered Cotton Bed Quilt
    Saturday, November 23
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Peppered cotton is a "shot" cotton fabric with a distinct warp and weave. The shimmery effect makes a striking quilt, and has the added benefit of having no "wrong" side, so it's worth using...Even if it unravels easily! On this episode, you'll learn techniques for handling this fabric, hear strip-piecing and foundation piecing tips, and find out the correct way to attach long strips to prevent waviness.
  • Curved & Crazy
    Thursday, November 21
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Sara Gallegos loves a Pickle Dish design, and decided to get "crazy" with it! This episode features two methods for creating crazy pieced fabric, and then how to cut and sew that fabric for the curved patchwork of the quilt block. Next, we'll investigate thread options for the decorative stitching that defines crazy quilting, and hear a few tips for working with heavier threads on your machine.
  • Piecing with Patriotic Panels
    Thursday, November 21
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    No two fabric panels are manufactured the same, so how do you adapt a quilt pattern to work with the panel YOU have? Lori Thompson, executive director, of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, joins us to explain why quilt panels are so popular with veterans, and how you can make simple adjustments to make the measurements work. You'll hear tips about selecting fabrics to coordinate with your panel, when and how to miter strips, and how to make ever-useful Sawtooth Star blocks that can be swapped into most any design.
  • Piecing with Patriotic Panels
    Thursday, November 21
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    No two fabric panels are manufactured the same, so how do you adapt a quilt pattern to work with the panel YOU have? Lori Thompson, executive director, of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, joins us to explain why quilt panels are so popular with veterans, and how you can make simple adjustments to make the measurements work. You'll hear tips about selecting fabrics to coordinate with your panel, when and how to miter strips, and how to make ever-useful Sawtooth Star blocks that can be swapped into most any design.
  • Piecing with Patriotic Panels
    Thursday, November 21
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    No two fabric panels are manufactured the same, so how do you adapt a quilt pattern to work with the panel YOU have? Lori Thompson, executive director, of the Quilts of Valor Foundation, joins us to explain why quilt panels are so popular with veterans, and how you can make simple adjustments to make the measurements work. You'll hear tips about selecting fabrics to coordinate with your panel, when and how to miter strips, and how to make ever-useful Sawtooth Star blocks that can be swapped into most any design.
  • Brilliance
    Saturday, November 16
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Explore color theory while creating a quilted pillow! Designed by Kari Matthews, this project gives the effect of transparent layers of color with overlapping diamonds. The diamond-shaped angles are created using mirrored foundations, so we'll brush up on our foundation-piecing skills, and as a bonus, we'll show a little feed-dog quilting using a guide bar.
  • Applique Frayed-Edge Style
    Saturday, November 16
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Embrace the fray! Host Sara Gallegos presents 'Frayed Fanfare,' a quilt that sidesteps curved piecing with the fun use of raw-edge applique. The homespun look is underscored by the use of three non-traditional fabrics: flannel, linen, and "dobby" wovens. These colorful, loosely woven fabrics are tacked down with black thread a bold choice for any quilter! Let your edges unravel in the best way on today's episode!
  • Brilliance
    Thursday, November 14
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Explore color theory while creating a quilted pillow! Designed by Kari Matthews, this project gives the effect of transparent layers of color with overlapping diamonds. The diamond-shaped angles are created using mirrored foundations, so we'll brush up on our foundation-piecing skills, and as a bonus, we'll show a little feed-dog quilting using a guide bar.
  • Dresden Plates and Partial Seams
    Thursday, November 14
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Angela Huffman re-imagines the Dresden Plate unit by combining it with partial seams. The end result is a sweet, floral quilt that has a dynamic pinwheel effect. You'll learn how to make beautiful Dresden Plate blades with careful cutting and precise pressing, and you'll be able to frame out the final blocks with Irish Chain blocks in a "controlled scrappy" style.
  • Dresden Plates and Partial Seams
    Thursday, November 14
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Angela Huffman re-imagines the Dresden Plate unit by combining it with partial seams. The end result is a sweet, floral quilt that has a dynamic pinwheel effect. You'll learn how to make beautiful Dresden Plate blades with careful cutting and precise pressing, and you'll be able to frame out the final blocks with Irish Chain blocks in a "controlled scrappy" style.
  • Dresden Plates and Partial Seams
    Thursday, November 14
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Angela Huffman re-imagines the Dresden Plate unit by combining it with partial seams. The end result is a sweet, floral quilt that has a dynamic pinwheel effect. You'll learn how to make beautiful Dresden Plate blades with careful cutting and precise pressing, and you'll be able to frame out the final blocks with Irish Chain blocks in a "controlled scrappy" style.
  • A Bounty of Bindings
    Saturday, November 9
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Binding a quilt is that last finishing step for quilters, and an important one. On this episode, Sara Gallegos invites us to focus on the techniques needed for a successful binding, walking through construction, application, mitering corners, and joining ends. There are also quick tips for bias binding and creating perfect corners for double fold binding.
  • Wool Applique on a Scalloped Pillow
    Saturday, November 9
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    We're busy as a bee on this episode of Love of Quilting! For this bench pillow, host Sara Gallegos introduces wool applique with dimensional handwork! We'll also play with fusible applique to build a beehive shape, and we'll also build a few birdhouses using a little improvisation on the rooftops. Add some scalloped edges and a lap-backed pillow closure, and you have a 'Cozy Hive & Home'!
  • A Bounty of Bindings
    Thursday, November 7
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Binding a quilt is that last finishing step for quilters, and an important one. On this episode, Sara Gallegos invites us to focus on the techniques needed for a successful binding, walking through construction, application, mitering corners, and joining ends. There are also quick tips for bias binding and creating perfect corners for double fold binding.
  • Fabric Strips Beach Bag
    Thursday, November 7
    1:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Sara Gallegos is joined by Sadie Metter, who introduces Love of Quilting viewers to some sewing techniques wonderfully adaptable to 2 1/2 strip rolls! On this episode, you'll learn to make a beach-style tote bag made from woven cotton strips. You'll also learn about interfacing types, attaching store-bought handles, and installing snaps. The end result will show off your patchwork style and add lots of techniques to your sewing skill set!
  • Fabric Strips Beach Bag
    Thursday, November 7
    11:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Sara Gallegos is joined by Sadie Metter, who introduces Love of Quilting viewers to some sewing techniques wonderfully adaptable to 2 1/2 strip rolls! On this episode, you'll learn to make a beach-style tote bag made from woven cotton strips. You'll also learn about interfacing types, attaching store-bought handles, and installing snaps. The end result will show off your patchwork style and add lots of techniques to your sewing skill set!
  • Fabric Strips Beach Bag
    Thursday, November 7
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Sara Gallegos is joined by Sadie Metter, who introduces Love of Quilting viewers to some sewing techniques wonderfully adaptable to 2 1/2 strip rolls! On this episode, you'll learn to make a beach-style tote bag made from woven cotton strips. You'll also learn about interfacing types, attaching store-bought handles, and installing snaps. The end result will show off your patchwork style and add lots of techniques to your sewing skill set!
  • Secret Meadow, Part 2
    Saturday, November 2
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On part two of the 25th anniversary quilt, Secret Meadow, Angela presents a faux LeMoyne Star quilt block that comes together with surprising ease. You'll see how to create a floating, medallion-style quilt with lots of open space for quilting, but also introduce some fun patchwork with the cross blocks. Join a 25-year tradition with Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting.
  • Embellish with Chenille
    Saturday, November 2
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Host Angela Huffman shares a purr-tastic kitty quilt! Learn to make mix-and-match kitten quilt blocks, coordinating the fabrics for different types of cats. You'll also learn how to create whiskers using pre-packaged chenille strips layering them for extra fuzziness and use shank-style buttons for noses. Finish your quilt by stitching your kitty names using free-motion quilting!