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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  
  • Fabric Strips Beach Bag
    Thursday, August 1
    4:30 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!
  • Applique Frayed-Edge Style
    Saturday, August 3
    6:30 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!
  • Wool Applique on a Scalloped Pillow
    Thursday, August 8
    4:30 pm 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'!
  • Piecing with Patriotic Panels
    Saturday, August 10
    6:30 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.
  • Dresden Plates and Partial Seams
    Thursday, August 15
    4:30 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.
  • Peppered Cotton Bed Quilt
    Saturday, August 17
    6:30 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.
  • Applique Frayed-Edge Style
    Thursday, August 22
    4:30 pm 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!
  • Quilting Ghost Blocks
    Saturday, August 24
    6:30 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!
  • Piecing with Patriotic Panels
    Thursday, August 29
    4:30 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.
  • Dimensional Patchwork Pinwheel
    Saturday, August 31
    6:30 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.
  • Peppered Cotton Bed Quilt
    Thursday, September 5
    4:30 pm 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.
  • Peppered Cotton Bed Quilt
    Saturday, September 7
    6:30 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.
  • Quilting Ghost Blocks
    Thursday, September 12
    4:30 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
    Saturday, September 14
    6:30 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!
  • Dimensional Patchwork Pinwheel
    Thursday, September 19
    4:30 pm 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.
  • Dimensional Patchwork Pinwheel
    Saturday, September 21
    6:30 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.
  • Chocolate Cherry Pie
    Saturday, September 28
    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
    Saturday, October 5
    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
    Saturday, October 12
    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
    Saturday, October 19
    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
    Saturday, October 26
    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.

 

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  • Piecing with Patriotic Panels
    Saturday, July 27
    10:30 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.
  • Fabric Strips Beach Bag
    Saturday, July 27
    8:30 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!
  • Dresden Plates and Partial Seams
    Saturday, July 27
    6:30 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.
  • Point-To-Point Quilting
    Saturday, July 27
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Whether working on a frame or on a sewing machine, finding a "hidden grid" based on the patchwork in your quilt helps with point-to-point designs-especially in quilt borders! This episode covers a series of basic motifs that can fill the space proportionally. You'll also learn about computerized approaches for the same border designs.
  • Beachcomber
    Friday, July 26
    11:00 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    The traditional Storm at Sea quilt pattern is a rewarding challenge! The soft, sweet colors in this quilt look like the shells washed ashore after a storm at sea. Sara Gallegos finds methods to simplify the traditionally challenging design, including foundation piecing and die-cutting.
  • Piecing with Patriotic Panels
    Friday, July 26
    9:30 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.
  • Fabric Strips Beach Bag
    Friday, July 26
    7:30 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!
  • Embellish with Chenille
    Thursday, July 25
    4:30 pm 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!
  • Wool Applique on a Scalloped Pillow
    Saturday, July 20
    6:30 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'!
  • Cactus Basket
    Saturday, July 20
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    On this episode of "Love of Quilting," guest Gigi Levsen takes a classic block from a vintage quilt and re-imagines it using bold, contemporary colors. You'll learn how using foundation piecing opens up the possibility of unusual shapes and fussy-cut fabrics. You'll also learn options for adapting the layout to create a fresh, personalized take on this classic design.
  • Family Photos Quilt
    Thursday, July 18
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Make a quilt that is a family photo album! Host Sara Gallegos demonstrates working with photo transfer fabric, giving you tips on how to frame, crop, and print photos. Her Star of the Family quilt features quilt blocks in two sizes to incorporate different photos. You'll get advice on fabric selection, patchwork techniques, and how to quilt the final design!
  • Fabric Strips Beach Bag
    Saturday, July 13
    6:30 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!
  • Tea Time
    Saturday, July 13
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    It's Tea Time! This playful table topper is the perfect place to develop new skills! You'll learn to play with decorative stitches for quilting, and working with layered applique. This table topper allows you to learn about scallops and bias binding, both of which are great quilting skills to have in your tool box.
  • Quilting Red, White, and Blue
    Thursday, July 11
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    To show the nation's gratitude, the Quilts of Valor Foundation awards quilts to veterans, wrapping them in well-earned love and pride. It's a cherished cause that many quilters are devoted to, and there's always a need for fresh quilt designs! Lori Thompson showcases United in Gratitude designed by Krisanne Watkins, a quilt that features quick techniques for a powerful result.
  • Embellish with Chenille
    Saturday, July 6
    6:30 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!
  • Twizzles
    Saturday, July 6
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    These patchwork blades reminded us of ice skate blades, so we named the quilt after a technical element in figure skating the Twizzle. That move is challenging, but this quilt is not! Angela Huffman makes it all simple with stitch-and-flip corners, and pre-sashing the blocks. You'll learn about using wide-back fabrics for piecing, how to work with ombre prints, and even pick up a few handy tips for piano key borders. This dazzling quilt will make your heart spin!
  • A Pillowcase of Yo-Yos
    Thursday, July 4
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    It's been a long time since we've created patchwork yo-yo's on Love of Quilting, and we'd forgotten how much fun they can be! This episode features a pillow with appliqued yo-yos designed by Denise Buchwalter-Losczyk. You'll learn about the different types of hand-sewing needles, see how to create yo-yo's using a gathering stitch, and then finally how to bring it all together in an adorable pillow.
  • Family Photos Quilt
    Saturday, June 29
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Make a quilt that is a family photo album! Host Sara Gallegos demonstrates working with photo transfer fabric, giving you tips on how to frame, crop, and print photos. Her Star of the Family quilt features quilt blocks in two sizes to incorporate different photos. You'll get advice on fabric selection, patchwork techniques, and how to quilt the final design!
  • Bountiful Sunflowers
    Saturday, June 29
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    The Dresden Plate block is a classic. On this episode, Sara Gallegos explores different wedges and appliques to create Bountiful Sunflowers. You'll learn two methods for cutting the different wedges with self-made templates and with a ruler. For the center circles, you'll learn curved piecing and windowing fusible applique. And it all comes together with straight-stitched topstitching.
  • Cozy, Classic Flannel
    Thursday, June 27
    4:30 pm on UEN-TV 9.1
    Host Sara Gallegos was really inspired by the autumns of Michigan for this quilt! Based on a one-block design by Maria Umhey, Sara's version incorporates updated flannel fabrics. You'll learn tricks for dealing with thicker fabrics, and also how to quilt using straight-line quilting a less challenging alternative to stitch-in-the-ditch quilting.
  • Quilting Red, White, and Blue
    Saturday, June 22
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    To show the nation's gratitude, the Quilts of Valor Foundation awards quilts to veterans, wrapping them in well-earned love and pride. It's a cherished cause that many quilters are devoted to, and there's always a need for fresh quilt designs! Lori Thompson showcases United in Gratitude designed by Krisanne Watkins, a quilt that features quick techniques for a powerful result.
  • A Bit Fishy
    Saturday, June 22
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Guest Valerie Uland joins Sara Gallegos to show off a delightful, fish-inspired baby quilt! This underwater world is a wonderful place to explore techniques like windowing applique and decorative stitching. And best of all, a row quilt is a style that comes together quickly, so you're sure to have a quilt ready for the new baby's arrival!
  • Dimensional Patchwork Pinwheel
    Thursday, June 20
    4:30 pm 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.
  • A Pillowcase of Yo-Yos
    Saturday, June 15
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    It's been a long time since we've created patchwork yo-yo's on Love of Quilting, and we'd forgotten how much fun they can be! This episode features a pillow with appliqued yo-yos designed by Denise Buchwalter-Losczyk. You'll learn about the different types of hand-sewing needles, see how to create yo-yo's using a gathering stitch, and then finally how to bring it all together in an adorable pillow.
  • Flamingo Stampede
    Saturday, June 15
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    A gathering of flamingos is called a "flamboyance," and that accurately sums up Angela Huffman's flamingo-inspired quilt! In this episode, Angela teaches traditional techniques made easy, from the quilt blocks to the quilt border.
  • Quilting Ghost Blocks
    Thursday, June 13
    4:30 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!
  • Cozy, Classic Flannel
    Saturday, June 8
    6:30 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Host Sara Gallegos was really inspired by the autumns of Michigan for this quilt! Based on a one-block design by Maria Umhey, Sara's version incorporates updated flannel fabrics. You'll learn tricks for dealing with thicker fabrics, and also how to quilt using straight-line quilting a less challenging alternative to stitch-in-the-ditch quilting.
  • For The Love of Pie
    Saturday, June 8
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Who doesn't love pie? Sara Gallegos teaches a table runner pattern from Natalie Cunnyngham featuring a delightful pie block! The patchwork can easily be adapted the pie of your choice, and Sara also shows you some options for customizing with machine embroidery.
  • Peppered Cotton Bed Quilt
    Thursday, June 6
    4:30 pm 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.
  • Dimensional Patchwork Pinwheel
    Saturday, June 1
    6:30 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.
  • Enchanted Garden
    Saturday, June 1
    5:00 am on UEN-TV 9.1
    Sara Gallegos is joined by guest Nadine Knecht, who teaches you how to take a simple hexagon design and really have a blast! You'll explore motif placement, using clip art and sewing stitches in an embroidery hoop, hand-coloring your own fabric, and even how to create a custom, laceedge flange.