Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Packed with patterns and designs, Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting puts great quilting tips and patterns with easy-to-follow instructions, diagrams, photos, and full-size patterns right at quilters' thimble-wearing fingertips! Master quilters Marianne Fons and Liz Porter guide you to quilting success with insider secrets and tips, fabulous quilting projects with step-by-step instructions, and lots of big, beautiful photos to inspire you.

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Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

COMMUNITY SAMPLER • A patchwork of ways to care, share, and explore.

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

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Mystery Part1 of2 Secret Meadow • Gather gorgeous fabrics and prepare to be surprised!

Butterfly Ballet

The Pansy Waltz • A nostalgic ode to vintage design dances gracefully through time.

Blooming • Let your scraps flourish into a beautiful array of tulips.

Happy Place • Warm sentiments echo feelings of home.

QUILTING FOR THE PROCESS • Allison Harris says, start small. “Small things will help you learn the techniques and give you a feeling of accomplishment.”

Lillian's Garden • Breezy techniques blossom into an airy assortment of pinwheels.

Carolina Blooms • Let your quilting skills blossom into a magnificent heirloom bed quilt.

10 TIPS FOR COLLABORATING WITH A LONGARM QUILTER • How often do you finish a quilt and wonder, “How should I quilt this?” Your first option would be to quilt it for yourself on your domestic machine, but that is only sometimes the easiest or best choice when working with a larger quilt. You might want more intricate designs than you could do on your domestic machine, and that's a lot more manageable on a longarm machine. The next option is to hire a longarm quilter to finish your quilt. Here are 10 tips for collaborating with a longarm quilter.

With This Ring • Fall in love—again—with the everlasting Double Wedding Ring design!

50 WAYS TO LOVE YOUR LEFTOVERS

Rainbow Geese • Brilliant batik geese fly in monochrome skies.

Cozy Hive & Home • Bring a little backyard garden vibe indoors with a sweet bench pillow.

STUMBLING BLOCKS • Practical Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

Stars & Stripes Forever • Bright stars and bold stripes march to the beat of freedom.

play It Again • Fresh & scrappy fun with vintage blocks!

Coast to Coast • Break away from the basic T-shirt quilt by transforming those nifty wearables into memorable quilt blocks!

SEW EASY™ Binding with Faux Piping • Add a pop of color to your binding with faux piping.

SEW EASY™ Continuous Bias Strips • Because of the stretch, continuous bias strips are essential for curved binding and appliqué.

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

SEW EASY™ Fusible Appliqué • Fusible appliqué is a simple and reliable method for adding appliqué to your quilt project.

SEW EASY™ Fussy Cutting • Isolating that special motif in your fabric can result in a charming block that defines your quilt.

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

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

SEW EASY™ Quick-Pieced Split Point Units • Try this variation of our quick-pieced Flying Geese units to make fast work of star points, like those found in a Missouri Star quilt block.

SEW EASY™ Set-In Seams •...