Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting.

Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Wool Applique on a Scalloped Pillow

A bench pillow featuring wool applique with dimensional handwork; building a beehive shape and a few birdhouses; adding some scalloped edges and a lap-backed pillow closure. (30 minutes)

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Thu, 11/21 at 12:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Piecing With Patriotic Panels

Selecting fabrics to coordinate with a panel; when and how to miter strips; making sawtooth star blocks that can be swapped into almost any design. (30 minutes)

Thu, 11/21 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Piecing With Patriotic Panels

Selecting fabrics to coordinate with a panel; when and how to miter strips; making sawtooth star blocks that can be swapped into almost any design. (30 minutes)

Sat, 11/23 at 6:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Peppered Cotton Bed Quilt

Handling peppered cotton, a shot cotton fabric with a distinct warp and weave; the correct way to attach long strips to prevent waviness. (30 minutes)

Sat, 11/23 at 9:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Secret Meadow, Part 1

Three methods for creating appliqued flowers for a medallion quilt; constructing the border diamonds and Jacob's Ladder block. (30 minutes)

Thu, 11/28 at 6:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Quilting Ghost Blocks

Straight-line quilting with channel locks; "ghost blocks" that mirror the patchwork. (30 minutes)

Thu, 11/28 at 12:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Quilting Ghost Blocks

Straight-line quilting with channel locks; "ghost blocks" that mirror the patchwork. (30 minutes)

Thu, 11/28 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Quilting Ghost Blocks

Straight-line quilting with channel locks; "ghost blocks" that mirror the patchwork. (30 minutes)

Sat, 11/30 at 6:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Dimensional Patchwork Pinwheel

A "gift box" quilt block features a three-dimensional pinwheel as a bow; how to audition free-motion designs using a vinyl cover sheet and dry erase marker; a unique approach to facing a quilt for a clean edge. (30 minutes)

Sat, 11/30 at 9:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Secret Meadow, Part 2

A faux LeMoyne Star quilt block; creating a floating, medallion-style quilt with open space for quilting and fun patchwork. (30 minutes)

Thu, 12/5 at 6:00 am on Austin PBS Create

Chocolate Cherry Pie

The original chocolate cherry pie quilt along with a twist to switch up the "ingredients"; using classic patchwork techniques for a sweet design. (30 minutes)

Thu, 12/5 at 12:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Chocolate Cherry Pie

The original chocolate cherry pie quilt along with a twist to switch up the "ingredients"; using classic patchwork techniques for a sweet design. (30 minutes)

Thu, 12/5 at 2:00 pm on Austin PBS Create

Chocolate Cherry Pie

The original chocolate cherry pie quilt along with a twist to switch up the "ingredients"; using classic patchwork techniques for a sweet design. (30 minutes)