Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting.

Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Hosts Sara Gallegos and Angela Huffman work with guests to explore quilting ideas, both old and new, in this series from Iowa Public Television. Whether a beginner or an expert, quilters of all levels will learn something from the tips, techniques and designs featured on this show. Segments from the series include two quilts that feature a diagonally set log cabin design, a small quilt constructed with English paper piecing, a breakdown of a medallion-style quilt into simple lessons, and how to resize a quilt block into larger and smaller versions.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Thu, 12/4 at 6:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Creative Quilting With Your Walking Foot

Using a walking foot; exploring organic curves, serpentine stitches and spirals.

Thu, 12/4 at 12:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Creative Quilting With Your Walking Foot

Using a walking foot; exploring organic curves, serpentine stitches and spirals.

Thu, 12/4 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Creative Quilting With Your Walking Foot

Using a walking foot; exploring organic curves, serpentine stitches and spirals.

Fri, 12/5 at 9:00 pm America/Chicago 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.

Sat, 12/6 at 12:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Sewing a Rope Bowl

Methods for constructing a three-dimensional rope bowl on the sewing machine; embellishing the bowl.

Sat, 12/6 at 6:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Bead Boards and Piano Keys

Piano key and beadboard-style lines.

Sat, 12/6 at 9:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Tulip Dance

Playing with curved piecing to make a Tulip Dance runner; testing two methods -- a three-pin method and a freezer paper template method.

Sat, 12/6 at 1:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Sewing a Rope Bowl

Methods for constructing a three-dimensional rope bowl on the sewing machine; embellishing the bowl.

Sun, 12/7 at 12:00 pm America/Chicago 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.

Sun, 12/7 at 3:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Sewing a Rope Bowl

Methods for constructing a three-dimensional rope bowl on the sewing machine; embellishing the bowl.

Mon, 12/8 at 6:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Serging Techniques for Quilters

Using a serger to quilt-as-you-go and bind edges; Sadie's patchwork vest.

Mon, 12/8 at 12:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Serging Techniques for Quilters

Using a serger to quilt-as-you-go and bind edges; Sadie's patchwork vest.