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Season 35 – Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

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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.
Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting — Season 35

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Sara Gallegos

Host

Angela Huffman

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Carmen Geddes

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Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Feb 20, 2020 Column-Style Quilting Column quilting; using waves to break down space and create "containers" for filler designs; customizing digital motifs. Details Episode 2 Aired Feb 27, 2020 Cynthiana The Cynthiana quilt, named for a Kentucky battlefield, features a Civil War-era color palette and three versions of the flying geese unit to build the central blocks and pieced border. Details Episode 3 Aired Mar 5, 2020 Coast to Coast Commemorative T-shirt quilts help preserve memories. Details Episode 4 Aired Mar 12, 2020 Baby's First Wedding A simplified double wedding ring pattern, perfect for a baby quilt; guest Carmen Geddes. Details Episode 5 Aired Mar 19, 2020 Snowy Spring Creating a complex-looking quilt using streamlined techniques; the snowy spring quilt features a split V-block technique and braided border. Details Episode 6 Aired Mar 26, 2020 Pickled Pink A traditional pickle dish quilt sewn in a palette of solids; simplifying curved piecing; strategies for cutting. Details Episode 7 Aired Apr 2, 2020 Cut Glass Echoes Taking an heirloom quilt block and building it out into a quilt called cut glass echoes; new techniques for constructing basic triangle squares, creating echoing triangle square units, and reducing lumpy seams. Details Episode 8 Aired Apr 9, 2020 Ribbons of Valor Blocks built from different stitch-and-flip units help to simplify the construction of a quilt of valor; economy block technique. Details Episode 9 Aired Apr 16, 2020 Dreams & Wishes Using reproduction fabrics to make a sweet quilt; using strips sets to create string-pieced blocks and a piano key border; adding interest to open spaces. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 23, 2020 Triangles in Bloom Using the simple triangle-square patch to make a triangles in bloom quilt. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 30, 2020 Forest Jubilee The forest jubilee design is made with deliberate fabric placement and features fusible applique scallops. Details Episode 12 Aired May 7, 2020 Summer's Revival A bright quilt uses traditional trip-around-the-world design; framing a center medallion by floating it; mock yarn-tying gives off an old-fashioned charm. Details Episode 13 Aired May 14, 2020 Presto! Disappearing quilt blocks; finishing a quilt with free motion quilting in negative space. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Special Interest
Original Language
English
Release Date
Feb 20, 2020