Since 1999, Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting has promoted the spirit of traditional quilt making with tried-and-true patterns, insider tips, and time-saving tutorials. Master the basics of making your first quilt or gain inspiration for your hundredth.
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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!
Sew Many Tips • As Seen on Love of Quilting TV!
Fuchsia Fade • Capture a flower's graceful life cycle, from first bright blooms to softly faded petals.
Scandi Spring • Gentle blooms with Scandinavian charm.
Quilted Postcard Swap Reader Inspiration
Wildflower Blossoms • A joyful array of blooms burst with color.
Bridges, Graph Theory, and a Secret to Machine Quilting
Lavender Roads • Meander through country lanes filled with fields of flowers.
Trunk Show with Susan Brubaker Knapp
Tulips & Twirls • Pretty pinwheels spin in a garden of springtime blooms.
Play It Again • Fresh & scrappy fun with vintage blocks!
Spring Tulip Garden • Welcome the season with a sweet patch of blooming tulips.
Quilting the Quilt • 2 Ways to Wander: Stipple vs. Meander Explained
Submissions • Become Our Next New Designer
Foxglove Manor • Sew a joyful heirloom with scrappy strips, blooming vines, intriguing scallops and bright rickrack.
Stellar Motion • Catch a falling star with a baby quilt born to shine.
Stars Around Town • A straightforward medallion design centered around hometown heroes.
Morris Garden • Fresh prints mingle beautifully in this bold design!
SEW EASY™ 3-Color Hourglass Units • Try our quick and easy method to make 3-color hourglass units without cutting triangles.
SEW EASY™ 8-at-a-Time Triangle-Squares • Use this method to make eight matching triangle-squares at the same time.
SEW EASY™ Bias Strips for Appliqué • Bias pressing bars, made of metal or heat-resistant plastic, simplify the preparation of consistent-width bias strips.
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™ Making Bands • Strips are frequently sewn together to create a band, which you can cut into smaller segments.
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 Flying Geese Units • Try this method to make four perfect Flying Geese units at the same time.
SEW EASY™ Quick-Pieced Hourglass Units • Try our quick and easy method to make hourglass units without cutting triangles.
SEW EASY™ Quick-Pieced Triangle-Squares • Use this method to make two matching triangle-squares at the same time.
SEW EASY™ Set-In Seams • Blocks with triangles and diamonds may require this special sewing technique.
SEW EASY™ Stitch-and-Flip Corners • Use this technique to make this common block feature.
SEW EASY™ Turned-Edge Appliqué • This method for appliqué allows for easy and accurate stitching.