Innholdsfortegnelse for July/August 2022 i Fons & Porter's Love of Quilting

Summertime is in full swing, bringing sunshine, warm air, and thoughts of cool breezes. It’s time for an ice-cold drink and waves of quilting inspiration! We bring you creative quilt patterns to drift your thoughts to lazy summer days at the beach or on the water, vacations past or upcoming, and dreams or memories of such locales. Discover designs inspired by the sea! Create a mini quilting retreat with two weekend- and precut-friendly table runner designs. Sea Glass Treasures by Jen Daly highlights cool hues on a linen background. Get party-ready with Scoops by the Seaside by Angela Huffman, a colorful batik ice cream design that shows you how to make two-color prairie points. Use vibrant solids to piece colorful nautical flags and buoys in Dodi Lee Poulsen’s Buoys Away…

MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • 3 yards white solid for blocks, border 1, and border 3 • 35/⅜ yards gray dot for blocks, border 2, and binding • 15/⅜ yards peach tonal for blocks • Foundation paper • 4 yards backing fabric • 66" x 66" batting Fabric: Grunge by BasicGrey for Moda Fabrics CUTTING Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. Patterns for foundations are included. Cut foundation patches at least 1" larger than the corresponding foundation area. = cut in half once diagonally = cut in half twice diagonally FROM WHITE SOLID, CUT: • 14 strips 1½"-wide for borders 1 and 3 • 2 strips 4¼ "-wide, subcut: • 16 squares 4¼ " cut to make 64 triangles (E) • 3…

FINISHED SIZE: 42" x 47" FINISHED BLOCKS: 20 (9" x 7") blocks MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • 11/⅜ yards medium teal solid for blocks • scrap orange print #1 for fish lips appliqué • 1 fat quarter* each green print, red print, yellow print, purple print, and orange print #2 for fish appliqué • scrap black wool felt for fish eyes appliqué • 7/⅜ yard light teal solid for blocks • 3/⅜ yard white solid for sashes • 5/⅜ yard dark teal solid for border • 5/⅜ yard orange solid for binding • Fusible web • Template material (optional) • 27/⅜ yards backing fabric • 46" x 51" batting *fat quarter = 1⅜" x 20" Fabric: Kisses by Doodlebug Design Inc.…

FINISHED SIZE: 72½" x 77" FINISHED BLOCKS: 12 (7½") sections 12 (7½") blocks 12 (10" x 16") blocks MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. Although fabric amounts are adequate for foundation piecing, you may need more if you cut very generous patches. • 1 fat quarter* each medium blue solid, olive solid, medium red solid, green solid, pink solid, and dark teal solid for sections and blocks • 3⅛ yards light blue solid for sections, blocks, and sashes • ¾ yard dark red solid for sections and blocks • ½ yard gold solid for blocks • 1¼ yards white solid for sections, blocks, and border 1 • ¼ yard gray solid for blocks • 1½ yards dark blue solid for blocks and border…

FINISHED SIZE: 60" x 69" FINISHED BLOCKS: 42 (9") blocks MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • 1 yard light blue tonal for blocks • 3 yards white print for blocks and border • 5/⅜ yard red print for blocks • 17/⅜ yards navy print for blocks and binding • 41/⅜ yards backing fabric • 6⅜" x 77" batting Fabric: Texture and Shades, both from Riley Blake Designs CUTTING Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. = cut in half once diagonally FROM LIGHT BLUE TONAL, CUT: • 7 strips 3⅞"-wide, subcut: • 21 squares 3⅞" (A) • 49 squares 3⅞" cut to make 98 triangles (D) FROM WHITE PRINT, CUT: • 7 strips 3½"-wide for border • 2 strips 9⅞"-wide, subcut: • 7 squares…

FINISHED SIZE: 69" x 79½" FINISHED BLOCKS: 12 (12") blocks 22 (10½") blocks MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • 11/⅜ yards red print for blocks • 1 yard red tonal for blocks • 3/⅜ yard red text for blocks • 2½ yards cream tonal for blocks and border 1 • ½ yard medium blue star print for blocks • 23/⅜ yards navy star print for blocks, border 3, and binding • 3/⅜ yard medium blue flag print for blocks • 5¼ yards backing fabric • 77" x ⅜⅜" batting Fabric: Stonehenge Stars and Stripes 10 collection by Linda Ludovico and Deborah Edwards for Northcott CUTTING Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. = cut in half once diagonally = cut in half twice diagonally…

QUILT BUILDER CARD DECK SET #2 As in the popular first set, Quilt Builder Card Deck Set #2 features thick 4" cards with a grayscale block image on the front.These cards provide a refreshing way to play with classic quilt blocks and discover engaging secondary designs in an age of computer screens.The back of each card includes a cutting chart for a range of block sizes from 6" to 36". Grab a deck (or two!) to spark your quilting creativity in a new way. ctpub.com ADD-A-QUARTER RULERS For paper foundation piecing, quickly and easily rotary cut each seam allowance by butting the stepped ¼" lip of the Add-A-Quarter ruler against the edge of the folded-back paper.The Add-A-Quarter PLUS is wider with its opposite edge tapered for folding back the paper…

MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • Scrap of red batik for blocks • ¾ yard cream batik for blocks, patches, and border • 10 (10") squares assorted light batiks for blocks and prairie points • 1 fat eighth* brown batik for blocks • 6 (10") squares assorted medium and dark batiks for prairie points • Foundation paper • 1¼ yards backing fabric • 15" x 63" batting *fat eighth = 9" x 20" Fabric: Tonga Chiffon and other batiks from Timeless Treasures Batting provided by The Warm Company CUTTING Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. Pattern for foundation is included. Cut foundation patches at least 1" larger than the corresponding foundation area. FROM RED BATIK, CUT: • 2 rectangles 2½" x 4½" (A)…

FINISHED SIZE: 24" x 54" FINISHED BLOCKS: 21 (5") blocks MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • 1¼ yards tan linen for blocks, units, and border • 1–1½ yards total assorted blue, teal, green, and purple solids for blocks, units, and patches • ½ yard aqua solid for binding • 1¾ yards backing fabric • 2⅜" x 62" batting Fabric: Selected from designer’s personal collection of fabrics CUTTING Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. FROM TAN LINEN, CUT: • 4 strips 2½"-wide for border • 3 strips 3¾"-wide, subcut: • 21 squares 3¾" (A) • 40 squares 1¾" (C) • 5 strips 3"-wide, subcut: • 32 rectangles 3" x 5½" (E) • 2 strips 1¾"-wide, subcut: • 44 squares 1¾" (C) FROM…

When I first started longarm quilting in the early ‘90s, more than one quilter told me I was “cheating” by using a machine to finish my quilts instead of stitching them by hand. Fast forward 30 years and quilters are singing a new tune—so much so that many quilts today are completed not only using a machine, but a computerized one at that! Finding designs that worked well using a machine was difficult in the early days of machine quilting. Stencils and designs in books and patterns included many line breaks where hand quilters could simply knot the thread and jump to the next quilting line. Though a machine quilter could do the same thing, it’s not nearly as efficient, and it’s hard to make stitching line breaks neat and…

When she took up quilting, Judy Mathieson was already a skilled sewer, so she was well prepared. A firm believer that the best way to learn something is to teach it, it wasn't long before she started teaching basic quilting at a local shop. She had found her niche! Mathieson loves fabric, and working with fabric is her favorite part of quilting. She has cupboards full of fabric—plaids, stripes, silks, traditional Japanese fabrics—and she is very picky about what she adds to her stash. As much as she loves quilting, Mathieson said she needs a reason to make a quilt. Whether it’s for a gift, a donation, a competition, or to create a sample for a new pattern, she needs that push to get started. When Mathieson started quilting, she…

FINISHED SIZE: 61" x ⅜3" FINISHED BLOCKS: 35 (11") blocks MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • 41/⅜ yards cream solid for blocks • 1¾ yards total assorted solids for blocks • 1¾ yards total assorted prints for blocks • 1 yard green solid for border 1 • ¾ yard green print for binding • Template material • Fine tip Micron pen or water soluble marker • Light-weight fusible interfacing (optional) • Small embroidery hoop • Embroidery needles • Embroidery floss or perle cotton • 5½ yards backing fabric • 69" x 91" batting Fabric: Selected from original designer’s personal collection of assorted fabrics Batting provided by Hobbs CUTTING Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. Patterns for templates are included. FROM CREAM SOLID, CUT:…

TRIANGLE TIPS I save any corners that I’ve trimmed away, and when I have time, I sew the triangles together like bunting. I can use these bunting strips for anything from attracting attention to a yard sale sign to decorating the sewing-room Christmas tree! It feels good to put those colorful fabric bits to use instead of tossing them in the garbage can. Melinda Hon Tucson, AZ QUICK CHECK As Sara and Angela often mention on Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting TV, the quarter-inch seam allowance may differ from one machine to the next. The easiest way to double-check it is to cut three 1½" strips of quilting fabric and sew them together with 50-weight thread. Press, and then measure the middle strip. If it’s 1" wide, your seam…

FINISHED SIZE: 105" x 105" FINISHED BLOCKS: 25 (12") blocks MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. Although fabric amounts are adequate for foundation piecing, you may need more if you cut very generous patches. • 63/⅜ yards white batik for units, sections, and blocks • 1½ yards medium blue batik for units, sections, and blocks • 17/⅜ yards turquoise batik for units, sections, and blocks • 3 yards green batik for units, sections, border 2, and binding • 1¾ yards cream batik for units, sections, and blocks • 2 yards gray batik for units, sections, and blocks • 1½ yards light blue batik for sections and blocks • 1½ yards medium aqua batik for units, sections, and blocks • ¾ yard light aqua…

FINISHED SIZE: 44" x 44" FINISHED BLOCKS: 7 (12") blocks MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • ½ yard yellow batik for block and border 1 • 7/⅜ yard aqua batik for blocks and patch • 1 fat eighth* orange batik for blocks • 1/⅜ yard red batik for blocks • 1 fat eighth* pink batik for block • ¾ yard purple batik #1 for block and border 2 • 5/⅜ yard each navy batik and blue batik for blocks • ½ yard purple batik #2 for binding • Foundation paper • 3 yards backing fabric • 4⅜" x 4⅜" batting *fat eighth = 9" x 20" Fabric: Contempo and basics from Island Batik CUTTING Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. Pattern for the…

FINISHED SIZE: 32½" x 32½" FINISHED BLOCKS: 1 (16") block MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • ½ yard pink floral for appliqué, sections, and border 4 • 7/⅜ yard medium aqua print for sections, units, border 1, and binding • ½ yard dark blue print for sections and units • 5/⅜ yard cream tonal for block and units • 1 fat eighth* light aqua floral for units • scrap green solid for appliqué • 3/⅜ yard light blue floral for appliqué and border 3 • ½ yard cream floral for border 5 • Foundation paper • Fusible web • Template material (optional) • 11/⅜ yards backing fabric • 37" x 37" batting *fat eighth = 9” x 20” Fabric: Painted Patchwork by…

FINISHED SIZE: 60" x 74" FINISHED BLOCKS: 10 (6") blocks, and 25 (12") blocks MATERIALS Fabric yardage assumes 40" usable width of fabric (WOF) unless otherwise noted. • 2¼ yards cream tonal for blocks • 17/⅜ yards red print for blocks and top border 1 • 23/⅜ yards navy print for blocks, top border 3, and binding • ¾ yard light blue print for blocks • 41/⅜ yards backing fabric • 6⅜" x ⅜2" batting Fabric: Kate’s Garden Gate by Betsy Chutchian for Moda Fabrics CUTTING Measurements include ¼" seam allowances. Cutting instructions assume striped print runs parallel to selvage. = cut in half once diagonally FROM CREAM TONAL, CUT: • 7 strips 2½"-wide for bands • 2 strips 5¼"-wide, subcut: • 13 squares 5¼" (B) • 7 strips 4½"-wide,…