Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting TV Series 3900 Video Download

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3901— Dancing Leaves
In this episode, Angela Huffman showcases a fabulous pattern from Shannon Arnstein, called Dancing Leaves. The delicate patchwork—a play on the Pineapple block—is made easier with foundation piecing, so prepare to dig into the essentials of that powerful technique! Angela also walks you through the extraordinary changes that occur when you change up a quilt block’s orientation.

3902— Stand-Out Stockings
If there’s ever an opportunity to really play with your machine’s fun extra features, it would be for holiday projects! Sara Gallegos designed this holiday stocking, partially as a gift, but mostly as an excuse to spend some quality time with her machine’s decorative stitches and embroidery functions!

3903— Amaryllis Star
Did you think that the stitch-and-flip technique was basic, possibly even… uninteresting? Think again! With Amaryllis Star, Angela powers up this core technique to create exciting, unique quilt blocks, as well as a classic-looking pieced border! This episode also features the Make It Mine segment, where Angela Huffman and Sara Gallegos explore how fabric choices can really personalize a design.

3904— Shimmer & Shine
Move on from the essentials of paper piecing to more in-depth knowledge. With Shimmer & Shine, Sara Gallegos explores the machine feet, the needle types, and the variety of tools to help you achieve those beautiful, unusual shapes that result in a stunning quilt. You’ll also see a unique stitch that adds the right amount of dazzle!

3905— Wholecloth Mandala Quilting
In this episode, Angela Huffman shows you how to use that sculptural quality in mandala-style quilting. Using her techniques, you can create a wholecloth quilt with a traditional look, but with a lot fewer rulers and a lot less heartache!

3906— Partners in Patchwork I
To celebrate the 500th episode of Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting, Sara Gallegos and Angela Huffman re-create the Patchwork Pleasure row quilt. The original quilt, featured on three episodes of the 2700 series of Love of Quilting, was designed as a block swap between Love of Quilting’s founders, Marianne Fons and Liz Porter. Sara and Angela show how the traditions of quilting remain true, even as the techniques adapt with time.

3907— Partners in Patchwork II
In this second episode of a three-part series, Sara Gallegos and Angela Huffman dig into more blocks from the Patchwork Pleasure row quilt. Originally designed by Love of Quilting founders, Marianne Fons and Liz Porter, this quilt is a wonderful example of how different tools and techniques can work to the same end.

3908— Partners in Patchwork III
In the third part of our three-part series, Sara Gallegos and Angela Huffman focus on two essential star blocks: Farmer’s Daughter and Texas Star. You’ll learn some tricks and hacks, as well as getting grounding in why certain things are pieced a certain way.

3909— Everything English Paper Piecing
Guest Tracy Mooney joins Sara Gallegos on the set of “Love of Quilting” to introduce you to the marvelous world of English Paper Piecing. Exploding in popularity, this technique is traditionally a hand-work technique, but if there’s one thing quilters know, there’s more than one way to stitch a patch! Using the classic hexagon shape, we’ll learn the classic hand-work approach, and then two methods for stitching EPP entirely by machine!

3910— Pinwheels & Posies
With Pinwheels and Posies, Sara Gallegos gets to celebrate for her favorite patchwork block—pinwheels! There are a lot of pinwheels in this quilt, and Sara has tips for making these units efficiently, as well as organizing them—some advice that goes a long way in the sewing room! In addition to learning all there is to know about pinwheels, you’ll also learn tricks for sashing with cornerstones, and techniques for setting triangles.

3911— Cozy Moments
If there is a quilt that is guaranteed to make cold-weather nights cozy, it’s one made from flannel! On this episode, Angela Huffman teaches you all about working with flannel in her quilt Cozy Moments. The diamond-style Log Cabin block features a lot of seams, but even with a thicker fabric like flannel, that’s no problem with the tips Angela gives you!

3912— Autumn Aglow
Join Sara Gallegos and Angela Huffman as they navigate the world of batik fabric. Autumn Aglow, designed by Lori Miller, features a simple block that comes to life with the right colors and placement. In addition to learning about this quilt block, you’ll also learn a little but about quilting-as-you-go with some unique decorative stitches!

3913— Run for the Roses
It’s Derby day on “Love of Quilting”! In Angela Huffman’s hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, everyone stops to watch the Kentucky Derby, where the world’s best thoroughbred horses ‘Run for the Roses!’ To commemorate that spectacular event, Angela designed this wall hanging featuring sweet Rosebud blocks. Of course, with the roses come the thorns! This thorn-inspired border, though, is soft and sweet.