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

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 lap quilt.…

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 edge before trimming.…

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 allowance is good; if not, adjust…

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 strips 2¾ "-wide, subcut: • 32 squares 2¾ " cut to make 128 triangles (B) • 3 strips…

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) FROM CREAM BATIK, CUT: • 4 strips 2½"-wide for border • 1 strip 8½"-wide, subcut: • 1 square 8½"…

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 batik for units, sections, and blocks • Foundation paper • 10 yards backing fabric •…