Meet Charlie and Sam

Posted on February 16, 2012 by FP Editor

Charlie posing for the camera

I will round off the Fons & Porter Staff Quilts and Pets Week by introducing you to a couple of my pets.

Charlie on the ironing board

I am a new quilter and have just started using my new sewing room. Our cat, Charles Whiskers, or Charlie for short, has started poking around the room while I’m sewing.

Last night I finally got all of the blocks sewn together for my daughter’s quilt, and Charlie decided he would help out a little bit while we were placing the blocks on the design board.

 

This is our dog, Samson. Even though Sam doesn’t help me quilt, I had to take a picture of him sitting on my first quilt. I made this quilt for my husband for Christmas and Sam loves the quilt as much as my husband does!

Sam

We hope you have enjoyed getting to know some of our pets. We have certainly enjoyed seeing the pictures you are sharing with.

Until next time…Happy Quilting!

Mandy C. Editorial Assistant

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Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2012 by FP Editor

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Today we would like to introduce you to Lucy!

She lives with, and is pampered by our Managing Editor, Deb Finan.  She is shown here modeling Deb’s latest quilt that will appear in our next issue of Scrap Quilts coming out 5/29.

I ask you—who needs Glamour Shots?

Deb says: She always wants to help me cut fabric, and she loves to swish her tail back and forth to mess up my pieces.

While I’m knitting, and after she chews on my needles and tangles the yarn, she naps on the Courthouse Steps quilt beside me.

Deb also has 2 grown daughters whom she equally pampers and loves to shop for!

We hope you get to cuddle up with your favorite Valentine today!

Diane T, Assistant Editor

 

 


 

 

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Fons & Porter Staff Pets and Quilts

Posted on February 13, 2012 by FP Editor

Happy Valentine’s Week from Fons & Porter. We know many quilters are also pet lovers. During this Valentine’s week we will highlight some of the members of the Fons & Porter staff and show how their pets help them make quilts.

 

Barnaby enjoying his personalized handmade stocking

Today we would like to introduce you to Tony Jacobson and his 3 adorable pets, Barnaby, Harley, and Jackson. Tony is the art director for Easy Quilts magazine and has also created many beautiful quilts for both Easy Quilts and Love of Quilting.

Tony gets a lot of help from Barnaby with the sewing of his quilts.

Barnaby being a big helper

 

Jackson

 

 

Jackson is Tony’s Old English Sheepdog. Jackson not only keeps Tony company in the sewing room, he is also a model for his very own art quilt. This special quilt not only has a fantastic front, but check out the back…very original!

Jackson's Backside

 

All three of Tony’s pets have inspired him to create keepsake quilts. This quilt features Barnaby, Harley, and Jackson.

Family Picture

We hope you enjoy reading about how our pets inspire us. Stay tuned for more staff pets tomorrow.

 

Happy Valentine’s Week!

Mandy C.   Editorial Assistant

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Will you be my Valentine for free shipping?

Posted on February 8, 2012 by FP Editor

Valentine’s Day is just 7 days away!

From February 6 – February 14th Shop Fons & Porter is offering FREE shipping on U.S. orders of $25 or more!!

Customers just need to use coupon codeFPLV4 at check out to receive the special shipping offer.

There are some great values out there on quilt kits that are perfect for any occasion. The best part is, the fabric is already chosen special for that project so you don’t have to go out into the cold to shop for it. Let the fabric come to you!

Enjoy and Happy Valentine’s Day!

 

 

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Meet Scrabble

Posted on February 6, 2012 by FP Editor

Marianne and Scrabble

Marianne was in the shop today, taping a helpful tip for an upcoming Quilty episode. We know that if Marianne is in the building, then so is Scrabble. Scrabble is Marianne’s dog and she always greets us with warm hugs and swift tricks. She will be joining the cast in an episode of Fons & Porter’s “Love of Quilting” that will air in the spring. We thought you might like to meet her before you see her on television.

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Wearing Red for Heart Health

Posted on February 3, 2012 by FP Editor

You may have noticed the color red floating through your hallways at work today. It isn’t just because February is the month of love, it is because today is a day to bring awareness to women’s heart health.

 

 

 

According to medical statistics, heart disease is the number one killer of women. More than 1/2 a million women will die from heart disease this year alone. 

It may seem strange for us to be talking about heart health here, but we love our quilters, both men and women. Please, take the time to get your heart health checked and share this information with the women you love. It may save their lives.

Until Next Time…Happy Quilting!

Mandy C. Editorial Assistant

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Baked Potato Bag Class

Posted on January 27, 2012 by FP Editor

Sometimes the Fons & Porter employees and their family members get together to make small projects. It is great to get together with the people we work with and learn all about their creative talents. We had so much fun making our baked potato bags.

 

Cindy H. taught us how to make these great bags. 

Many of is decided these would make great stocking stuffers.

 

 

It was awesome to see the 4 teenagers get excited about sewing. I overheard 2 of the boys say to each other, “I didn’t think that class would be any fun, but I really had a good time.” How great is that!

 

 

 

We hope you have an opportunity to sew with friends.

Until next time…

Mandy C. Editorial Assistant

 

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Get Inspired on the Fons & Porter Pinterest Page

Posted on January 25, 2012 by FP Editor

 

Are you looking for more great quilting inspiration? Fons & Porter is now on Pinterest. Start following us today. We guarantee a day full of pinning!

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More of the Road to California!

Posted on January 23, 2012 by FP Editor


Here are some more pictures from the Road to California Show as promised. We were impressed by the creativity and inspirations!

This is Baltimore in the Provence was designed and quilted by Ellen Heck.  The Applique is stunning and inspired from a French Toile fabric.

This quilt was inspired by a vintage quilt. The detila is machine embroidery. This quilt is called Crazy for Plaid by Allison Aller.

 

 

This next quilt is called Summer Day Lake, also by Allison Aller. It’s about her favorite place, Lake Michigan, and is made in a crazy quilt format.

 

This one is called Feed Sacks/Indigo by Susan Else. Nice combination!

 

 

 

Talk about your 3D fabric and quilting….. Above the Boardwalk by Susan Else, was created for an exhibit celebrating the one-hundreth anniversary of the Santa Cruz Boardwalk.

 

A well known question in anyone’s home is interpreted into this cute dimensional—Is There Any Hot Water? by Susan Else.

 

We do hope you have the opportunity to attend a big show sometime. They are a great place to get entertained and inspired, all in the same place!  And did we mention the vendors?

Happy Quilting!

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The Road to California !

Posted on January 19, 2012 by FP Editor

We’re just bursting with ideas and inspiration from everything we’re seeing on this trip to California.

Here’s a preview of  Robyn Pandolph’s new line coming out, for RJR Fabrics, called True Vintage. Doesn’t it just give you so many ideas?

Demi Hayward, VP of merchandising for RJR and Editor Jean Nolte check out this fun produce print coming out soon.

 

And here’s a site to see as we’re traveling through—the steamship Queen Mary is docked here in Long Beach. She looks so miniature compared to the cruise ships we have now! Wish we could stop, but we’re on our way to check out some more fabric!

It seems we just finished with the holidays and now we are looking at fabric for 2012 holiday projects! Robert Kaufman has some beautiful Christmas prints coming to a quilt shop near you soon!

 

 

It’s hard to do justice  to these quilts in photos, but we wanted to show you some of the fantastic quilts exhibited at the Road To California Quilt show that we attended. We were impressed with the creativity and inspiration in creating these works of art!

 

 

 

This quilt is called the Loading Dock by Mary Buvia. Dedicated to her late husband in homage to his favorite holiday. Hand stitched during long hours of chemo treatments with silk and metallic thread and 78 colors of Fairy Frost fabric.

 

 

The next one is Bizzy Bird Farm by Julee Prose. So named for all of the fussy cutting, 660 circles, and many animals appliqued in this Baltimore Album style quilt.

Marilyn Badger has another award winner called Super Star. Using blocks from Claudia Myers A Passion for Piecing, she created this interlocking Mariner’s Star, paper pieced using dupioni silk and cotton, decorative threads and crystals.

 

 

This is called Beauty Parlor De Los Muertos by Nancy Arseneault. The Mexican Celebration Dia De Los Muertos inspires many whimsical folk art images and these dear departed ladies are enjoying a day of pampering and will probably do lunch later!

 

 

 

Here’s an idea to make with those old ties you’re keeping!

So much to see and so little time!

Stay tuned- We’ll share more soon!

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