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Episode 1403: Baby Needs a Quilt Click here to watch episode 1403.

Marianne and Mary share their ideas for choosing a pattern for a baby quilt. They also demonstrate how to prepare a quilt for quilting and how to add a fabric flange. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1404: Curved Paper Piecing Click here to watch episode 1404.

Sewing educator Jodie Davis demonstrates her unique way to do curved paper piecing easily. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1405: Shadow Play Click here to watch episode 1405.

Marianne and Liz demonstrate how to use strip sets and Marti Michell's Kaleido ruler to create fun quilt blocks. Shadow Play is featured in Kids Quilts Summer 2009. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1406: Travel 'n Style Click here to watch episode 1406.

Sewing educator and embroidery designer Vicki Tracy shows Marianne how to make a tote bag for carrying supplies to quilting classes. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1407: Daisy Doodle Click here to watch episode 1407.

Marianne and Liz share a fast and fun way to make a Drunkard's Path block with no curved seam sewing. Daisy Doodle quilt instructions featured Love of Quilting May/June 2009. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1408: Cinnamon Stars Click here to watch episode 1408.

Jo Morton, fabric designer, demonstrates to Liz her technique for making no-waste Flying Geese units from squares. Quilt featured in Jo Morton's book Vintage Journey. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1409: Dimples and Duckies Click here to watch episode 1409.

Jodie Davis, sewing educator, shares with Marianne her quilt made using Fons & Porter's specialty rulers. Jodie also tells how she designed her duck fabric and had it printed. Dimples and Duckies quilt instructions featured in Baby Quilts 2009. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1410: Time For Teddie Click here to watch episode 1410.

Fons & Porter use their Half and Quarter Ruler to cut triangles for their Churn Dash block and for their Pinwheel block in this quilt. Quilt instructions featured in Easy Quilts Spring 2009 and Baby Quilts 2009. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1411: Pantographs Click here to watch episode 1411.

Quilting artist, Heidi Kaisand, joins Marianne to show the difference between a Pantograph quilting design and a freehand quilting design. Heidi demonstrates a pantograph using Lenni, a long arm quilting machine from APQS. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1412: In a Clutch Click here to watch episode 1412.

Vicki Tracy, sewing educator and embroidery designer, shares with Liz how to make quilted purses created "in the hoop" of an embroidery machine. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.

Episode 1413: Triangle Boot Camp Click here to watch episode 1413.

Marianne and Mary share the formula for making right triangles and how to use a special ruler to make them without knowing the formulas. To purchase a DVD of the entire 1400 Series, please visit us at ShopFonsandPorter.com.