Fons & Porter Study Group
Skill-Based Curriculum
Each session teaches skills needed to produce blocks for the Americana Sampler quilt featured in the book or your own unique sampler.
Text: Quilter’s Complete Guide by Marianne Fons & Liz Porter (any edition)
| Month | Page (rev. ed) |
Skill/Topic | Blocks |
January |
Preparing Quilts for Show | ||
February |
128-136 |
Basic Applique | Basic Applique: Sweetheart, Posy, Heart in Hand, Country Angel, or Floral Wreath |
March |
106-108; |
Strip Piecing/Bars | Saint Louis, Rail Fence, Log Cabin |
April |
109-111 |
Patches | Nine Patch, Checkerboard, 4 in 9 Patch (single Irish) |
May |
40-41 |
Flying Geese | Sawtooth Star, Road to Paradise, Goose Chase, Gentleman’s Fancy |
June |
34-39 |
Half Square Triangles | Shoo Fly, Hole in the Barn Door, Toad in the Puddle, Sawtooth Strip, Jacob’s Ladder, Memory, Bear’s Paw |
July |
115 |
Quarter Square Triangles | Hourglass, Ohio Star, Wheels, Big Dipper, Criss Cross |
August |
161; 169 |
Diamonds | Windblown Square, Spiral Diamonds, Lemoyne Star, Lone Star, Baby Blocks, North Carolina Lily, Cross & Crown, Schoolhouse |
September |
172-173; pattern 194 |
Needle-Turned applique | Hawaiian Breadfruit |
October |
Working with Bias | Bow Tie, Heart Basket, True Lover’s Knot | |
November |
Advanced Applique | Baltimore Basket, Broderie Perse Butterfly |
Note: Many blocks such as Jacob's Ladder, Gentleman's Fancy, Basket, or Memory combine skills or techniques.