Mary Fons

Quilting Expert, Freelance Author and Popular Blogger

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Mary Fons Biography

Mary Fons has served as editor in chief of Quiltfolk magazine since 2017. Previously, Fons was editor and creative director of Quilty magazine. She has hosted nearly 250 episodes of instructional programming on public television (Fons & Porter’s Love of Quilting) and the internet (Quilty). She is the author of Make & Love Quilts: Scrap Quilts for the 21st Century (C&T/StashBooks, 2014) and Dear Quilty (F&W Media, 2015). Since 2015, Mary has written the Quilt Scout bi-monthly column for Quilts, Inc. Her articles on quilt history and culture have appeared in Curated Quilts, Modern Patchwork, and Love of Quilting, among others. Her popular blog, PaperGirl, has been faithfully maintained for over 14 years.

Fons serves on the board of the International Quilt Museum at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and lectures across the country at universities and major quilt events such as QuiltCon. She holds a BA in Theater from the University of Iowa and an MFA in Writing from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.

She is currently in pre-production for America’s Quilt, a 10-part docuseries on America’s untold quilt histories. Mary was born in a small town in Iowa but she lives in Chicago (and sometimes in London), with her husband, Eric.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 05/20/2024.

Mary Fons Videos

  • LET'S TALK ABOUT LEGACY with Mary Fons - Karen's Quilt Circle ...
  • The 5 Most Wrong Things People Believe About Quilts - YouTube
  • Mary Fons - Small Wonders on Vimeo

Mary Fons Books

  • Dear Quilty: 12 Easy Patchwork Quilts + Great Quilting Advice
    Dear Quilty: 12 Easy Patchwork Quilts + Great Quilting Advice

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