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My Dream Job
I was sipping my second cup of coffee, looking forward to my second day on the job at Fair Isle Books (a lovely, tiny bookshop on Washington Island…
Sep 1
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Marianne Fons
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August 2025
Quilts & Farm-to-Table Goodness in Madison County
The Iowa Quilt Museum (IQM), on the town square in Quiltropolis (Winterset), Iowa, is not a traditional museum.
Aug 26
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Marianne Fons
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Read My Latest Quilt . . .
Most quilts from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries don’t have words or even a maker’s name inscribed on them, but some do, and many that do…
Aug 12
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Marianne Fons
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How to Wash A Quilt
A controversy among quilters is whether to pre-wash one’s fabrics before sewing them into a quilt, or not.
Aug 5
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Marianne Fons
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July 2025
Popping Popcorn in Quiltropolis
Here in Quiltropolos .
Jul 29
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Marianne Fons
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Quilt-A-Palooza Knoxville August 7
Even if you’ve never threaded a needle, you can help others (and have fun) at an upcoming special sewing event.
Jul 15
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Marianne Fons
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July 26 in Quiltropolis . . . er, Winterset
Dear (Paid) Quiltropolis Subscribers,
Jul 12
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Marianne Fons
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Lady Liberty
Today, on Independence Day, I’m thinking about the quilt I made forty years ago for the American Folk Art Museum’s “Great American Quilt Contest.” My…
Jul 4
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Marianne Fons
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Separate Eggs, Join Rectangles
I know it sounds like bragging, but in the 1980s my business partner Liz Porter and I set the standard for clear, concise, step-by-step quiltmaking…
Jul 1
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Marianne Fons
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June 2025
Library Love in Quiltropolis
Christie Vilsack’s recent narrative about the Fenton, IA (pop.
Jun 17
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Marianne Fons
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Come to Quiltropolis, Meet Writers
The Iowa Writers’ Collaborative, of which I am a proud member, is throwing a shindig in Quiltropolis, er, Winterset, on Saturday, July 26.
Jun 15
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Marianne Fons
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Stolen(!) Content
I only met fellow writer Bob Leonard in person a few months ago, and now I’m stealing from him!
Jun 10
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Marianne Fons
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