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Mary Fons

Mary Fons is a writer, editor, and host who specializes in quilt history and the life of the quilt in American culture. She hosts a live broadcast streaming on YouTube and on Twitch called Quilt Nerd. Visit twitch.tv/yomaryfons for the schedule.

From 2010-2015, Mary served as co-host of PBS’s Love of Quilting alongside her mother, quilter Marianne Fons. In 2009, Mary created and hosted Quilty, a weekly online how-to quilt show, and served as editor of Quilty magazine. Mary has taught patchwork techniques and delivered lively lectures on American quilt history and culture to many thousands of quilters in North America and the UK.

Mary is a member of the advisory board of the International Quilt Museum and reads dissertations in quilt scholarship for fun. She holds a BA in theater (University of Iowa) and an MFA in writing (School of the Art Institute of Chicago). She's currently developing a quilt history series for TV. She lives in downtown Chicago and in London.

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1:22:42

Walk the Kaffe Fassett Exhibit at London's Museum of Fashion & Textiles w/Mary and friends (Ep 191)

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Twitch Subtember 2022 - Quilt Nerd Mary Fons cartoon advertisement

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Letter from a Quilt Nerd ...

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2:00:03

Quilt Nerd Live: Florida Quilts, a Message From Mary, and More!

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2:11:03

Ep. 154 Quilt Nerd Sat Nite! LOL Quilt, Fruit Salad Quilts, Chintz Party!!!

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3:16:56

Ep. 148 Quilt Nerds on Parade!! Your Work in the Quilt Nerd Spotlight!

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TwitchCon 2022 - Hot Take w/Mary and Cake from Quilt Nerd

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Ep. 167 - Live from The Festival of Quilts! In England! (Part Two)

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Ep. 168 - Quilt Nerd Saturday! Mary's Lecture Highlights and Hot Takes from a London Hotel Room ...

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Ep. 122 - Quilt Romance Novels, The Childress Collection, and You: Quilt Nerd Sat Nite Live

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Ep. 166 - Live from The Festival of Quilts! (Part One)

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Ep. 158 - Joey Veltkamp, Art Quilt Playing Cards, and More More More on QUILT NERD

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Ep. 161 - Quilt Nerd : Hannah and Mary Fons talk QUILTS and MOM and STUFF

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Ep. 162 - Quilt Nerd Morning BONUS Show! Marion Coleman, Quilt Style Shots, and Coffee

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Sarah Mary Taylor : American Quiltmaker

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2:24:59

Ep. 159 - Quilt Nerd Live from NYC! Hannah and Mary Fons get CRAZY [Quilt]

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Ep. 160 - The 'Czech Contemporary Quilt' Art Quilt Exhibit in NYC! (Gallery Tour w/Mary Fons)

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Ep. 149 - Hannah and Mary Fons Analyze Quilts (Marianne and Rebecca too!)

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Ep. 146 Quilt Nerd: Summer Quilts, Scottish Quilts, Quilt Data, and MORE MORE MORE

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Ep. 143 - Quilts for Dads! Plus, Georgia On My Mind and Happy Pride! Quilt Nerd Tuesday Nite!

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Ep. 144 : Quilt Nerd Friday Nite : Quilter's Newsletter 1998!

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Ep. 142 - Quilt Patterns of Olde, Haitian Quilts, and Quilts That'll Make You Go CRAZY!!!

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Ep. 141- Let's Analyze Art Quilts 1989-2009: Quilt Nerrrrrrd Tuesday

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Ep. 140 - Sally Jessy Raphael's Quilt Love + More Gorgeous Quilts on a Saturday Night!

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2:30:51

Ep. 137 : Quilt Nerd! Vintage Quilt TV, the ESPRIT Amish Quilt Collection and More!

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Ep. 130 - My Newest Weird Quilt, SAIC, and Ros Cross on Quilt Nerd!

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Ep. 131 - Quilts from Oklahoma, New York City (!?), and more on Quilt Nerd

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Ep. 132 - Quilt Nerd Saturday: MOVIE NITE!!!! Old Films About Quilting Watch Party

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Ep. 129 - Quilter's Newsletter Friday: 1974

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Ep. 128 - Marston, Cunningham, Jean Hewes, and Quilt Nerd Chit-Chat

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Ep. 127 - Quilt Blues, Quilt Food, Barbara Ann McCraw and a Quaker!

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Ep. 121 - Quilt Nerd: Lucas Samaras, Anna Williams, Sam Gilliam, Anni Albers ... phew!

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Ep. 126 - Quilt Nerd: The Century of Progress Quilts (and a Crazy City)

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Ep. 123 - Quilt Nerds Unite: Honeymoons, Fran Soika, and Gma Carpenter Magic Quilts

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Ep. 125 - Quilter's Newsletter Friday: 1986

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Ep. 122 - Quilt Romance Novels, The Childress Collection, and You: Quilt Nerd Sat Nite Live

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2:41:00

Ep. 115 - Mary, Her Mom, Mom's Dog (Scrabble), and Quilt Stuff

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Ep. 121 - Yvonne Porcella and Congrats Camille Ann Brewer (Also: Logo Round 1)

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Advice for Quilters from Jean Ray Laury - A Quilt Nerd Short

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1:48:26

Quilts Across America on Saturday Nite: Quilt Nerd Realness

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What is Quilt Nerd Live?

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2:11:03

Ep. 107.2 - Quilts For Kids Nepal, Quilts in Frames, Jean Ray Laury

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Ep. 110 - STrAnGe and WonDerFUlL Quilts of Helen Fleenor (and More) - Quilt Nerd

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Ep. 108 - Quilts From the Brooklyn Museum, Randy Frost, and TBT on Quilt Nerd

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Ep. 114 - Show & Tell! Quilt Nerds Share Their Projects (and Mary Celebrates Chinese Baby Carriers)

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Ep. 109 - Quilts from The Philippine Islands and The Brilliant Quilts of Joy Saville

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Ep. 111 - The Quilt Nerd Midday Show: Collectors, Penny Sisto and YOU!

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Ep. 106 - Quilter's Newsletter Friday! A Great Vintage Magazine from 2002

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Ep. 105 - Quilt Nerd Midday: Vintage Prices, My Quilts & More

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Ep. 104 - Quilt Nerd Live! Quilt Balloons, Words on Quilts, and 'Let It Go'

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Ep. 103 - Sweden, Coffee, Rob Pruitt and Edward Tufte — Quilt Nerd Saturday Nite!

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2:43:33

Sunday Sewcial: Let's Chill and Sew (Also, a Quilt for Ukraine)

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Ep. 101 - Stars, Glass, and Sierpinski Triangles: The Quilt Nerd Show

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Ep. 100 - Consuelo, Clementine, and Frieda: Quilt Nerd Sat Nite!

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Ep. 99 - A Star Quilt, Eugenia Mitchell and The Quilt Index!

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Ep. 97 - Sat Nite Quilt Nerd: Op Art, Gee's Bend, and Cereal Box Templates

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Ep. 98 - Valentine's Day Special Edition! Quilt Nerd w/Marianne & Mary

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Ep. 96 - Quilt Nerd LIVE On Location from the Iowa Quilt Museum: 'Deeds Not Words' exhibit walk!

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Ep. 75 - Quilt Nerd Liiiiive: State Birds, Vintage Postcards & Patterns ... i.e., LOTS

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Ep. 73 - A Tale Of Two Susans: McCord, Hoffman, and The Eye Of God

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