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 https://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 ...