Marianne Fons's guest appearances

Marianne Fons

Just Wanna Quilt

The Quilt Fiction Podcast

Jacquie Gering

Tula Pink

Roark Dowell

Andrea Tsang Jackson

Stephanie Kendron

Kristin Esser

Tammy Silvers

Ali Smith

Heather Grant

Jo Westfoot

Michael McCormick

Dora Cary

Patty Dudek

Alex Anderson

Toni Smith

OwlTail

Several years ago, I picked up a used copy of the late, great journal, Quilt Digest, published and edited  by Roderick Kiracoffe and Michael Kile. To my surprise, this particular issue (Issue 3, published in 1985) contained a short story by Marianne Fons. I had no idea that along with being a famous quilter, Marianne was also a writer!Fast forward to -- oh, I don’t know. 2018, maybe? One day, out of the blue, Marianne Fons emailed me. After years of backburnering her writing life, she was back at it. She’d come across my book Birds in the Air and was curious who my agent was. With that email, a correspondence and eventually a friendship was born.So when I started thinking about what -- and whose -- stories I wanted to read on the Quilt Fiction podcast, Marianne came immediately to mind. I emailed her for permission to read her story from that long ago issue of Quilt Digest, and she graciously gave her permission. Not only that -- she agreed to be interviewed for today’s episode!One of the reasons I love talking to Marianne about writing is because she’s so passionate about it. If you want to know more about Marianne’s life story, and more about her quilting story, here’s a link to an interview I did with her in 2020 for the Quilt Alliance’s Story Bee show. If you’re not familiar with the Quilt Alliance, it’s a nonprofit organization that serves to document quilters and their stories. You can visit the Quilt Alliance by clicking on this link. Visit Marianne’s website to read her blog and stay up to date with what she’s reading and quilting. While you’re there, sign up for her email newsletter! Check out Marianne’s pride and joy, the Iowa Quilt Museum.Marianne took a year-long workshop at StoryStudio Chicago. Both in-person and online writing classes are available. Remember: It’s not too late to sign up for Quilt Fiction’s first ever QAL! For more info, follow this link!(Photo by AZUREE WIITALA https://www.azureewiitala.com

Several years ago, I picked up a used copy of the late, great journal, Quilt Digest, published and edited  by Roderick Kiracoffe and Michael Kile. To my surprise, this particular issue (Issue 3, published in 1985) contained a short story by Marianne Fons. I had no idea that along with being a famous quilter, Marianne was also a writer!Fast forward to -- oh, I don’t know. 2018, maybe? One day, out of the blue, Marianne Fons emailed me. After years of backburnering her writing life, she was back at it. She’d come across my book Birds in the Air and was curious who my agent was. With that email, a correspondence and eventually a friendship was born.So when I started thinking about what -- and whose -- stories I wanted to read on the Quilt Fiction podcast, Marianne came immediately to mind. I emailed her for permission to read her story from that long ago issue of Quilt Digest, and she graciously gave her permission. Not only that -- she agreed to be interviewed for today’s episode!One of the reasons I love talking to Marianne about writing is because she’s so passionate about it. If you want to know more about Marianne’s life story, and more about her quilting story, <a href="https://youtu.be/fsQa9RHrfAs?t=1" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">here’s a link to an interview I did with her in 2020 for the Quilt Alliance’s Story Bee show.</a> If you’re not familiar with the Quilt Alliance, it’s a nonprofit organization that serves to document quilters and their stories. <a href="https://quiltalliance.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">You can visit the Quilt Alliance by clicking on this link. </a><a href="http://www.mariannefons.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">Visit Marianne’s website </a>to read her blog and stay up to date with what she’s reading and quilting. While you’re there, sign up for her email newsletter! Check out Marianne’s pride and joy, <a href="https://www.iowaquiltmuseum.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">the Iowa Quilt Museum.</a>Marianne took a year-long workshop at <a href="https://www.storystudiochicago.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">StoryStudio Chicago</a>. Both in-person and online writing classes are available. Remember: It’s not too late to sign up for Quilt Fiction’s first ever QAL! <a href="https://quiltfiction.com/quilt-along/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">For more info, follow this link!</a>(Photo by <a href="https://www.azureewiitala.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">AZUREE WIITALA</a> <a href="https://www.azureewiitala.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.azureewiitala.com</a>

A Conversation with (and a Short Story by) Marianne Fons

Marianne Fons (of Fons and Porter) talks to us about all kinds of things -- her three kids, her quilting life, her writing life and her thoughts on quilting.  She mentions the Iowa Quilt Museum (http://iowaquiltmuseum.org), her daughter Hannah's TedX Talk, "Not He, Nor She but Me," (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fbb7WaAQFQ), and her blog, Marianne Fons Blog, where you can sign up for updates. (http://www.mariannefons.com).

Marianne Fons (of Fons and Porter) talks to us about all kinds of things -- her three kids, her quilting life, her writing life and her thoughts on quilting. She mentions the Iowa Quilt Museum (<a href="http://iowaquiltmuseum.org" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://iowaquiltmuseum.org</a>), her daughter Hannah's TedX Talk, "Not He, Nor She but Me," (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fbb7WaAQFQ" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Fbb7WaAQFQ</a>), and her blog, Marianne Fons Blog, where you can sign up for updates. (<a href="http://www.mariannefons.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.mariannefons.com</a>).

Famous Quilter Marianne Fons  talks to us about her kids, her quilting life and her novel