Nationally-recognized quilt authority, Mary Fons, spoke to a full house Sunday at the Stuhr Museum. Fons’ appearance was part of the Mary Ghormley Memorial Lecture Series. The title of the program was ...

MATTOON -- PBS "Love of Quilting" co-host Mary Fons has connected with quilters of all skill levels via TV, online videos, magazines, books, and her website and blog. Still, Fons said she especially ...

Bryanna O'Mara, 28, always longed to make quilts as pretty as the beauties handcrafted by her great-grandmother. In 2008, she finally took to the sewing machine and to the hobby that would become an ...

Marianne Fons, board member of the museum and co-host of the popular public television show “Fons and Porter’s Love of Quilting,” said although they’ve managed to keep the historic look of the ...