I saw a thread the other day where someone was wondering where Liz was. Is she sick or where did she go? SOoooo, I email the Fons and Porter web site and asked. This is the response I just got:


"Liz decided this year to step down and retire. She is moving to Texas, and will be spending time with family and travelling. We will miss her, but she enjoying life and family."

Just thought I'd pass the info along.

Thanks for the info!

Is it true that she had a big fire a while ago that destroyed most of her quilts?

Oh, this will be different. I hope she is still a small part of the magazine and all. What a shock. I will have to watch and see what I hear too. I hope if she did retire, she enjoys her personal life. She brought lots of happy quilting hours to ours.

That's too bad.
But I can understand her wanting to have more free time while she's still young and healthy enough to enjoy it.
I wonder what they'll call the new quilt series?
Thanks for the info.

I don't know.

Liz will be missed :cry:

My new Fons & Porter magazine came yesterday and it has an ad for the new 1600 series of shows with Mary Ann and her daughter Mary.

They must not have officially announced it yet. I checked the website and a quilt cruise coming up.
The cruise says "Marianne Fons and her daughter.....", it doesn't mention Liz.
The website still has Liz's photo in spots and no mention of her retiring, etc.

Happy for Liz sad for those of us who enjoy Fons and Porter. They worked so well together.

Oh, I will miss her too!

Sorry to hear that. Will miss her. Well after all this time, she does deserve to have time to herself. I guess regretedly that she does deserve it!!! :-D Being selfish. ;-)

thanks for the information, we will miss her

That is sad , but understandable ....

Liz Porter is an avid knitter, more so than quilting I think. She is very involved in the Fons & Porter Knitting magazine. It may be she made a choice to do more for the knitting magazine and can't do both. I think the mother daughter team will be a hoot!

I am happy for her. I'm going to miss her though. I've seen a few shows with the daughter and she is fun too.

Just watched the first show of the 1600 series and it just said Liz was not going to be part of the TV show anymore. I will keep watching and see how Marianne and her daughter Mary are doing. Her daughter did not seem to be as knowledgeable I thought she would be, but it was just the first show.

I also watched that show & was disappointed that Mary doesn't seem to know very much, just the basics like me,lol!! Liz & Marianne were a fantastic team together.

Well, I will really miss her on the show. Wonder where in Texas she's moving? I live in Austin. I just hope she enjoys her retirement. I'm sure enjoying mine!

So, no one has heard about the house fire that destroyed her quilts?? Is this just gossip or true?

Fons and Porter sent me a CD of tips that I would have to pay for it i kept it. I didn't ask for it in the first place.
it did have a return envelope, so i used it.

I watched the second show this week of the 1600 series. I thought Mary did better this week, or I was just that interested in the quilt.

She will be missed.

Just proof that life goes on, all of us will move on, sooner or later. I retired June 2nd, another phase of life is opening up, don't want to work a job the rest of my life, want to make lots more quilts.

Thanks for letting us know.

Do you think her DH has any clothes left that she hasn't cut up for quilts? Or was that the other gals dh? Oh well, I liked seeing those ads in the magazine.

Here in Tulsa, they haven't started airing the new series yet. I did see the episode with Mary and Maryanne doing pillows, but I think that was last years episode. I know we need new blood as so many of the TV quilters are getting older, but jeez...just as long as the aren't like Pokey Bolton on Quilting Arts. Can't stand her!

Thank you for this info. I just watched the show on PBS and was wondering just that. On their site it says that Mary Fons is a special guest not a co-host, this makes one think that there is more to this then "Liz decided this year to step down and retire". I will miss her on the show.
Globee

Liz Porter actually retired early in 2010.

Oh good lord! Our local PBS station stopped airing Fons & Porter and replaced with Pokey Bolton. I watched 1-1/2 shows and deleted it from my taping schedule. Wish they'd bring back Eleanor Burns, who even though she annoyed me when I watched years ago, at least I learned a lot about quilting and piecing.

Thank you.....I will miss her.

Oh No! I so enjoyed Liz as well. Her and Marianne worked so well together. Hopefully, she will be able to enjoy life with her family and enjoy travelling. Thanx for letting everyone know. I was wondering where she was - thought maybe she was sick. All I see is Marianne and her daughter on the show.

Thanks for the info. Not sure about Mary. She seems kinda goofy. Maybe it will get better. Liz and MaryAnn really are 2 peas in a pod.

I understand Liz is still 'creating' quilt patterns that are published in their magazine, but is no longer doing the PBS series. Mary Fons has been on the show now for well over a year. Miss the expierence knowledge of Liz...

Mary has been on the show for a while. I think it's nice that she is not as skilled as her mother. This should really show younger, new quilters that with time and practice, they too, can learn and enjoy quilting. I think that will be a great help. There has to be a kniche for new quilters and young learners. I'm sure it has been difficult for Liz & Mary Ann too. We had a quilt shop in my home town and one of the two shopowners retired. It was a bittersweet time and it was something all of the customers had a difficult time with Carol no longer there. But over time it got easier. Let's all give Mary a chance. And I second that on Pokey Bolton.

I've been watching Maryann and Mary for some time now on the "Create Channel". They make a good team. It is so nice to see two generations enjoying the same activity. Mary has really learned a lot and is making some more advanced quilts. It is a great combo for new quilters especially.