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Sunday, April 20, 2025

“Common Buckeye”

 

“Common Buckeye”
16" x 12.75"
© Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025

I took the photo on which this piece was based at a local garden center last summer. 

White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, interfacing, cotton batting, cotton thread, cotton backing. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted.

“Mascara”

“Mascara”
Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025
9"x9"
 

This is my daughter Julia’s eye. I created this piece for a segment on Quilting Arts TV several years ago, and just quilted it today. White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton batting, interfacing, cotton thread. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. 

“Scissors at the Disco”

“Scissors at the Disco”
Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025
14.5" x 8.25"

White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton batting, interfacing, cotton thread. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted.

Thursday, April 17, 2025

“American Robin”

“American Robin”
Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025
23.5" x 33.5"



I have loved robins since I was a child, and have made several pieces featuring them and their nests. The background fabric for this piece is one I made in a class with Pat Pauly – screen printing with thickened dyes. 

Hand-dyed cotton fabric and commercially printed fabric, glue, paint, ink, cotton thread, fusible adhesive, interfacing, cotton batting. 3-D elements made from cotton thread on water-soluble stabilizer.

Fusible and raw-edge appliqué, free-motion quilted.




Thursday, April 3, 2025

“Little Christmas Fern"


“Little Christmas Fern”
Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025
7.5 x 17.5"

Started as a demonstration piece for my “Stencil Magic” class, this piece is painted, stenciled, and free-motion machine quilted.

White cotton fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton thread, cotton batting, cotton backing.