Today, I’m starting to cut out the pieces for “Passion Flower” and place them under the positioning overlay I traced on clear upholster...

I am starting work on a new piece based on this photo of a passion flower. (I took the photo at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garde...

Have you been following The Sketchbook Challenge blog this year? I’m one of the host artists for 2012, and I’d love it if you’d join us!...

Last night, I finished putting the facing on my newest piece, “I See the Moon.” As you can see, it is long and skinny – 24" x 60...

I am making good progress on quilting “I See the Moon.” I have quilted around all the branches (whew!), done some of the darkest part of...

In honor of the fiftieth anniversary of John Glenn's orbit of the earth (on February 20, 1962), I bring you The Cat On The Moon! ...

Yesterday, I finished painting all of the branches and the full moon on “I See the Moon.” Here’s how it looked by the time I was heade...

I have just started work on a new piece that I am calling “I See the Moon.” You can see the beginning of the painting – the black branc...

Foto/Fiber 2012 , Virginia Spiegel’s fundraiser for the American Cancer Society, starts at 10 a.m. Central time today! I am one of the ...

I am pleased to announce that I’ll be teaching at two more exciting venues in 2013!  The first is North Carolina Quilt Symposium 2013 ...

NOTE: This is a recap of my post yesterday on The Sketchbook Challenge .  Okay, it’s confession time. Doodling does not come...

Purple Pansy (7-5/8" x 9-3/4") by Susan Brubaker Knapp Yesterday, I finished “Purple Pansy.” It is a small wholecloth paint...

  Here is “Purple Pansy” with the painting done. It is ready for quilting, and I am getting excited. I love how the stitching makes th...

I’ve been asked to post information for the workshops I’m teaching in The Netherlands , so here it is: I will be there from March ...

Yesterday, I worked on a new, small (about 8x10") wholecloth painted piece – the pansy above. In late March through early April,...