Susan Brubaker Knapp
@susanbrubakerknapp
Artist, art quilter, author, teacher, photographer, host of “Quilting Arts TV” on PBS. BERNINA Ambassador. Chapel Hill, NC. She/her www.susanbrubakerknapp.com
@ocagnc.org “5 Women, 5 Voices” is now on display at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro, NC. It includes work by OCAG members Theresa Arico and Susan Brubaker Knapp. 400 Roberson Street, Carrboro, NC Aug. 3 through Sept. 30 Receptions: Friday, Aug. 14 and Fri. Sept. 11 from 6-8:30 p.m. #ocagnc
"Quilting Arts TV" includes short "Finishing Touches" segments where Marcia Young and I share some of the amazing little art quilts readers submit for the Reader Challenges. The newest challenge theme is "Living Threads,” and entries are due Aug. 11. Details: www.quiltingdaily.com/submit-to-qu...
(PART 3) We shot "Quilting Arts TV" Series 3300 last week! You'll be able to see the shows in November on PBS, PBS+ and YouTube! Susie Monday, Sandra Lee Chandler and Sadie Fox Metter. #QATV
(PART 2) We shot "Quilting Arts TV" Series 3300 last week! You'll be able to see the shows in November on PBS, PBS+ and YouTube! Nina McVeigh, Libby Williamson, and Russ Little. #QATV
(PART 1) We shot "Quilting Arts TV" Series 3300 last week! You'll be able to see the shows in November on PBS, PBS+ and YouTube! Nanette Zeller, Lorraine Woodruff-Long and Lisa Chin. #QATV
Distribution of “Quilting Arts TV” is expanding! You’ll soon be able to watch on YouTube and PBS+, as well as PBS! QATV Series 3200 is already up on YouTube here: www.youtube.com/@LoveofQuilt... We are shooting Series 3300 next week – these will go up on YouTube when they are released this fall.
“Retirement Party” Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2026 22" x 33.5" Upcycled silk jacket and ties, cotton batting, stabilizer, cotton and silk thread, cotton backing. Needleturn appliquéd, free-motion machine quilted.
"Boxbriar Cottage" Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp, 2026. 15” x 11” Fusible appliqué, free-motion machine quilted.
Done! “Fern Hill” Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2026. 15” x 11”. Cotton fabric, cotton thread, interfacing. Fusible appliqué, free motion machine quilted.
Eight children were killed in a domestic violence shooting in Louisiana this morning. The victims ranged in age from 1 to 14. The gunman was fatally shot by police. This is my piece, "Death Toll." Info here: wwwbluemoonriver.blogspot.com/2018/03/deat...
Finally putting the facing on “Spring Fever.” Interested in using a facing on an art quilt? I have free downloadable PDF instructions for my method on my website here: susanbrubakerknapp.com/tutorials
With “Unintelligible” at Art Quilt Elements in Wayne, Pennsylvania, this afternoon, for the opening reception.
The Reception, Awards Ceremony & Meet the Artists event for Art Quilt Elements 2026 is this Sunday, March 29 from 3-5 pm. I'll be there to talk about my work, "Unintelligible." Please come! Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave. Wayne, PA www.wayneart.org www.artquiltelements.org @wayne_art_center
@ocagnc.org Mike Roig just installed two sculptures at Aura Booth Park in Chapel Hill! Mike creates large kinetic sculptures that are in many private and public collections. See his work at “Art in the Garden” in May, or on the OCAG tour this November. Learn more here: www.mikeroig.com
“Leaves of Green” is a perfect spring appliqué project, and it’s a free pattern on my website here: susanbrubakerknapp.com/tutorials
My work, “Moon Moths,” is featured in the current issue of Quilting Arts magazine (Spring 2026). And it’s on a spread featuring my friend’s work (Nanette S. Zeller)! Now in its 25th year, Quilting Arts is reflecting back, and featuring “Artists Who Shaped Us.”
"Spring Fever" Copyright 2026 by Susan Brubaker Knapp. 17x22" Cotton fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting, interfacing, glue. Raw-edge appliqué, free-motion quilted.
Registration is now open for my 2026 local classes! I’m teaching four classes locally this year (at Old Murphey School in Durham, NC), and you can get more information and register for them here: susanbrubakerknapp.corsizio.com
Thus endeth November. I am using a calendar to record the most egregious and horrifying acts of the Trump Regime.
“Raven, Illuminated” Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp, 2025 23.5” square Wholecloth painted, free-motion quilted.
“Asian Persimmon” 15.5 x 11.5" Copyright 2023 Susan Brubaker Knapp White fabric, acrylic textile paint, cotton batting, cotton backing. Wholecloth painted, free-motion machine quilted. #persimmon #artquilt #artquilter
“Nobody’s Free” (copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025) 18” x 11” White fabric, acrylic paint, cotton batting, interfacing. Wholecloth painted, stenciled, free-motion machine quilted. I love this quote by Fannie Lou Hamer. #fiberart #fiberartist #artquilt #quiltsky
An Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) came to visit this morning!
Thus endeth September. I am using a calendar to record the most egregious and horrifying acts of the Trump Regime.
“Indian Corn” (Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2010) 15" x 20" Cotton fabric, interfacing, fusible adhesive, cotton thread, cotton batting. Fusible appliqué, threadsketched and free-motion machine quilted. #artquilt #fiberart #fiberartist
"Sugar Junkie" (Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2025) 15" x 10.75" White cotton fabric, acrylic paint, cotton thread, interfacing, cotton batting. Wholecloth painted, stenciled, free-motion machine quilted. #fiberart #artquilt #fiberartist