Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026My local guild's quilt show is this weekend! Durham Orange Quilters' Guild "The Threads That Bind Us" Sept. 25-27 Mebane Arts & Community Ctr 633 Corregidor Street, Mebane NC F & Sat 9-5 Sun 10-3 My demos: 11 a.m. Fri: Thread Sketching 11 a.m. Sat: Hand Quilting 11 a.m. Sun: Needleturn Appliqué 2113 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 05/08/2026@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 051 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker Knappiamthe1nonly1.bsky.social @iamthe1nonly1.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Sending much love to our 🇨🇦 Canadian 🇨🇦 neighbors from a Sane American in Seattle, Washington!! 368110183374 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026"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... 0150 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026(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 081 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026(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 0151 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 19/07/2026(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 1141 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 09/07/2026Distribution 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. 3212 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 24/06/2026“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. 61355 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappPBS News @pbsnews.org · 24/06/2026Under the agreement, filed in federal court in West Virginia, Chemours will pay a civil penalty of $22.5 million for alleged violations and spend $90 million over 15 years to mitigate PFAS discharges in three states: West Virginia, North Carolina and New Jersey. to.pbs.org/4uQBWRLpbs.orgTrump administration says chemical maker Chemours agrees to pay $450M to settle 'forever chemicals' caseUnder the agreement, Chemours will pay a civil penalty of $22.5 million for alleged violations and spend $90 million over 15 years to mitigate PFAS discharges in three states: West Virginia, North Car... 54815 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 05/06/2026"Boxbriar Cottage" Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp, 2026. 15” x 11” Fusible appliqué, free-motion machine quilted. 1312 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 04/05/2026Done! “Fern Hill” Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp 2026. 15” x 11”. Cotton fabric, cotton thread, interfacing. Fusible appliqué, free motion machine quilted. 45210 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 19/04/2026Eight 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... 1124 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappOwen (he/him) @slavetothestitch.bsky.social · 19/04/2026I made another print from my stitching. This one is for my wife as she said she'd like a new "Spring" table cloth for the kitchen table. "Colourful but nothing too crazy!" Was the brief 🤭 #embroideryart #craftiverse 🧶 #art #stitchsky #needlework #crafts 629116 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappOrange County Artists Guild @ocagnc.org · 18/04/2026Meet new OCAG member Hollis Chatelain – an award-winning textile artist. Hollis creates award-winning fiber art in a dynamic and characteristic style marked by dreamlike imagery, elaborate use of color, and intricate thread detail. www.ocagnc.org/hollis-chate... 042 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 13/04/2026Finally 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 0293 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappJess Craven ❌👑 @jesscraven101.bsky.social · 10/04/2026This is how Bruce Springsteen opened his concert in Los Angeles last night. 🔥🔥 Footage from @margaret_nagle on Threads. 908194337007 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappOrange County Artists Guild @ocagnc.org · 10/04/2026Eleven OCAG artists are participating in the Carrboro Day Market Show! Sun., April 19, 12-4 p.m. at the Carrboro Pavilion. Come meet these artists and see their work! Details: www.carrboronc.gov/745/Carrboro... #ocagnc #carrboronc #ncarts #ocncarts 022 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappOrange County Artists Guild @ocagnc.org · 27/03/2026Mike 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 031 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappOrange County Artists Guild @ocagnc.org · 06/04/2026The 31st Annual Art in the Garden Sculpture exhibition in Hillsborough features work by regional and nationally recognized sculptors. Mark your calendar! 1902 Borland Rd., Hillsborough, NC Sat. May 2, 10 am - 5 pm Sun. May 3, noon - 5 pm Sat. May 9, 10 am - 5 pm garden-art-gallery.com 032 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 29/03/2026With “Unintelligible” at Art Quilt Elements in Wayne, Pennsylvania, this afternoon, for the opening reception. 2303 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026The 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 061 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 27/03/2026@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 060 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 26/03/2026“Leaves of Green” is a perfect spring appliqué project, and it’s a free pattern on my website here: susanbrubakerknapp.com/tutorials 083 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappOrange County Artists Guild @ocagnc.org · 13/03/2026We are thrilled to welcome 10 new members into the Orange County Artist Guild this month! Our guild generally accepts applications for membership in late January, and conducts jurying in February. Visit www.ocagnc.org/join to learn more. 032 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappOrange County Artists Guild @ocagnc.org · 13/03/2026Hollis Chatelain, a new OCAG member, is lecturing at the New England Quilt Museum in Lowell, Mass., on Saturday, March 14 at 11 a.m. Three current exhibitions at the museum highlight the color blue, and Hollis has three pieces in the “Blue on Blue: Quilts from 1825 to 2025” exhibit. 1131 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappOrange County Artists Guild @ocagnc.org · 17/03/2026OCAG member Joe Sink @joesinkpottery is building a new wood-fired kiln at his studio in Hillsborough, NC! Joe specializes in functional tableware, providing people with a truly handmade option for stocking their kitchen. www.joesinkpottery.com 031 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappOrange County Artists Guild @ocagnc.org · 17/03/2026OCAG member Nadine Zenobi was just featured on Voyage Raleigh! You can read it here: voyageraleigh.com/interview/ri... See more of Nadine's work here: www.skyriversjewelry.com 111 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappJustin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · 16/03/2026Things are not okay. 1193149214992 0
Reposted by Susan Brubaker KnappMrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 16/03/2026The United States is contemplating threatening to kill people with HIV in another country as leverage to get that country's minerals. We have become a sick nation, just as depraved and disgusting as its leader. 1252183247388 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 16/03/2026I'm honored to have a piece in Art Quilt Elements 2026, and I'll be at the Reception, Awards Ceremony & Meet the Artists event on Sunday, March 29 from 3-5 pm to talk about my work. Please come! Wayne Art Center 413 Maplewood Ave. Wayne, PA www.wayneart.org 0134 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 15/03/2026My 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.” 0131 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 13/03/2026"Spring Fever" Copyright 2026 by Susan Brubaker Knapp. 17x22" Cotton fabric, cotton thread, cotton batting, interfacing, glue. Raw-edge appliqué, free-motion quilted. 1305 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 06/01/2026Registration 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 042 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 11/12/2025“Plight of the Swifts,” in progress. (Shoes for scale.) Nearly all the birds are cut out (yes, by hand) and next is stitching down the circles in the top section and continuing to work on the hand embroidery (second photo) that I’ve started in the bottom section. #fiberart #artquilt 3270 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 01/12/2025Thus endeth November. I am using a calendar to record the most egregious and horrifying acts of the Trump Regime. 0141 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 21/11/2025“Raven, Illuminated” Copyright Susan Brubaker Knapp, 2025 23.5” square Wholecloth painted, free-motion quilted. 2354 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 19/10/2025No Kings Rally in Carrboro, NC. 0162 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 14/10/2025“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 5357 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 05/10/2025We are all interconnected and bound to each other by our humanity, and until we can achieve justice and freedom for everyone, none of us are truly free in the “land of the free and home of the brave.” 0100 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 05/10/2025I love this quote by Fannie Lou Hamer (1917-1977), American voting and women’s rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement. #fiberart #fiberartist #artquilt 070 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 05/10/2025“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 3295 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 05/10/2025An Eastern Box Turtle (Terrapene carolina carolina) came to visit this morning! 1131 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 01/10/2025No… i’m not doing a comprehensive list. Just the one or two most egregious things each day. It’s enough… 000 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 01/10/2025Thus endeth September. I am using a calendar to record the most egregious and horrifying acts of the Trump Regime. 2111 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 01/10/2025“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 3341 0
Susan Brubaker Knapp @susanbrubakerknapp.bsky.social · 29/09/2025"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 0173 0