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Quilting Arts

Host Susan Brubaker Knapp provides innovative tips and stitching techniques for making one-of-a-kind art quilts. Offering something for everyone, "Quilting Arts" explores art and design concepts for quilts which include surface design techniques, fabric collage and quilted home decor. Episodes include short features that relate to the show's theme and weekly digital segments. Some projects include hand-painting fabrics with silk screening paints, fabric marbling using stencils, and frameless screen printing.

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UPCOMING EPISODES

Sat, 11/23 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Creating With Resists

Exploring dextrin from corn and potatoes to create a resist for fabric dye; using tape as a resist with paint to incorporate words into art.

Tue, 11/26 at 6:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Creating Transparency

Enhancing artistry with the depth and complexity achieved through transparency.

Tue, 11/26 at 12:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Creating Transparency

Enhancing artistry with the depth and complexity achieved through transparency.

Tue, 11/26 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Creating Transparency

Enhancing artistry with the depth and complexity achieved through transparency.

Sat, 11/30 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Fold & Twist

Applique technique that relies on folding and twisting cloth to mimic tree bark; "Black Magic" reverse dyeing, using products at home combined with any tie-dye twist or shibori fold.

Tue, 12/3 at 6:00 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Exploring the Quilted Stitch

Stitching and sewing by machine; using knowledge of the human facial structure to guide quilting and create contour lines; using a longarm machine to introduce couching work into free-motion quilting.

Tue, 12/3 at 12:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Exploring the Quilted Stitch

Stitching and sewing by machine; using knowledge of the human facial structure to guide quilting and create contour lines; using a longarm machine to introduce couching work into free-motion quilting.

Tue, 12/3 at 2:00 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Exploring the Quilted Stitch

Stitching and sewing by machine; using knowledge of the human facial structure to guide quilting and create contour lines; using a longarm machine to introduce couching work into free-motion quilting.

Sat, 12/7 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create