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

Thu, 7/2 at 6:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

An Appetite for Applique

Pop Art style pet portraits; pre-building layers on a silicone mat before adhering it to a background.

Thu, 7/2 at 12:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

An Appetite for Applique

Pop Art style pet portraits; pre-building layers on a silicone mat before adhering it to a background.

Sat, 7/4 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Paint, Pigment, Play

Creating luminous, custom backgrounds by applying acrylic paint to fabric; dyeing fabrics using pigment, with or without sunshine.

Thu, 7/9 at 6:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Techniques Using Technology

Three-dimensional topographical landscapes using a digital cutter; augmented reality glasses.

Thu, 7/9 at 12:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Techniques Using Technology

Three-dimensional topographical landscapes using a digital cutter; augmented reality glasses.

Sat, 7/11 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Crazy Rhythms

Incorporating diverse fabrics from satin to gingham to sequins to create meaningful designs; a "vintage now" approach to crazy quilting with linens and decorative machine stitching.

Thu, 7/16 at 6:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Stitching Nature

Improvisational techniques bring naturescapes to life; natural, textural and complex backgrounds.

Thu, 7/16 at 12:30 pm America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Stitching Nature

Improvisational techniques bring naturescapes to life; natural, textural and complex backgrounds.

Sat, 7/18 at 9:30 am America/Chicago on Austin PBS Create

Mastering New Materials

How to use water-soluble stabilizer to create elements from thread that are three-dimensional; experimenting with fusible vinyl.