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Snowflake Pattern from Susan Brubaker Knapp

pippapatchwork — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:56:51 GMT

In the sixth and final installment of Susan Brubaker Knapp’s thread sketching column, “Lesson 6: Focus on movement,” on page 14 of the December 2010/January 2011 issue of Quilting Arts, Susan gives advice on how to depict the movement of natural and man-made patterns through stitch. To try out some of her techniques, download this snowflake design. For more from Susan, don’t miss her two DVDs, “Master Machine Stitching: Thread Sketching Beyond the Basics” and “Master Machine Quilting: Free-Motion Stitching and Thread Sketching.”

Seafoam Design by Susan Brubaker Knapp

pippapatchwork — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:08:14 GMT

In the fifth installment of Susan Brubaker Knapp’s thread sketching column, “Lesson 5: Focus on pattern,” on page 14 of the October/November 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Susan gives advice on how to depict natural and man-made patterns through stitch. To try out some of her techniques, download her seafoam pattern.

Wooden Spools Design by Susan Brubaker Knapp

Larissa Davis — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 12:27:13 GMT

In the fourth installment of Susan Brubaker Knapp’s thread sketching column, “Lesson 4: Focus on dimension,” on page 14 of the August/September 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Susan describes how to create dimension with needle and thread. To try out some of her techniques, download a copy of her wooden spools design.

Wool Yarn Thread Sketch Design

pippapatchwork — Mon, 17 May 2010 15:01:55 GMT

In the third installment of Susan Brubaker Knapp’s thread sketching column, “Lesson 3: Focus on Texture,” on page 14 of the June/July 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Susan describes how to capture different types of textures by varying your stitches. To try out some of her techniques, download a copy of her wool yarn design.

Peacock Feather Thread Sketch Design

Larissa Davis — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 16:22:50 GMT

In the second installment of Susan Brubaker Knapp’s thread sketching column, “Lesson 2: Focus on Line,” on page 14 of the April/May 2010 issue of Quilting Arts, Susan discusses the different effects that can be achieved by varying stitch lines. To try out some of her techniques, download her peacock feather design.