Magpie Sketchbook: A Month of Play by Rebecca Ringquist

All levels | 2 hours 56 min

Magpie Sketchbook: A Month of Play
Overview01:01
Materials02:21
Day 1 - Opening day image09:47

All page activities
Day 2 - Make a dot on every page05:25
Day 3 - Make ink drawings of thematic prompts07:44
Day 4 - Parts of a book05:50
Day 5 - Allover collage04:42
Day 6 - Painted stripes03:34
Day 7 - Giraffe pattern06:44

Working into past pages
Day 8 - Fixing areas you don't like07:54
Day 9 - Checkerboard coverup 04:30
Day 10 - Working back into checkerboards05:46
Day 11 - Dots to cover06:13
Day 12 - Chain stitch drawing to cover06:46
Day 13 - Fold a page over07:38
Day 14 - Cover up with collage05:44
Day 15 - Radiating stripes06:30
Day 16 - Exploring New Materials04:45
Day 17 - Paint square daisies06:06
Day 18 - Small round daisies05:48
Day 19 - Paint tulips with India ink03:54

Borders
Day 20 - Plain borders05:02
Day 21 - Half-circle borders06:06
Day 22 - Wavy borders04:39
Day 23 - Chain stitch borders03:20
Day 24 - Collage borders05:47
Day 25 - Rainbow borders04:15
Day 26 - Interior ribbon border03:14

Adding details
Day 27 - Adding snakes04:15
Day 28 - Adding eyes05:33
Day 29 - Adding themed details00:55
Day 30 - Highlighting favorite elements10:21
Day 31 - Last page, to be continued...04:46

Taught by Rebecca Ringquist

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Step inside the pages of artist and embroiderer Rebecca Ringquist's sketchbook, where every design begins as a playful exploration of color, pattern, and collected inspiration. Building on her previous Magpie Sketchbook classes, Rebecca uses vintage books and found imagery to create richly layered spreads while encouraging you to work freely from simple prompts and trust your creative instincts. Along the way, you'll experiment with mixed media to build textured backgrounds, develop thematic collections, add decorative borders and medallions, and discover how artistic play can transform a blank page into personal works of art and beyond.

Here’s what you’ll need: