Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

Since the Color Season Quiz went out last week, my inbox and comments have been an absolute delight — so many of you sharing your seasons, comparing results with friends, seeing your stash with new ey...

Have you ever stood in front of your stash — or in the middle of a quilt shop — holding two fabrics that you love individually, wondering why they look terrible together?

You start second-guessing. Y...

You know that one fabric bundle you love so much you can't bring yourself to cut into it?

You didn't buy it for a project. You bought it because it was beautiful — and now it lives on the shelf where...

Close your eyes for a second and picture walking into the space where you sew. Fabric strewn across the table, a stack of half-finished projects in the corner, scraps on the floor, the chair you don't...

Here's a quiet little pattern I've noticed. A lot of us follow the pattern exactly — every fabric, every placement, right down to the cover photo. Partly because it's what we know. And partly because ...

You know you want to make something. Maybe there's a print you're wild about that's been sitting in your stash for a year. Or maybe it's just a feeling — something moody and autumnal, or something fre...

You know the moment. You've just finished a project, you're tidying your cutting table, and you're holding a little piece of fabric over the scrap bin, thinking: is this worth keeping?

Save everythin...

Have you ever fallen head-over-heels for a fabulous print at the quilt shop — brought it home, petted it, admired it… and then never used it, because you couldn’t figure out what on earth to pair it w...

If you've ever stood in front of your fabric stash, pulling out one color, holding it up, putting it back, second-guessing yourself, and eventually walking away without pulling a single thing… I want ...

A little restlessness, a little I'd love to try something new — right alongside the quiet hesitation that usually follows it: but I already have a stack of unfinished projects. How can I start somethi...

Do you ever feel like you're bouncing from project to project like a ping-pong ball?

Excited about one thing, then a new idea catches your eye, then another — until you look around and there's a...