Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

How to Create Depth with your Quilting Jun 22, 2021

I know you've been there. You finish a quilt top and are delighted with how it turned out. The next question, of course, is.... well, how should I quilt this?

A lot of quilters bypass this question b...

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Mosaic Elephant Quilt Oct 08, 2019

I'm delighted to introduce you to this sweet fellow. He's my most recent finish and is currently on his way to a toddler in San Francisco!

I used my Elephant Scrappy Applique Pattern for the design...

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Meet Amaya! May 29, 2019

Meet Amaya. She is bold, confident, and playful. 

She's also simpler to make than she looks. She's made using my signature technique, Scrappy Applique, which is a raw-edge applique technique where yo...

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Quilts for Travel Lovers Mar 19, 2019

My husband and I LOVE traveling. It's essential to us. 

I used to daydream that I was a gypsy traveling through Europe, making a living by tap dancing on the street. But I digress...

So when I start...

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Animal Quilts -- Inspiration Gallery Mar 12, 2019

One of my favorite types of designs to include in my quilts are ANIMALS!!

I make a lot of baby quilts, and animals are of course, perfect and so fun for a baby quilt.

I've made this deer bust quil...

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2 Ways to Make your Scrappy Quilt Look Lovely (and NOT like a hot mess) Apr 17, 2018
You know how some scrappy quilts can look super gorgeous and unexpected, while others look like the quilter had a tad too much wine??

Here are a couple fun effects to make your next scrappy quilt look ...
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Violet and Gray: A Cool and Eerie Palette Apr 10, 2018
I love these violets and purples alongside these cool grays. It makes for a stark, almost eerie palette. Perhaps it's only eerie since it is made into a giant octopus... who can say?
 
 
Not all ...
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How to Use Warm and Cool colors in your Quilt Apr 03, 2018
One of my favorite tools that I keep in my fabric selecting toolbox is-- temperature! 
 
A color can be described as warm or cool. Generally, yellows, oranges, and reds are considered warm, while bl...
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DIY Round Pillows -- Small Round Throw Pillows or Large Floor Poufs Oct 25, 2017

I love mixing up the shape of pillows on my couch, and I also love a good floor pillow to instantly make any space cozier. They are great to lean against while reading, take on a picnic, or for your...

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GLOBE Scrappy Applique Pattern -- New! Oct 18, 2017

I am super excited to introduce the newest Scrappy Appliqué pattern: GLOBE.

 

GLOBE comes with 12 different templates: 4 different views of our planet (see views below), and each view comes in 3 d...

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Color Inspiration: Aqua, Blue, Purple, Gold Oct 10, 2017

When choosing fabric for this quilt I started with several different mints and aquas, dropped in a bright blue, gold, and purple, with black and white accents. I think those blue, gold, and purple pop...

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Color Inspiration: Greens, Gold, Magenta Sep 05, 2017

Have you ever tried to pair two colors that you know should go together based on the color wheel, but they just didn't look great to you? 

For example, with a little bit of knowledge of the color whe...

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