Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Here are a couple fun effects to make your next scrappy quilt look ...

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...
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...
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...
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...