Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

What is Your Quilter's Color Style? Take the Quiz! Aug 29, 2018

I teach quilters from all over the world and one thing I get asked about over and over is about COLOR! So I decided to make fabric selection a little easier and created this Quilt Color Style Quiz! Yo...

How to Develop your Own Unique Quilt-making Style Aug 29, 2018

How you see the world is 100% unique.

You are the only person in all of human history with your very particular collection of experiences, influences, and characteristics. No one has seen the particu...

An eye for color is something you can Grow and Develop Jul 03, 2018

I teach workshops all over the country and I've noticed so many of my students struggling with -- color. Most quilters haven't taken a ton of art classes and, in turn, often lack confidence in their c...

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 ...

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 ...

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...

How to Brighten up a Dull Color Palette Mar 28, 2018

Have you ever been making a quilt, and while you're loving the fabrics you've chosen, the overall palette is looking a little dull?

This happened to me while I was making this London Skyline quil...

Choosing the Perfect Ground Fabric for MAXIMUM Impact Mar 21, 2018

I wanted to share with you one of my favorite tricks for showcasing the focal point in a quilt.

Let's say you've just made a gorgeous appliqué piece and you're trying to choose a background fabric th...

How to add Pops of Color to your Quilt: Part 3 Jan 23, 2018

Have you ever been pulling fabric for a quilt, and thought, how can I make this look more interesting?

One of my favorite ways to make a color palette instantly more interesting is to add a P

...

How to Add Pops of Color to your Quilt: Part 2 Jan 16, 2018

I travel all over the country teaching, and a question I get asked a lot is HOW do I add a pop of color to my quilt? How do I know which color to choose for the pop?

I LOVE adding a pop of

...

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...

Color Inspiration: Blue, Mint, Orange, Magenta Sep 26, 2017

Here is a little color palette inspiration for you! The quilt is made up of all Northcott Solids, but for the fabric pull below, I included some prints so you could see how prints would look in this p...

Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

Join Our Free Trial