Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog
Want to take a quick trip? Grab your passport, let's jump on a virtual plane, and explore how quilting has evolved all around the world!
First stop: Great Britain -- Broderie Perse
In the year 16...
What color goes well with orange?
I teach quilters from all over the world and a common struggle is COLOR. What colors go well together? Often quilters will have their typical color palettes that th...
Every month in the Meander Guild, we "travel" to a different part of the world and learn about the quilt-making style that evolved there. Recently we explored the gorgeous and graphic Rallis of Pakist...
Looking for a project that is really interesting and fun but also quick and easy??
I have a sneaky trick for you! It is the Matchstick Appliqué method!
There are lots of different finishing option...
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...
"There is NO WAY I will ever want to try out English Paper Piecing-- it seems way too confusing and tedious!"
This what I would have said a few months ago, had you asked me...
But now, I'm a little...
Do you ever get stumped as to how to quilt a top you just finished? I wanted to share with you a spectacular quilting style called North Country Quilting, also known as Durham Quilting.
In the l...
I wanted to introduce you to a traditional quilt-making style that is super fast, fun, and can be used is SO many different ways.
In the year 1600, The East India Trade Company was formed and brought...
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...
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...
Have you ever been making a quilt and wish you could change something about the pattern, but didn't know exactly how to do the math to adjust it, or were worried you'd end up messing everything up?
...Here are a couple fun effects to make your next scrappy quilt look ...