Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

Choosing a Fabric Color Palette -- using Science, Inspiration, and your Gut Jul 20, 2017

We can approach color selection from 3 different places: science, inspiration, and/or our gut (or eye).

We might start with the science, for example:  "Aqua,  turquoise, and gold are analogous colors...

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Color Confidence for Quilters– Part 4: Complementary Color Palettes Jun 27, 2017

What fabrics should I choose for this quilt? What other colors go with blue? I found this fabulous print that I want to use, but what other fabrics would go with it?? No matter how much I sew, my fabr...

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Color Confidence for Quilters -- Part 1: the Color Wheel May 17, 2017

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...

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Windy Poplar Tree Quilt -- simple, but vibrant. Jan 01, 2017

Do you ever wake up one morning with an idea you are crazy excited about? This happened to me one Saturday in 2016. I had lots of productive things planned for the day, but it all went out the window ...

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