Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog
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...
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...
In the Winter, Japanese women and girls used to gather around the hearth and practice their needlework. Their running stitches came to be known as Sashiko, meaning "little stabs", and were said to res...
I teach quilters from all over the world and one problem I see them struggling with over and over is -- what fabrics should I choose for my projects?!
Whether you've been quilting for years or just s...
Inspiration for quilt fabric pulls can come from anywhere. A big source of inspiration, for me, is nature. Austin, Tx is gorgeous right now, and while we don't have the leaf color change that New Engl...
Do you have a hard time getting out of your comfort zone?
Do you struggle with just "letting go" and seeing what you create?
Have you been curious about improvisational piecing, but have no idea ho...
Kon'nichiwa, my dear. Today we are traveling to Japan!
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Each month in the online guild, Meander, we explore a different quilt-making...
The craft of quilting has been around for thousands of years.
The earliest known quilted object is on a carved ivory figure of a Pharaoh of the Egyptian First Dynasty about 3400 B.C. (source)
Thro...
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?
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I hate rules.
Let me clarify. I hate rules in which I see no purpose.
This has been a trait of mine since I was a kid. I remember in 9th grade Chemistry, my teacher, Mr. Henderson, a 60 year old b...
