Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog
Choosing fabrics for a BOM or sampler project can be a bit tricky. Since there is so much going on with all the different blocks, having a cohesive fabric palette brings everything together and helps ...
I've gotten more than a little bit obsessed with Natural Fabric Dyeing. I've been collecting acorns, flowers, and leaves from all over our small town and tossing them in the dye pot to create some rea...
I am super excited to share about a method that allows you to "draw on fabric"!
In The Meander Quilt Guild, we explore a new quilt-making style each month and last month, we explored Bias Tape Appliq...
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...
The Meander Quilt Guild is made up of talented quilters from all around the world, with experience levels ranging from newbie-quilters to quilters who've been at it for decades!
One thing we all ...
Do you feel like you're in a "rut", creatively? Do you feel a little lack-luster, overwhelmed, or uninspired?
If so, I've made something just for you: Awaken Your Creativity. This is a series of ar...
Put yourself in the way of beauty.
The author Cheryl Strayed's mother told her this as a girl. What a perfect message to teach your child about life.
Put yourself in the way of beauty.
Do you fe...
I wanted to give you a sneaky peak at our Sasha quilt pattern. Here is a time lapse of my husband and I fusing the top of this Scrappy Applique pattern, Sasha!
It's so fun to see her come together so...
What colors should I choose for my next quilt? This conundrum is SO common amongst quilters.
A great place to pull inspiration for a fabric palette is through photographs! This can be a subtle way t...
Shibori is a traditional Japanese method of dyeing fabric (traditionally with indigo) after folding and binding the fabric in particular ways to reveal really beautiful patterns.
Indigo dye comes f...
Ever have trouble deciding which colors to use in your quilts? Or get in color ruts and go back to the same color palettes again and again?
I have a fun way for you to get inspiration for a fabric p...
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...
