Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

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...

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...

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...

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!...

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...

Hello and Welcome! Or shall I instead say, Aloha and Welina.

Ok, my dear, grab your swimsuit, sunscreen, and a good beach novel, because we are traveling to Hawaii!

Each month in the online...

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...

I love the quilting industry. 

I love the community. I love the kinder than usual people. I love the sharing of inspiration and the wealth of creativity. 

There is one thing I don't...

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...

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...

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,...