Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog
I've been making things with my hands since I was big enough to grab things.
From the Friendship Bracelet Club I founded in 1st grade; to my first business-- a paper snowflake stand in my...
I remember it very distinctly.
I was wandering the rows at the International Quilt Festival in Houston my junior year in college. I had made my first quilt a few months prior, on a whim, and...
I had a ball chatting with Pat Sloan for The American Patchwork & Quilting Podcast!
We chatted about applique, tools, tips, color palettes, fabric (including my new fabric collection,...
Here are a couple fun effects to make your next scrappy quilt...

I wanted to share with you one of my favorite tricks for showcasing the focal point in a quilt.
Let's say you've just made a gorgeous appliqué piece and you're trying to choose a...
I started noticing a pattern among some of my students-- many were turning their skyline quilt top into a throw pillow! So I thought I'd share a few submitted by some of my students. This...