Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

The Fabric that goes with EVERYTHING Mar 05, 2019

I get asked by quilters a lot -- how do you know which fabrics to choose for your quilt?

I have lots of color tools in my toolbox, but one of my very favorites is the MAGIC Monochromatic Print.

I ...

From Actor to Quilter -- how to trust your intuition with Giuseppe Ribaudo Jan 21, 2019

I'm delighted to introduce you to one of my favorite quilters, Giuseppe Ribaudo.

Giuseppe Ribaudo (aka Giucy Giuce) is a quilter whose love of fabric was passed on to him from his grandmother, a tal...

Mosaic Fabric Reveal Jul 24, 2018

I have something I'd like to share with you.

Her name is Mosaic .

She's dressed in 3 different moods. Cool, Warm, and Serenely Neutral.

She's got some glitz. Each of these Mosaic...

Color Crush: Cream, Aqua, Chartreuse Oct 31, 2017

Have you ever had that one fabulous piece of fabric that inspired a whole quilt? Well that happened to me recently, but it was a spool of yarn!

In addition to my quilting addiction, I also love k...

How to Build a Fabric Palette: Working with Golds Oct 24, 2017

Sometimes a fabric palette will start with one thread of an idea-- sometimes a literal thread. I saw gold embroidery on a dark cobalt fabric, and I knew I wanted to translate that into a quilt. My new...

How to Create a Dynamic Color Palette for your next Quilt Oct 19, 2017

I wanted to share my thought process behind the fabric selection for my recent quilt, GLOBE. I often want to include both warm and cool colors in a quilt to create a really dynamic palette. There are ...

Color Inspiration: Blue, Mint, Orange, Magenta Sep 26, 2017

Here is a little color palette inspiration for you! The quilt is made up of all Northcott Solids, but for the fabric pull below, I included some prints so you could see how prints would look in this p...

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