Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

How to Combine Applique & Piecing Apr 02, 2019

One of my favorite things about quilting is the freedom to combine different techniques and styles to make something totally new!

One combination I really enjoy is a pieced background with a fun app...

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 ...

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