Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

I am delighted to introduce you to my latest finish: Rosa. (pattern is in Meander)

She is made of mostly silk and all naturally dyed fabric (yes, even those pinks!).

I started with a bunch of thes...

As a quilter and fabric designer, I love having a stash of fabrics in a variety of colors and textures.

Several years ago I discovered that I could make my own fabric stash by using natural plants, f...

Collecting fabric is one of the most fun parts of being a quilter! But how do we organize and store our growing stash in a way that makes it tidy, easy to access, and visually appealing?

I'm takin...

The right colors in a quilt can make any quilt pattern look amazing. As you likely know, there are 3 layers of design in a quilt: the fabric, the quilt pattern, and the quilting design. Often we spend...

As a quilt designer, this might be heresy to say, but I think fabric selection is even more important to the overall look of the quilt than the actual quilt pattern. And the most important element of ...

Let's talk PATTERN!!!

We all have those fabrics in our stash. The show stoppers. Those prints that practically jumped off the shelves at the fabric store and into your cart!

They are large in scale,...

Ever find yourself in a color rut?

You find yourself going back to the same type of fabric palette again and again. 

One of my favorite ways to get out of a color rut and pull together a palette tha...

Ever planning your fabric for a project and ask yourself:

How can I make this section POP?

Today we're talking about the magic little tool called temperature!

There are warm colors and cool color...

Today I'm going to share one of my favorite methods to add a pop of color to your quilt: it's called the Print Pop!

Let's say you know you want to make a mostly orange quilt, but you want to add a...

Do you have any fabrics in your stash that are super cute, but you have no idea how to use them? 

This is SUPER common. We see these cute, large-scale prints at the fabric shop and just have to have ...

I've taught color to thousands of quilters from all around the world, and a common struggle I hear from them is around Print Mixing. 

How do you pair different prints from different fabric collection...

Let's start off the day with a heavy dose of color!

One of the areas quilters struggle with most is color, and specifically print mixing. 

I have a stash full of beautiful prints, but how do I ac...