Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

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 ...

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...

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...

What colors should I choose for my next quilt? This conundrum is SO common amongst quilters. 

A great place to pull inspiration for a fabric palette is through photographs! This can be a subtle way t...

Ever have trouble deciding which colors to use in your quilts? Or get in color ruts and go back to the same color palettes again and again? 

I have a fun way for you to get inspiration for a fabric p...

Have you ever found a really fabulous print in the store and bought it right away, only to take it home and never use it because you can't figure out what to pair it with?

This is a super common prob...

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 Engl...

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 particu...

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! Yo...

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 up? 

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 confidence in their c...