Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

Inspiration for a Color Palette Mar 30, 2021

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...

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How to Make your Quilt Pattern POP! Mar 16, 2021

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...

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How to Mix Prints in your Quilts -- The "Bette Midler Print" Technique Apr 23, 2019

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...

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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...
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How to add Pops of Color to your Quilt: Part 3 Jan 23, 2018
Have you ever been pulling fabric for a quilt, and thought, how can I make this look more interesting?
 
 
One of my favorite ways to make a color palette instantly more interesting is to add a P
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How to Add Pops of Color to your Quilt: Part 2 Jan 16, 2018
I travel all over the country teaching, and a question I get asked a lot is HOW do I add a pop of color to my quilt? How do I know which color to choose for the pop? 
 
 
 I LOVE adding a pop of
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Choosing a Fabric Color Palette -- using Science, Inspiration, and your Gut Jul 20, 2017

We can approach color selection from 3 different places: science, inspiration, and/or our gut (or eye).

We might start with the science, for example:  "Aqua,  turquoise, and gold are analogous colors...

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Color Confidence for Quilters– Part 4: Complementary Color Palettes Jun 27, 2017

What fabrics should I choose for this quilt? What other colors go with blue? I found this fabulous print that I want to use, but what other fabrics would go with it?? No matter how much I sew, my fabr...

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Color Confidence for Quilters -- Part 1: the Color Wheel May 17, 2017

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...

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