Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog
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...
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...



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...
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...
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...