Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

Hello and welcome! Or instead, I should say, “Ciao e Benvenuto!” Because today we are talking all about the Italian quilting method, Trapunto!

Trapunto is a quilting technique where you add extra ...

I know you've been there. You finish a quilt top and are delighted with how it turned out. The next question, of course, is.... well, how should I quilt this?

A lot of quilters bypass this question b...

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...

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 ...

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...

You know all of those unfinished projects lurking in your cupboard stressing you out? 

I think you should abandon at least half of them.

Here’s why.

I believe unfinished projects, “UFO”s (...

The Meander Quilt Guild is made up of talented quilters from all around the world, with experience levels ranging from newbie-quilters to quilters who've been at it for decades! 

One thing we all ...

Hello and Welcome! Or shall I instead say, Aloha and Welina.

Ok, my dear, grab your swimsuit, sunscreen, and a good beach novel, because we are traveling to Hawaii!

Each month in the online gui...