Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

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...

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...

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'm delighted to introduce you to this sweet fellow. He's my most recent finish and is currently on his way to a toddler in San Francisco!

I used my Elephant Scrappy Applique Pattern for the design...

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...

What color goes well with orange? 

I teach quilters from all over the world and a common struggle is COLOR. What colors go well together? Often quilters will have their typical color palettes that th...

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...

I teach quilters from all over the world and one problem I see them struggling with over and over is -- what fabrics should I choose for my projects?!

Whether you've been quilting for years or just s...

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...

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...

I hate rules. 

Let me clarify. I hate rules in which I see no purpose. 

This has been a trait of mine since I was a kid. I remember in 9th grade Chemistry, my teacher, Mr. Henderson, a 60 year old b...