Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog
I often get asked by quilters-- where do you get inspiration for your quilts?
Inspiration can be found literally everywhere - and you don’t have to go far to find it.
If you're lacking inspirati...
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 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...
Choosing fabrics for a BOM or sampler project can be a bit tricky. Since there is so much going on with all the different blocks, having a cohesive fabric palette brings everything together and helps ...
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 ...
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...
Every month in the Meander Guild, we "travel" to a different part of the world and learn about the quilt-making style that evolved there. Recently we explored the gorgeous and graphic Rallis of Pakist...
A new year always brings with it an exciting surge of energy.
Are you feeling it? So much is possible-- there are so many changes you want to make and things you want to try!
This is when we look a...
Kon'nichiwa, my dear. Today we are traveling to Japan!
By https-//www.flickr.com/photos/reggiepen/, via Wikimedia Commons
Each month in the online guild, Meander, we explore a different quilt-making...
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...
The craft of quilting has been around for thousands of years.
The earliest known quilted object is on a carved ivory figure of a Pharaoh of the Egyptian First Dynasty about 3400 B.C. (source)
Thro...
