Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

How to Add a Pop of Color Feb 24, 2021

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...

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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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Color Inspiration: Aqua, Blue, Purple, Gold Oct 10, 2017

When choosing fabric for this quilt I started with several different mints and aquas, dropped in a bright blue, gold, and purple, with black and white accents. I think those blue, gold, and purple pop...

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Free Pumpkin Applique Pattern Oct 03, 2017

 My very favorite thing about Fall... PUMPKIN EVERYTHING! As soon as it cools down, I want a pumpkin latte, pumpkin cookies, pumpkin beer, pumpkin candles, you name it.

So naturally a pumpkin appliqu...

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Color Inspiration: Greens, Gold, Magenta Sep 05, 2017

Have you ever tried to pair two colors that you know should go together based on the color wheel, but they just didn't look great to you? 

For example, with a little bit of knowledge of the color whe...

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Color Inspiration: Blue, Green, Orange, Magenta Aug 22, 2017

Here is a little color palette inspiration for you! I decided to place colors on this quilt by temperature, so cool colors are at the North and South poles, and warm colors in warm parts of the world....

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