Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

Have you ever fallen head-over-heels for a fabulous print at the quilt shop — brought it home, petted it, admired it… and then never used it, because you couldn’t figure out what on earth to pair it w...

Let's start off the day with a heavy dose of color!

One of the areas quilters struggle with most is color, and specifically print mixing. 

I have a stash full of beautiful prints, but how do I ac...

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...

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...