Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

How to Create Depth with your Quilting Jun 22, 2021

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...

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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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How to use that Fun, Large Print? Feb 24, 2021

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 ...

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Print Mixing: How to Mix Wild Prints in your Quilts Feb 10, 2021

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...

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Natural Fabric Dyeing with Cottons Dec 10, 2019

I've gotten more than a little bit obsessed with Natural Fabric Dyeing. I've been collecting acorns, flowers, and leaves from all over our small town and tossing them in the dye pot to create some rea...

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