Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog
I am delighted to introduce you to my latest finish: Rosa. (pattern is in Meander)
She is made of mostly silk and all naturally dyed fabric (yes, even those pinks!).
I started with a bunch of thes...
Come take a tour around our studio!
We've been in this space in downtown Leesburg for just over a year and are loving it! It is a short 5 min walk from our home and is a stones throw from lots of fa...
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...
Have you ever wanted to turn a photograph into a quilt?
That's exactly what we've been doing in the Meander Quilt Guild this month!
I started with a photo of my beautiful Grandmother, Dorothy, ta...
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...
Want to take a quick trip? Grab your passport, let's jump on a virtual plane, and explore how quilting has evolved all around the world!
First stop: Great Britain -- Broderie Perse
In the year 16...
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...
I speak and teach about color, creativity, and my quilting techniques to quilters from all over the world, and one question I get asked a lot is-- how do you come up with the ideas for all of these di...
One of my favorite types of designs to include in my quilts are ANIMALS!!
I make a lot of baby quilts, and animals are of course, perfect and so fun for a baby quilt.
I've made this deer bust quil...
Do you have a hard time getting out of your comfort zone?
Do you struggle with just "letting go" and seeing what you create?
Have you been curious about improvisational piecing, but have no idea ho...
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...
