Shannon Brinkley Studio Blog

Explore Quilt-Making Styles with The Meander Guild Members Oct 08, 2019

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 ...

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Quilting All Around the World -- discover different methods May 21, 2019

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...

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Stitches Like Snow -- an Introduction to Sashiko Dec 13, 2018

In the Winter, Japanese women and girls used to gather around the hearth and practice their needlework. Their running stitches came to be known as Sashiko, meaning "little stabs", and were said to res...

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An Introduction Japanese Yosegire Quilt-Making Aug 21, 2018

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...

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