Shannon Brinkley Studio

How to Create a Fabric Dye Journal

I love experimenting with natural dyes to create my own unique stash of fabrics and yarns to use in my creative proje...

How to Set Up a Simple Dye Studio at Home

As a quilter and fabric designer, I love having a stash of fabrics in a variety of colors and textures. Several year...

How to Make a Design Wall

One of the most helpful tools in a quilter's studio is the Design Wall. With a design wall, you no longer need to cle...

How to Organize Fabric in your Quilt Studio

Collecting fabric is one of the most fun parts of being a quilter! But how do we organize and store our growing stash...

Studio Tour!

Come take a tour around our studio! We've been in this space in downtown Leesburg for just over a year and are lovi...

Gathering Inspiration

I often get asked by quilters-- where do you get inspiration for your quilts? Inspiration can be found literally e...

An Introduction to Trapunto

Hello and welcome! Or instead, I should say, “Ciao e Benvenuto!” Because today we are talking all about the Italian q...

How to Create Depth with your Quilting

I know you've been there. You finish a quilt top and are delighted with how it turned out. The next question, of cour...

Featured Certified Teacher: Janelle Schwartz

We are so excited to introduce you to one of our talented Certified Teachers, Janelle Schwartz! Janelle is certified ...

How to Mix Large Scale Prints (without it looking like a hot mess!)

Let's talk PATTERN!!! We all have those fabrics in our stash. The show stoppers. Those prints that practically jumped...