Shannon Brinkley Studio

Quilts for Travel Lovers

Quilts for Travel Lovers

My husband and I LOVE traveling. It's essential to us.  I used to daydream that I was a gypsy traveling through Europe, making a living by tap dancing on the street....

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Quilts for Travel Lovers

My husband and I LOVE traveling. It's essential to us.  I used to daydream that I was a gypsy traveling through Europe, making a living by tap dancing on the street....

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Animal Quilts -- Inspiration Gallery

Animal Quilts -- Inspiration Gallery

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...

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Animal Quilts -- Inspiration Gallery

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...

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Intro to English Paper Piecing -- (hint: it's easier than it looks!)

Intro to English Paper Piecing -- (hint: it's e...

"There is NO WAY I will ever want to try out English Paper Piecing-- it seems way too confusing and tedious!" This what I would have said a few months...

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Intro to English Paper Piecing -- (hint: it's e...

"There is NO WAY I will ever want to try out English Paper Piecing-- it seems way too confusing and tedious!" This what I would have said a few months...

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Fast, Fun, and Versatile: An intro to Broderie Perse

Fast, Fun, and Versatile: An intro to Broderie ...

I wanted to introduce you to a traditional quilt-making style that is super fast, fun, and can be used is SO many different ways. In the year 1600, The East...

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Fast, Fun, and Versatile: An intro to Broderie ...

I wanted to introduce you to a traditional quilt-making style that is super fast, fun, and can be used is SO many different ways. In the year 1600, The East...

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Stitches Like Snow -- an Introduction to Sashiko

Stitches Like Snow -- an Introduction to Sashiko

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...

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Stitches Like Snow -- an Introduction to Sashiko

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...

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Dancing with your Design Wall -- how to create fearlessly

Dancing with your Design Wall -- how to create ...

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...

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Dancing with your Design Wall -- how to create ...

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...

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