Shannon Brinkley Studio

Create Your Own Inspiration Journal or Moodboard!

Create Your Own Inspiration Journal or Moodboard!

 Do you feel like you're in a "rut", creatively? Do you feel a little lack-luster, overwhelmed, or uninspired? If so, I've made something just for you: Awaken Your Creativity. This...

Create Your Own Inspiration Journal or Moodboard!

 Do you feel like you're in a "rut", creatively? Do you feel a little lack-luster, overwhelmed, or uninspired? If so, I've made something just for you: Awaken Your Creativity. This...

Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty

Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty

Put yourself in the way of beauty. The author Cheryl Strayed's mother told her this as a girl. What a perfect message to teach your child about life.  Put yourself...

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Put Yourself in the Way of Beauty

Put yourself in the way of beauty. The author Cheryl Strayed's mother told her this as a girl. What a perfect message to teach your child about life.  Put yourself...

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Scrappy Applique -- lightning fast!

Scrappy Applique -- lightning fast!

I wanted to give you a sneaky peak at an upcoming quilt pattern. Here is a timelapse of my husband and I fusing the top of our upcoming Scrappy Applique...

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Scrappy Applique -- lightning fast!

I wanted to give you a sneaky peak at an upcoming quilt pattern. Here is a timelapse of my husband and I fusing the top of our upcoming Scrappy Applique...

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Icy Fabric Palette

Icy Fabric Palette

What colors should I choose for my next quilt? This conundrum is SO common amongst quilters.  A great place to pull inspiration for a fabric palette is through photographs! This can...

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Icy Fabric Palette

What colors should I choose for my next quilt? This conundrum is SO common amongst quilters.  A great place to pull inspiration for a fabric palette is through photographs! This can...

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An Intro to Shibori & Dying with Indigo

An Intro to Shibori & Dying with Indigo

Shibori is a traditional Japanese method of dyeing fabric (traditionally with indigo) after folding and binding the fabric in particular ways to reveal really beautiful patterns. Indigo dye comes from...

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An Intro to Shibori & Dying with Indigo

Shibori is a traditional Japanese method of dyeing fabric (traditionally with indigo) after folding and binding the fabric in particular ways to reveal really beautiful patterns. Indigo dye comes from...

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How to Use Photographs as Inspiration for your Quilt Colors

How to Use Photographs as Inspiration for your ...

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...

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How to Use Photographs as Inspiration for your ...

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...

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