About

Amanda Jane Ogden at her sewing machine in her studio in Ramsgate, Kent, UK

Textiles

This is a website for textiles enthusiasts. It is packed with information, inspiration and items of interest. I’m Amanda – an artist, designer and maker based in Ramsgate, UK. I create art, design fabrics, write quilt patterns, make quilts and teach classes.

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Blog

If you are interested in textiles, art , design and craft, you can find blog posts on topics of your choice by using the search box. The most recent weekly blog post is here. Subscribing to the blog is easy – just click the button.

The logo for the Amanda Jane Textiles Newsletter - a pink and aqua shop awning over the words 'Amanda Jane Textiles Newsletter'

Newsletter

You can also get the free Monthly Newsletter which provides design & colour inspiration, tips, book reviews, interesting links and news from the studio. You can sign up for the newsletter here.

fabric design by Amanda Jane Textiles, featuring bees, bumble-bees, hives and summer flowers

Fabrics

If you like fabrics, there are 120 original Fabric Designs here, including ‘Bees and Bumble Bees’ (left). You’ll find charming, colourful and sometimes quirky textiles for your dressmaking, quilting and home furnishing needs. All designs can be printed on a variety of fabrics (and even on wallpaper). Orders are supplied by print-on-demand firm Spoonflower and are shipped from Berlin, Germany or Durham, USA.

Amanda Jane Ogden standing in front of one of her quilts, the 'Mexico' quilt, featuring large-scale blocks in bold colours of red, green, yellow, purple and blue.

Patterns

If you need detailed, easy-to-follow Quilt Patterns take a look at the patterns here. Each pattern (like the ‘Mexico Quilt’ shown right) has clear, step-by-step instructions with colour photos. Confident beginners, intermediate quilters and sewing enthusiasts will find these patterns for textile items easy to use. Some patterns are designed specifically for absolute beginners.

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Items on a table to illustrate one of the classes offered by Amanda Jane Textiles, in this case the 'Inspired by Colour' class. There are two colour wheels, some fabric pieces, flowers, paints and paintbrush and wax crayons.

Classes

If you’d like to learn something new in the Textiles or Crafts area, explore the Classes page here and YouTube channel here.

Go to the Testimonials page here to see feedback from participants in workshops and classes.

You can find free patterns and textiles projects on the Tutorials page here.

A pink, green and white double quilt on a bed, the 'Summer Bouquets' quilt, which is the 2021 Quiltalong project on the Amanda Jane Textiles website

Quiltalong

Throughout 2021, you can join a free Quiltalong to make Summer Bouquets, a pretty double-bed quilt, using fabrics from my Summer Bouquets fabric collection. Instructions are given each month on the blog – see here for details.

'Terrazzo' - a single quilt in colours of red, pink, cream yellow and stone in a pattern reminiscent of Italian mosaic floors, designed and made by Amanda Jane Textiles

Commissions

If you would be interested in having a handmade Quilt (or other textile item) made for you, take a look at the blog post here and get in touch. I’m listed as a maker in the Crafts Council Directory here.

A painting in watercolour by Amanda Jane Ogden depicting a rocky foreshore, the sea and another coast in the distance

Paintings and Art Quilts

Are you looking for the perfect piece for your home or office?

Art Quilts (to hang on the wall) and bed quilts are listed in the Hand-made Quilts to Buy section of the Shop here.

Paintings are listed in the Art-work section of the Shop here.

Amanda Jane Ogden posting a letter - to illustrate the point that she is happy for people to contact her and that the best way is to use the contact form on the page

Get in touch

It’s easy to get in touch with me and I’d love to hear from you. I do use the post (as seen right) but the contact form below is quicker!

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