About

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, teach classes and sell beautiful quilts.

Amanda at her sewing machine
A person writing a blog post at a desk with lap-top, diary, notepad, notebooks and mobile, with hands on the keyboard. There is a mug of tea and flowers on the table

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.

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.

The logo for the Amanda Jane Textiles Newsletter - a pink and aqua shop awning over the words 'Amanda Jane Textiles Newsletter'
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 (including Bees and Bumble Bees) here. 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.

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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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.

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.

‘Watch the Stars’ Mystery Quilt

Throughout 2022, you can join in a free Mystery Quilt project to make Watch the Stars, a star-spangled quilt. Instructions are given each month on the blog, for a star – or set of stars. At the end of the year, the layout of the finished quilt will be revealed so the quilt can be completed. Click here for the introduction to ‘Watch the Stars’.

Watch-the-Stars Mystery Quilt 2022 with Amanda Jane Textiles, white lettering on a dark blue background, four yellow on blue star blocks at the bottom

'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.

Bed quilts and Art Quilts for sale

Are you looking for the perfect piece for your home?

Art Quilts (to hang on the wall) and quilts for beds are listed in the Amanda Handmade Quilts shop on Etsy here.

There are also a number of paintings for sale, which are listed in the Art-work section of this website 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 in the photo) but the contact form below is quicker!

Amanda

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