Author Archives: Amanda Jane Textiles

How to up-cycle a vintage blanket box

This week I’m sharing another up-cycling project with textiles: the transformation of a useful blanket box. I found the box (shown below) in a charity shop painted in its original green paint and with a worn jacquard style woven green fabric on the top. It stands on four curved feet. There was a decorative handleContinueContinue reading “How to up-cycle a vintage blanket box”

How to commission a quilt

When might you want to commission a quilt? Commissioning a quilt from a designer-maker gives you the opportunity to have a piece made that is perfect for what you want. You might want a quilt, a quilted throw or a wall-hanging (like the one below, which was inspired by a painting.) ‘Dawn’ wall-hanging, designed andContinueContinue reading “How to commission a quilt”