Amanda Jane Textiles

‘A Slice of Pie’ quilt

No, the Pie of the title is not an edible one. It’s my title for the quilt above, which has been on the double bed in our AirBnB house for the last year [NB this house is no longer available]. The house is painted white throughout, which makes the colours of the patchwork quilts sing.ContinueContinue reading “‘A Slice of Pie’ quilt”

Colour, embroidery and some hand-quilting

This weekend has seen major celebrations in the UK, as the Queen’s 90th birthday has been celebrated. In this case we are talking about the ‘official’ birthday, as her actual 90th birthday was in April. On Saturday the Queen wore a bold bright green coat and hat – the colour of a neon highlighter pen,ContinueContinue reading “Colour, embroidery and some hand-quilting”