Amanda Jane Textiles

‘The Fabric of Democracy’ exhibition 2023

Today I’d like to share with you some photos from ‘The Fabric of Democracy’ exhibition 2023 at the Fashion and Textile Museum, London. It illustrates – with a wide range of examples – ways in which textiles reflected political upheaval, were used for propaganda or functioned as a method of resistance, This beautiful 1914 lace panelContinueContinue reading “‘The Fabric of Democracy’ exhibition 2023”

Chain-piecing a patchwork block

This month, I made two blocks for my charity quilt group ‘Refuge Circle’. I chose to chain-piece the squares for the blocks in both directions. I used this technique to piece the Miniature quilt entered into the Festival of Quilts this year: ‘A clearing in the beech woods’miniature quilt by Amanda Jane Ogden (Festival ofContinueContinue reading “Chain-piecing a patchwork block”