Amanda Jane Textiles

Textiles at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition

Last week, I went to the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London. What a delight to see Textiles hung in the show alongside paintings, prints and sculpture. Indeed, the artwork by Richard Malone, reproduced (in part) on the large banner on the front of the building (seen below) is a textile piece, entitled ‘poem inContinueContinue reading “Textiles at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition”

How to mark up quilting lines with tape

There are several different ways of marking up your quilt top ready for quilting. Using masking tape is a really easy method to use if you plan to quilt in straight lines. Masking tape (or decorator’s tape) is low-tack, which means that it will adhere lightly to your quilt top and will not leave aContinueContinue reading “How to mark up quilting lines with tape”