May has been a busy month for Amanda Jane Textiles. Two of my quilts ‘Australian Animals’ and ‘Blue Mountains’ (both made from fabrics purchased in Oz), were on display in Belsay Hall as part of a quilt show organised by the Northern Region of the Quilters’ Guild. I took my turn to do some stewardingContinue reading "Quilts at Belsay 2015"
VE Day, 9 May 1945
Here is a one-off blog post for this day, 9 May 2015, on the 70th anniversary of VE day (victory in Europe). My father was in Germany on that day, as a captain in the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry and he wrote letters home, one to his mother on the 7 May and anotherContinue reading "VE Day, 9 May 1945"
