Last Saturday was the Quilters’ Guild Regional Day for my region (15E, the North-East of England). Ours is a particularly active region and the twice-a-year Regional Days are excellent. Region 15 includes Northumberland, Tyne & Wear and County Durham, an area which has a long tradition of quilting. ‘Durham’ quilting or more correctly ‘North-country quilting’ContinueContinue reading “Quilting and Bannermaking”
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Edward VII’s hat
It’s not every day that you get to see a hat which once belonged to Edward VII, but that is exactly what happened when I went to visit the Musee du Chapeau (Museum of the Hat) at Chazelles-sur-Lyon in France, last year. Edward VII’s hat in the Musee du Chapeau (Museum of the Hat) atContinueContinue reading “Edward VII’s hat”
Amanda Jane Textiles 