Dressmaking: summer tops

When I first started out with the whole Amanda Jane Textiles venture in 2014, I set myself a challenge to make three dresses in three days. (You can read about it here.) On that occasion the emphasis was on recycling, which I still enjoy (see, for example, the most recent quilt pattern ‘Pinstripe’where I useContinueContinue reading “Dressmaking: summer tops”

Developing design ideas and making small quilts

Recently I was asked if I go to exhibitions and to shows (like the ‘Festival of Quilts’, mentioned in my last post) to get ideas. I was quite taken aback by the question. I replied at the time that I thought the answer was ‘no’ because I was fizzing with ideas, but it made meContinueContinue reading “Developing design ideas and making small quilts”