Fabric designs by Amanda Jane Textiles

Bags for the Summer

White cloth printed bag with 'The work of my hands' print

Summer is a time for getting out and about and perhaps even going away, so this week my mind is turning to useful bags. Pictured below is the ever-handy drawstring bag. I made mine up with my own fabric ‘Farne Islands’. When we lived in the North-East of England we took a boat trip roundContinueContinue reading “Bags for the Summer”

Quilts in the Woods

textile art by Gillian Cooper in Tir Na nOg woods

If you are a regular reader of this blog (thank you!) you will know that I was in Balfron in Scotland last month for the Final Show of the 2026 City & Guilds Diploma and Certificate students of Patchwork and Quilting, taught by Textile Artist Gillian Cooper. I stayed in very nice self-catering accommodation (contactContinueContinue reading “Quilts in the Woods”