Patchwork – Page 12 – Amanda Jane Textiles

Chain-piecing a patchwork block

This month, I made two blocks for my charity quilt group ‘Refuge Circle’. I chose to chain-piece the squares for the blocks in both directions. I used this technique to piece the Miniature quilt entered into the Festival of Quilts this year: ‘A clearing in the beech woods’miniature quilt by Amanda Jane Ogden (Festival ofContinueContinue reading “Chain-piecing a patchwork block”

How to sew an accurate quarter-inch seam

When you join two pieces of fabric to make a quilt block, you sew each seam one quarter-inch (6mm) away from the raw edges. If you are new to quilting, you may be surprised to discover that the seam allowance is so small! If you have come from a dress-making background, you will have beenContinueContinue reading “How to sew an accurate quarter-inch seam”