Quilt patterns by Amanda Jane Textiles – Page 7

Easter 2025

Floral cross on the gate at the URC church Ramsgate

Happy Easter! Warm greetings to you on this Easter Monday. In our church, St George’s in Ramsgate, the children added figures from the Easter Sunday events to a model garden, complete with flowers. At the United Reformed Church in Ramsgate, they create a floral cross which hangs on their outer gate: Flowers at the UnitedContinueContinue reading “Easter 2025”

Tools for Textiles – Irons and Surfaces for Pressing

dry iron and pressing board used for quilt-making

This post – the fourth in the ‘Tools for Textiles’ series this year – is all about tools for making fabric lie flat and wrinkle-free. This is important both for dress-making and for quilt-making. I own a large ironing board (seen below) which I use for ironing clothes. It does also come in useful forContinueContinue reading “Tools for Textiles – Irons and Surfaces for Pressing”