Quilting and Patchwork – Amanda Jane Textiles

Plans for 2025 and a Book Recommendation

Hello on the evening of Twelfth Night, the 6th of January, the day when – traditionally – all the Christmas decorations come down. A neighbour told me on 1 January that she always takes her decorations down on New Year’s Day. I was surprised as I prefer to keep them until the last possible moment!ContinueContinue reading “Plans for 2025 and a Book Recommendation”

How to do a hand-stitched hem

Last month in this year’s Basic Sewing Skills series, I showed you how to make a machine-stitched hem, for example on a pair of trousers . You can see the post here . This is about stitching a hem by hand – very useful if you haven’t got a sewing-machine available, if you want toContinueContinue reading “How to do a hand-stitched hem”