sewing – Page 13 – Amanda Jane Textiles

Tools for Textiles – safety pins and clips

In my studio I have a set of handmade canisters* to store my safety pins. This is how they are organised and how I use my pins. The left hand pot holds straight-sided safety pins of all sizes and I find I dip into it quite often. I prefer to keep these straight pins awayContinueContinue reading “Tools for Textiles – safety pins and clips”

A commission to make a memory quilt

In January this year I received a commission to make a memory quilt from babygrows. This was a very special commission as the quilt was going to be handed over as a gift. A commission always goes through several stages (see the blog post ‘How to Commission a Quilt’ here to understand how I work).ContinueContinue reading “A commission to make a memory quilt”