Spoonflower – Page 12 – Amanda Jane Textiles

Using watercolour for fabric designs

I love using watercolour paints for producing fabric designs. I like the fact that you can be quite spontaneous, that you have to be quick, that the colours mix so nicely and that the results can be unexpected. For me it’s the exact opposite of a computer-drawn design where the colours are in solid blocksContinueContinue reading “Using watercolour for fabric designs”

Dressmaking: summer tops

When I first started out with the whole Amanda Jane Textiles venture in 2014, I set myself a challenge to make three dresses in three days. (You can read about it here.) On that occasion the emphasis was on recycling, which I still enjoy (see, for example, the most recent quilt pattern ‘Pinstripe’where I useContinueContinue reading “Dressmaking: summer tops”