Author: AmandaMaxwellLightfoot

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Colour has been my thing ever since I was a little girl. I remember one Christmas after months of working on covers and clothes for a fancy Silvercross pram and baby doll, how disappointed my Mum was when I ran in to their bedroom on Christmas morning shouting “Mum, Mum, I got colouring books and…

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Well it’s quilt show and festival time around the world it seems, and here is the USA it’s no different. I work part-time as an educator for one of the largest sewing machine dealerships on the east coast and get to attend a few and help man (or woman) the stand. It is a lot…

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Well I promise this is not Fake News because it’s absolutely true, pressing is one of the key three skills that we need to perfect when we become quilters. I remember being very blasé about it when I was new and innocent and hadn’t really taken the time to truly understand the skill that it…

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Well hello there and welcome to my first blog post here. I suppose as a first I should get the formal introductions over so ….. I’m Amanda (or Mandy to my friends and family), I’m originally from Belfast, Northern Ireland but live in Williamsburg, Virginia, brought here by my husband (not screaming and kicking I…