Fabric freedom with Amanda Nadig

Join artist Amanda Nadig to rediscover what’s possible when you return to the rhythm of making by hand.

In this new Take Two course, Amanda Nadig invites you to explore quiltmaking as a practice of play, experimentation, and discovery. Guided by her intuitive approach, you’ll learn to work improvisationally with fabric – repurposing old clothes, scraps, and everyday materials to create quilts that are uniquely your own.

Amanda will show you how to embrace chance, let surprises guide your decisions, and develop a consistent hand-stitching practice that grounds your creativity and feels good. Through exercises in texture, colour, and composition, you’ll discover the joy of making without fear of mistakes and the freedom that comes from using what’s at hand.

By the end of the course, you’ll have built a stronger connection to your materials, a deeper trust in your instincts, and a more playful, resilient approach to quiltmaking — all while creating pieces that are rich with personal meaning and artistic exploration.

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When you register your interest in Unbound, you’ll:

✔️ Unlock a special five-part video series where you’ll get to know Toni and get her insights on bookmaking, and being an artist.

✔️Experience a hands-on tutorial with Toni straight from her studio.

✔️Enjoy behind-the-scenes sneak peeks of Unbound before it opens for enrolment.

✔️Be notified when enrolment opens so you can secure your spot before the course fills up.

Amanda Nadig

Amanda is a textile artist and educator whose work celebrates the intimacy of hand quilting and the poetry found in everyday materials. Working with repurposed cloth, she pieces together fragments of fabric and memory to create compositions that feel both familiar and deeply personal. Her quilts carry a quiet strength – textured surfaces that speak of time, touch, and the beauty of imperfection.

Rooted in rhythm and reflection, Amanda’s practice unfolds as a slow, meditative conversation between maker and material. Through the repetition of hand stitching, she explores how creative consistency can ground us and open space for intuition and discovery.

In her teaching, Amanda invites students to work with what they have, trust their instincts, and embrace the imperfect marks of the hand. She encourages a gentler, more sustainable approach to quiltmaking – one that values connection, presence, and the quiet satisfaction of making something honest and whole.

I think quilting is just the way I am free, but for my practice, it has to be more painterly, improvisational — full of chance, surprises, and experimentation. I’ve noticed that when I treated materials as precious, I didn’t create as freely — whether it was saving fabric for the ‘perfect’ project or hesitating in front of a white canvas. It was only when I started using what was at hand, like cardboard for my students or old clothes I was about to donate, that the real magic happened. I could cut, stitch, and play without fear, and the work that came from that openness was incredible. Life teaches you that you can’t control everything, and making has taught me to be flexible, to embrace what’s unexpected — especially when working with unusual fabrics. I love traditional quilts, but I also need that balance: freedom to explore, rules in parts of my life, and the courage to make something just because I can.

- Amanda Nadig

What are the benefits of a Take Two Signature course?

In addition to the brilliant techniques and insights you'll learn, Fabric Freedom with Amanda Nadig will also include:

Lifetime Access: Revisit the course content anytime to refresh your skills or find new inspiration. Learn at your own pace!
Private student group: Engage with like-minded artists and form connections that could last a lifetime.
Two live Q&A sessions: Get direct feedback and insights from Amanda.
8 weeks of tutor support: Amanda will be there to guide you, answer your questions, and help you overcome any artistic hurdles.
Showcase your artwork: your enrolment includes an invitation to participate in an online exhibition.

Get ready to explore, experiment and create! Register your interest here...

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Fabric Freedom:

Improvised quilts with Amanda Nadig

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Explore fabric, freedom and quilts!

Amanda Nadig

What are the benefits of a Take Two Signature course?

Get ready to explore, experiment and create! Register your interest here...