I hope my stateside friends had a fun and safe 4th of July! We had a relaxed day, full of fun here!  I’ve been waiting to share my newest Craftsy Workshop with you – Quilting With Linen!  I used 100% linen to make this manly quilt.

In the workshop, I included best practices while using linen in a quilt, and some tips that made the project come together smoothly.

I quilted it lightly with straight lines, I wanted it to still be comfortable and fluid as that is one of the best parts of quilting with linen.

It’s so comfortable and has a great weight to it – it’s been a favorite on the couch lately!  I hope you’ll join me over on Craftsy!

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My weekend was productive, and I haven’t had a chance to touch my sewing machine since!

I’m hoping that I can baste this today – cross your fingers for me.

I’m excited to finish!

Happy Quilting ~ Amy

Linens can be purchased here.

Graduation is one of the quilts from Modern Basics – I love the proportions of it, and the LACK of blocks.  It makes for a fast quilt, and great for a beginner!

I re-made Graduation, and took lots of pictures to offer it as a workshop over at Craftsy.com.

Are you familiar with Craftsy yet?  They have a great site, and a great community growing around the classes and workshops being offered.  You should run over there and make yourself an account!  The Workshop section has detailed, online patterns and the Graduation workshop includes a pdf download straight from Modern Basics.

Of course, I shared some of my organization tips for quilting.  Since I sew at the kitchen table, I cannot leave pieces out, and expect them to have … Read More »