Make Modern Issue 18

We love quilts that feature classic blocks, geometric shapes or improv… but don’t forget that quilting can be a way to illustrate your favourite things through pictorial quilts. You can embrace novelty fabrics – and we tell you how to use them best, or you can use techniques from your quilting toolbox to create picture quilts. We’ve got some great picture quilt patterns made with various techniques including applique and foundation paper piecing – whether it’s records, pineapples, sailboats, cupcakes or coffee pots that take your fancy.

Also in Issue 18, we MEET the queen of English Paper Piecing (EPP) Jodi Godfrey from Tales of Cloth and designer extraordinaire Katy Devlin of Lethargic Lass. We MAKE projects using a variety of quilting techniques – dresdens, applique, foundation piecing, as well as the favourite traditional piecing. We MOTIVATE you to get that novelty stash out and start using it in your projects! And get you inspired to create a pincushion with a gallery of photos from #thepincushionproject and a pattern for you to get started on your own rainbow one. Learn about the art of block swapping, read about the importance of working collaboratively with quilt businesses, and have laugh with the readers who have their questions answered by our in-house Agony Aunt, plus lots more in our 18th issue!

Make Modern is a digital modern quilt magazine available worldwide. Each magazine is 100+ pages long, jam-packed with modern quilt patterns suitable for beginner quilters to advanced, and articles about modern quilting guaranteed to make you smile, inspire you to quilt outside your comfort zone, and start making modern quilts today. Our beautiful patchwork magazine is published independently by a team of quilters and delivered as a PDF to read on your computer, tablet, or phone, easy to take when you go fabric shopping, with the option to print if you prefer a paper copy. See answers to frequently asked questions, and our refund and returns policy here.