Make Modern Issue 9

Quilting has a tendency to take over (not that it’s a bad thing). When you start measuring everything in inches when the rest of the country works in metric, you forget dinner because you were too busy sewing, or you hand make all the Christmas gifts, you know you’ve got it bad. Most of us remember when we became full-blown quilters – about the time we realised we had six quilts in planning even though we’d only been quilting for five minutes. The problem is, sometimes quilter’s guilt creeps in… when you start stressing about quilt deadlines, the state of the sewing room and the number of WIPs that are waiting to be finished. We address the issue of quilter’s guilt, and give you tips for managing it and moving on.

This issue we MEET quilting superstars Christa Watson, Amy Gibson and Bec Proschogo. It’s time to MAKE quilts with curves, strip pieced half-square triangles (HSTs), striped quilts, rainbow quilts and foundation paper piecing (FPP). We MOTIVATE you to try fussy cutting with our guide from fussy cutting expert Angie Wilson of GnomeAngel – it’s not as hard as it sounds and is super effective. Read our Editor’s guide to Quilter’s Guilt: How to recognise, accept and overcome it. See our gallery of quilty tattoos and the reasons behind them. And hear about our maker’s biggest fabric regrets!

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.