Make Modern Issue 39

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MEET modern quilters Sherri Lynn Wood, Leanne Harvey and Wendy Chow who tell us what sparks their quilt obsession. MAKE quilts using every colour in the rainbow, or a monochrome quilt using scraps of a single colour.

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Patterns Included

Notre Dame Quilt

By Augusto Garcia

Geo Glow Cushion

By Jo Westfoot

Lockstep Quilt

By Tara Glastonbury

Caved Quilt

By Kelli Marshall

Fragmented Quilt

By Amanda Whiting

Heading North Quilt

By Sandra Walker

New Orleans Sidewalk Quilt

By Linda Graham

Ramen Bar Quilt

By Melissa Mason

Chalk Stars Quilt

By Karin Pudenz

Scrap Garden Quilt

By Joanne Kerton

More About This Issue

Not all quilts are created equal. Some quilts, regardless of your level of quilting experience, demand all your time and attention. From the moment you discover the perfect marriage of pattern and fabric, they become an obsession. They push you out of your comfort zone and challenge you to try new techniques. Before you know it, they’re demanding your attention at all hours … a little piecing between coffee and shower in the morning, a quick afternoon cutting session when you’re meant to be cutting the veg for dinner, or just a few more seams when it’s way past bedtime! Not all quilts are like this, which is probably a good thing, because who has the stamina for the quilting equivalent of a marathon every time you hit the sewing machine? But isn’t it wonderful that even if you’ve been at it for decades, this humble craft can still inspire obsession of manic levels as we elevate cloth to art!

In this issue we MEET modern quilters Sherri Lynn Wood, Leanne Harvey and Wendy Chow who tell us what sparks their quilt obsession. We MAKE quilts of all colours, ranging from rainbow to subtle pastel, and we MOTIVATE you to make a monochrome quilt using scraps of a single colour with an article on how to achieve this with your scraps and a gallery of inspiration from quilters around the world. We chat about reusing, recycling and repurposing fabrics, block swapping a little differently, the latest fabric trends, binding quilts, FMQ motifs to use for HSTs, and reviews of the newest modern quilting books.

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.

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