Make Modern Issue 52 is here!

What’s in Make Modern Issue 52?

There’s a big difference between daunting and doable when it comes to anything, but we are so lucky to live in a time where we can cross that divide by taking readily available shortcuts and learning from easily accessible information. In quilting, this might mean different techniques to help us make a project more achievable, an alternative method that might make it easier, or more enjoyable than the ‘traditional’ way of doing it, or an app that helps us out! There are so many ways to make quilts, and using methods that make shortcuts of traditional practices isn’t cheating, it’s progress. Never let anyone tell you that something ‘should’ be done a certain way, or that you’re not a ‘real’ quilter if you don’t design your own quilts or do your own quilting or stitch your binding down by hand. It’s not ‘cheating’ if you buy kits or pre-cuts, or you use that fancy applique stitch built into your machine. Instead, let’s celebrate that there are so many ways we can create amazing quilts without being daunted by the process, and just get out there and make beautiful things!

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We MEET makers

In Issue 52 we MEET Indigenous sewing artist Crystal Two Hearts and her striking star quilts, graphic designer Corinne Sovey whose bright quilts bring us so much joy, and corporate business owner Jackie Gillies who quilts as the perfect creative antidote to her busy career ♥

We MAKE and we MOTIVATE

We MAKE big bold geometric quilts, and quilts with something to say! We chat about the importance of colour in DIY design, quilting for charity, creating great habits for quilters, stitching in the ditch with rulers, and we chat to five QuiltCon attendees to help answer ‘Is QuiltCon for you?’. And we MOTIVATE you to sew curves with confidence and bring you a whole gallery of inspiration for your next curvy quilt. All this plus tips and tricks from our expert quilting team to get us up and raring to quilt!

And inside every issue of Make Modern there’s a competition!

Sign up to a subscription, or purchase a copy of Issue 52 before June 23 to be in the running to win a Northern Lights Quilt Kit including the pattern and a V and Co Ombre Woven Fabric bundle to make your quilt top and binding. Thanks to Said With Love for this lovely prize. The competition is open to readers worldwide. The winner will be announced in Make Modern Issue 53.

Inside every issue of Make Modern magazine are the full patterns (instructions and all required templates) for ten modern quilt projects, as well as lots of must-read articles written by quilters for quilters just like you. At US$10 an issue, or AU$12, it’s incredible value. See below for the list of the patterns and articles inside Make Modern Issue 52 and visit our website to sign up. If you have never read a copy of our beautiful magazine, you’re missing out. We are passionate about showcasing the joy of modern quilting to the world, and would love you to join our community of like-minded quilters today. Come and see what we’re all about.

Patterns included in Issue 52

• Waving On Quilt by Elena McPeak (@otter.and.thyme)
• Nordic Solar Cross Tablerunner by Anke B. Calzada (@pasacana_designs)
• Centrepoint Quilt by Glenda Wilder (@glendawilderdesigns)
• Pivot Quilt by Jody Groenendyk (@gingerberryquilts)
• Stella del Mare Quilt by Ruth Fortune (@lafortunadesigns)
• Pitcher Perfect Quilt by Vasudha Govindan (@storiedquilts314)
• Electric Slide Quilt by Corinne Sovey (@corinne.sovey)
• Rainbow Ladder Quilt by Amanda Jane Ogden (@amanda_jane_textiles)
• Feeling Chatty Quilt by Sindhu Aragam (@creativeclutterroom)
• Linking Spiral Quilt by Shayna Bennett (@straycatquiltdesigns)

Feature Articles in Issue 52

• All About Colour in DIY Design by Tara Glastonbury (@stitchandyarn)
• Quilting for Charity by Sarah Hunter (@lazycozyquilts)
• Creating Great Habits for Quilters by Jane Kelly (@janekellyquilts)
• Small and Mighty in Cloth Confidential by Wendy Wild (@thenextstitch)
• Stitch in the Ditch with Rulers in Quilt Like a Rock Star by HollyAnne Knight (@stringandstory)
• Is QuiltCon for you? by Tara Glastonbury (@stitchandyarn)
• Meet the Makers: Crystal Two Hearts (@eternal.bloom.blankets), Corinne Sovey (@corinne.sovey) and Jackie Gillies (@jackiegillies)
• Gallery: Quilts with Curves​

The best thing about our independent publication is that every time you email, you’ll get to chat directly with me, co-founder of the magazine, and a fellow quilt enthusiast. Trust me, the first time I cut up a piece of fabric into smaller bits just to sew it back together again, I was bitten by the bug too.

I hope wherever you are in the world, you are safe, sheltered, and surrounded by fabric. Digital hugs from one quilter to another,

xo Lara Motta
Cofounder of Make Modern

New to Make Modern and want to know more about us?

Make Modern is Australia’s only modern quilt magazine. Independently published every two months by a team of quilters and read in 70+ countries, Make Modern is international. Each issue contains patterns for 10-14 projects, interviews with your favourite quilters from around the world, and articles to inspire and teach you something new. Our magazine is delivered as a PDF which you can read on your computer, tablet or smartphone, and print pages as you wish. Prices on our website are displayed in Australian dollars . Pattern measurements are in inches and yards.