Make Modern Issue 31

There’s more than one way to do anything – this applies to quilting too. While it means there’s always something new to learn or master (this is a good thing!), it also means you can use your favourite technique to achieve your creative vision. We love a challenge to try new things, whether it’s putting together an heirloom modern t-shirt quilt, documenting your trip with fabric or just trying a new-to-you technique. In this issue our makers dip into their toolboxes of skills to bring their quilts to life.

We MEET designer extraordinaire Jennifer Sampou, Aussie quilting legend Di Jobbins, and Gracey Larson of Burlap and Blossom Patterns. New challenges MOTIVATE us, like Capi’s touching story about her modern t-shirt quilts, with tips on how to make your own, or Judy’s story about how she blogged a big trip using fabric. MAKE a striking quilt – we’ve got quite a collection. There’s a how to on quilt-as-you-go (QAYG) cathedral windows, half-square triangles (HSTs), half-rectangle triangles (HRTs), curved piecing, and guides to better piecing, whether it’s mastering the ¼” seam or English paper piecing (EPP). We visit the Modern Quilt Show Australia and we review the latest modern quilt 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.