Make Modern Issue 69

Make Modern is your ultimate guide to quilting joy, written by quilters who understand the magic of fabric and thread.

Make Modern Issue 69 is a celebration of slow creativity, bold geometry, and the quilters who make us love this craft even more. It is packed with inspiring makers, beautiful patterns, and the kind of thoughtful articles that make you want to put the phone down, pick up a needle, and just … sew!

MEET Lindsay Upiter, the Canadian quilter behind Aurora + Holly, who discovered FPP through a butterfly quilt for her daughter and hasn’t looked back since – designing her own patterns, teaching online classes, and squeezing quilting joy into life with three littlies under six. And Heather Davis from Muscle Shoals, Alabama, whose quilting story spans 30 years, a long hiatus, a deeply moving return to the craft, and a Second ‘First’ Quilt, that reminds us all that it’s never too late to come back to what you love.

MAKE ten fabulous quilts that showcase the very best of modern quilting – from rainbow-bright beaded beauties and Celtic medallion masterpieces to sawtooth stars flying through the night sky, scrappy love hearts, a two-colour modern sampler, or a classic woven lattice that’s crisp, clean, and completely timeless. Whether you’re piecing from scraps or finally cutting into that fabric you’ve been saving, there’s something here to stitch your heart into.

MOTIVATE yourself with Sarah’s gentle reminder to slow it all down, Eva’s honest take on decision fatigue (and how a QuiltCon deadline forced her best creative work!), HollyAnne’s practical guide to stitch regulation, Tara’s fascinating exploration of what “modern” quilting really means – and whether our quilting ancestors were ahead of us all along, and Ange’s celebration of quilts for booklovers!

And because Make Modern is 100% digital, you can start reading (and sewing!) instantly – no postage delays, no clutter, just inspiration at your fingertips, wherever you are in the world.

📌 Inside Issue 69 you’ll find… 

• 10 Must-Make Modern Quilts – log cabins, sawtooth stars, a modern sampler quilt using just two solids, woven lattice, scrappy rainbow brights, and more. Something to challenge every skill level.
• Modern Before Modern – Quilt Historian Tara Miller asks: what makes a quilt modern? And were the quilters of 1896 already onto something?
• Books! Books! Books! Quilts!  – Ange Wilson rounds up ten wonderful book-themed quilt patterns for quilters who love to read as much as they love to sew.
• Quilty Wellbeing – Slow It Down – Sarah Ashford shares her top tips for embracing slow creativity: hand stitching, reading, tidying up, and taking that walk without your phone.
• Art Inspired Quilting – Decisions, Decisions – Eva Saunders chronicles the creative rollercoaster of designing a QuiltCon entry under deadline pressure, and why her quilt turned out better for it.
• Quilt Like a Rockstar – Stitch Regulation Hacks and Tips – HollyAnne Knight tackles the question of even stitches: do they matter, do you need a regulator, and what’s the best way to control your FMQ?
• Meet the Makers – Hear stories from Lindsay Upiter and Heather Davis.

Pattern List:

• Cover: Reverberate Quilt by Kelli Marshall (@simplymackbeth)
• Frank’s Cabin Quilt by Abigail Kelly (@meafordpatternpress)
• Maimara Quilt by Anke B. Calzada (@pasacana_designs)
• Dream Weave Quilt by Lindsay Upiter (@aurorahollychildrens)
• Beading Quilt by Claudia Porter (@createwithclaudia)
• Woven Lattice Quilt by Tamsyn Armstrong (@bravelittlebuckaroo)
• Brigid Quilt by Erin Holmes (@hexenhaus.co)
• Still Between Quilt by Tainá de Paula (@quiltwist)
• Love Grows Quilt by Amanda Jane Ogden (@amanda_jane_textiles)
• Into the Night Quilt by Melody Ballenberg

Article List:

• Quilty Wellbeing – Slow it down by Sarah Ashford (@sarahashfordstudio)
• Meet the Maker – Lindsay Upiter (@aurorahollychildrens)
• Art Inspired Quilting – Decisions, decisions by Eva Saunders (@gingerlyquiltco)
• Quilt Life – Books! Books! Books! Quilts! by Ange Wilson (@gnomeangel)
• Meet the Maker – Heather Davis (@heatherdavishandmade)
• Quite Quilty – Modern before modern by Tara Miller (@quiltdistrict)
• Quilt Like a Rockstar – Stitch regulation hacks and tips by HollyAnne Knight (@stringandstory)

With 100+ pages of instant-download inspiration, Make Modern is your digital quilting companion – ready to guide you from planning to piecing, whenever and wherever creativity strikes. 💖 Grab your copy now and let’s create something beautiful together – or subscribe for a full year of quilting joy! If this is your first issue of Make Modern, welcome – we’re so glad you’re here. Dive in and discover the creativity, innovation, and joy that quilting brings. Make Modern is a digital modern quilt magazine available worldwide. Each magazine is over 100 pages, packed with modern quilt patterns suitable for beginner quilters to advanced, and articles guaranteed to make you smile, inspire you to stretch your skills, and spark your creativity. Independently published by a team of quilters, it’s delivered as a PDF to read on your computer, tablet, or phone – easy to take fabric shopping or print if you prefer paper. See answers to frequently asked questions, and our refund and returns policy here.

🌍 A Note to Our Quilty Friends in Canada, the UK, Europe & Beyond! 🇨🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺

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