Dear Reader, Ahh it's our favourite day - new issue day! It's the first issue for 2026 and we're off to a cracking start! This issue is bursting with colour, creativity, and community, plus ten beautiful projects covering all your favourite techniques. Applique? yes! Foundation piecing? You betcha. Traditional piecing? Naturally! We're joined by Karen Brown of Just Get it Done Quilts who shares her five dos and don'ts for a calm, creative sewing room. Perfect timing for a new year reset, yes?...
27 days ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader! Happy New Year! We hope that your 2026 is off to a wonderful start, brim full of plans for quilting, creating and playing with fabric. What better way to kick off the year than with a brand new issue of Make Modern? Over 100 pages of quilty goodness, inspiration, great articles, not to mention a whole bunch of projects to get you heading into your sewing space! Sneak peek? I know you want one! 👇👇👇 Issue 68 includes ten new projects to get you diving into your stash and heading...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Hello Reader!, Hard to believe we are well into December! Here in the Southern Hemisphere, it is hot, hot, hot. For our fellow summer dwellers, we hope that you're keeping cool and enjoying all the parties and festivities in the lead up to Christmas. For our lucky Winter Christmas lovers, allow us to paint a picture of an Aussie Christmas. It's already hot, bright and early, so many of us head to the beach or river to keep cool. While some go the traditional hot meal for lunch, many of us...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Hello Reader, If you're looking for a little inspiration, some cosy quilting reading or maybe hunting for the perfect project for a Christmas gift this year, get yourself a copy of Issue 67 Make Modern (hint: click here!)! Or better yet, treat yourself to an early Christmas present with a subscription! There's great articles plus a bunch of beautiful projects to choose from! Let's chat about some of them! Starting at the beginning with our cover quilt ... This stunner is Cracked, designed by...
3 months ago • 4 min read
Dear Reader, It's the big day - the new issue has arrived! This is our 67th issue - that's 67 times we've hit publish and then sat back and waited to see what your favourite part of the new issue is! We're wondering what you'll love about this issue - will it be one of the amazing quilt projects? Maybe learning what your longarmer wants you to know about your quilts. Or perhaps your favourite part is visiting the European Quilt Show (vicariously!) with our Business Manager Lara. I guess you'd...
3 months ago • 2 min read
Hello Reader! The countdown is on! 14 more sleeps til the newest issue of Make Modern is gracing your screen! That's 14 more sleeps to start dreaming and planning for your next project. Issue 67 won't disappoint. Check out a lil sneak peek to see what's coming your way. Issue 67 has you covered for paper piecing, english paper piecing, hand stitching, traditional piecing and even some bright brilliant rainbows! There's a lil something for everyone waiting in the 100+ pages of our next issue....
3 months ago • 1 min read
Hey quilty friends! It's still a few weeks until our next issue arrives, and we hated the thought that you might be stuck finding a new project to work on while you wait. So here we are, with some pattern suggestions that just might get you diving into the stash and pulling fabrics. With the spooky season around the corner, we delved into the archives to find the spookiest patterns lurking amidst the cobwebs and dark corners (just kidding, we don't have cobwebs on our fabric or pattern...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hello lovely reader! Spring has well and truly arrived here in our part of the world - and while the weather might be warmer, it doesn't stop us for thinking about our next quilting project! I mean that's why air conditioners were invented right? Cool off the room and we can sew to our hearts content.It's a good thing too because we're feeling mighty inspired by all the new projects that are out now in Issue 66! We checked out the first half last newsletter, let's look at the other five...
4 months ago • 2 min read
Hello lovely reader! Just popping into your inbox to say hi! Well that and to say "hey have you checked out Issue 66 yet?" Because if you're looking for some quilty goodness, you really ought to. I love a bit of a glimpse into what's included in a magazine or book - or a listen to the trailer for an audiobook - I mean you have to check out if you like the narrator's style before committing to hours of listening, right?! While there's no narrator voice to Make Modern, we can give you our...
5 months ago • 4 min read