Hello Reader!

Happy New Year! We Aussies are melting through Summer here in the Southern Hemisphere, and you'd think that would mean quilting would be the last thing on our minds. I mean a quilt in the middle of summer doesn't sound an enticing prospect, but when we're talking about the actual creation of said quilt... now -that- is exciting.

Our team here at Make Modern are all passionate quilters and love nothing more than to chat fabric, patterns, quilts, and everything in between. It's what inspired us to start a quilting magazine all those years ago. It's also what inspires us to bring you another year of magazines jam-packed with inspiration.

We've been working on the latest issue over the holidays and it's just around the corner (scroll down for details). It's going to be an excellent issue to kick off the new year and get you inspired to sew!

While you're waiting for Issue 62, let's chat about another option for your next read!

​Issue 61 is out right now, so if you're looking for a little something to read and inspire, here's a sampling of the projects you'll find!

These projects include a:

• a lil curve piecing rainbow style from Cait Moreton-Lisle
• a traditionally pieced two colour quilt with a big impact by Dewald Compion (also our cover quilt!)
• clever placemats with curves by Cinzia White
• an interesting abstract sew with big impact from Sindhu Aragam
• plus a quilt appropriately named Wowza featuring cool colours with black and white for a striking look by Claudia Porter.

There's ten projects featuring a wide range of techniques, and options, designed to delight and inspire. Each project is from a different quilt designer so you just might find a new-to-you pattern designer!

Add to this, regular columns on free motion quilting from HollyAnne Knight, chatter about colour from Lucy Engels and hints on healthy wellbeing from Sarah Ashford. Oh and did I mention additional feature articless to learn about makers Amy Lollis and Elena McPeak?

Over 100 pages of goodness - perfect for your next quilty read!

​ ​ 2025 is the year I subscribe!

New year, same us! We have so much planned for 2025 and will continue to bring your favourite quilting magazine straight to a device near you (and by that, we mean whatever device you choose to read your PDFs on!). If you don't want to miss a single issue, why not nab yourself a subscription for the new year? Nothing says "Happy New Year" like inspiration and sewing!

A lil sneak peek!

Our next issue is just around the corner - we're putting the finishing touches on the issue, dotting all the i's, crossing all the t's and seeing just how many quilty photos we can squeeze into those 100+ pages.

Perhaps you'd like a little looky-loo to see what's coming in Issue 62! Here's a glimpse of the projects coming this way.

Plus our Editor, Jane, gets candid talking about quilting with ADHD, Diane L Murtha prompts us to challenge ourselves in the new year, and we meet the talented makers Dewald Compion and Sarah Schneider.

You won't want to miss this issue! Why not nab yourself a subscription? You'll get our current Issue 61 to read straightaway, and the new issue will be headed to your inbox in just a few weeks!

Or if you love quilting as much as we do, treat yourself to an All-Access pass. That gives you access to every issue we've published! Over 600 projects, countless articles, numerous columns and infinite inspiration.

We're off to polish Issue 62 and get it ready to head out into the world very soon. We hope that your new is off to a brilliant start, and perhaps with a little sewing time.

Here's to a wonderful 2025, celebrating all the things we love about quilting and creativity. We're glad to have you here as part our of Make Modern community!

Happy making!

Kristy, Lara and Jane