For over a decade, Make Modern has inspired quilters in 70+ countries around the globe. Independently published by a team of dedicated Australian women, each issue of our magazine is a treasure trove of patterns, articles, and interviews with quilters. Accessible digitally, read on-the-go, on holidays, and reference patterns while shopping! With no physical storage needed, easy navigation, and eco-friendly delivery, it's a win-win-win! Come and join our global community of passionate crafters!
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Hello Reader!, Have you had a chance to check out Issue 69 yet? I mean we understand if you've been distracted and glued to the Artemis II NASA livestream (or maybe that's just me?!). But in case you're looking for some inspiration and some fun sewing, let us chat a little about what you can find in the pages of our current issue. Here's a little reminder of our pretty cover (quilt by Kelli Marshall), and another stunning quilt - Brigid by Erin Holmes. Rooted in Celtic folklore, Brigid is a medallion quilt inspired and named for the goodess of spring and renewal. Designed to celebrate creativity and choice, each block can be rotated, flipped and rearranged to reveal entirely new layouts - one pattern, countless quilt possibilities! If you're looking for a bit more a rainbow palette, we have these two bright and cheery quilt patterns waiting for you! Beading (below left) by Claudia Porter puts together the class combo of black, white and rainbow! This fabulous quilt teams bright squares (use your scrap stash or grab a bold charm pack or layer cake) with black and white solids to create an interesting design with a nod to strings of bright glass beads. Love Grows (below right) by Amanda Jane Ogden is a sweet and scrappy quilt that would make the perfect gift for a new baby. Or you could customise the colours to represent important people in your life and display it as a wall quilt that celebrates family and friends. Last but not least, we have some geometric quilts with the focus being on all the points and triangles! Maimara (below left) by Anke B Calzada is proof that sometimes simple shapes are all you need to create an eye catching quilt design. A combination of triangles and parallelograms are sewn into square blocks, then pieced together to create the effect of exploding diamonds. The moody hues make for a quilt that'd fit into many styles of decor. Into the Night (below right) by Melody Ballenberg is a theory in fabric! Have you ever wondered how sawtooth stars are formed? Melody says that sometimes geese are irresistibly drawn toward the full moon-egg. These flying geese circle higher and higher in the spring night sky until *poof* they become stars. This fun theory was the inspiration behind this fabulous quilt that combines the perennial classics of flying gees and stars in a modern layout. If you're looking for some inspiration, your next quilt project, or just want a great quilty read, grab Issue 69 and get stuck in!
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Wishing you a week full of inspiration, creativity and a whole bunch of fabric fun! Happy making! Kristy, Lara and Jane
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For over a decade, Make Modern has inspired quilters in 70+ countries around the globe. Independently published by a team of dedicated Australian women, each issue of our magazine is a treasure trove of patterns, articles, and interviews with quilters. Accessible digitally, read on-the-go, on holidays, and reference patterns while shopping! With no physical storage needed, easy navigation, and eco-friendly delivery, it's a win-win-win! Come and join our global community of passionate crafters!
Hello Reader! Eep just one more week until Issue 71 arrives! We can't wait to share it with you because it's brim full of goodness, quilty fun and inspiration. That's the lead up to say... here's a sneak peek because we can't keep it to ourselves any longer! 👇👇👇 Look at all that colour and fun! So many great designs - diamonds, triangles, squares, rectangles, hearts and flowers! A plethora of pretty patterns await (and by plethora, I mean there are 10 brand new projects within the pages of...
Dear Reader, We have a little update to share! As you know, we are coming to the end of our time with Make Modern, but we wanted to make it easy to access all of our previous issues. All 70+ of them. So we created the All Access Pass - where you can get every issue that we've ever published. Yours to keep forever and ever amen (providing that you download and save them somewhere safe!) before we say goodbye at the end of March 2027. But maybe (like us), you've been wondering how you're going...
Hello Reader!, The cold weather has arrived here in Australia and it's utterly delightful. It's seeing me spending more time digging through the stash and sewing up all sorts of pretty things. My constant furry companions (a ragdoll kitty and a sheepadoodle dog) come hang out to stay warm under the heater - and of course to offer advice on which fabrics I should choose. They aren't the most helpful but they are good company. They also love a bit of a snuggle when I'm settling in for a good...