Issue Two

14fabulousprojects

men who quiltmeet them & be inspired

Carrie Bloomston

triangles & geese & stars, oh my!

quilts with an edge

scraps: friend or foe?we talk scrap management

ignite your

creativity

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projectspike’s peak

Cheryl Brickey

celestial Cornelia Pramendorfer

indigo star Kelly Liddle

lovely awful thing Carrie Bloomston

vice versa Susan Bolte

nye Alyssa Long

fly by night Kristy Lea

come hither Rose Johnston

the one that got away Christopher Thompson

tagalong pouch Heidi Staples

pretty pink skull Andi Herman

purple diamond stars Jane Kelly

aurora part two Alyce Blyth

ticker tape placemats The Littlest Make Moderners

contents

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issue twofeatures

quilty stitches

carrie bloomston

scrap happens

men who quilt

do.good stitches

you patch

radiant orchid

regular pagesfrom the editor

meet the makers

maths and methods

domestic quilting goddess

giveaways

ask the makers

library

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general project directions

Please read all instructions before starting a project. Recommended fabrics are 100%cotton, quilting quality. Requirements are based on 44” wide. All directions assumethe use of a ¼” seam.

General sewing supplies of sewing machine, threads, rotary cutter, mat, rulers,scissors etc are assumed and are not listed. Other specific tools required will belisted.

We have more detailed directions for various techniques, in the General Techniquesresource section on our website: makemodern.com.au

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meet the makers

Alyce Blyth@blossomhearquilts

blog

Andi Herman@youpatch

blog

Rose Johnston@threadbarecreations

blog

Carrie Bloomston@suchdesigns

blog

Susan Bolte@lakeonestitchery

Cheryl Brickey@meadowmistdesigns

blog

Melissa Gottliebsen@msmidge

blog

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meet the makers

Kristy Lea@quietplay

blog

Christopher Thompson@christopher_nyc

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Alyssa Long@measuredandslow

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Cornelia Pramendorfer@piecedwithlovexoxo

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Heidi Staples@fabricmutt

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Jane Kelly@wherejanecreates

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Kelly Liddle@jeliquilts

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When the hustle and bustle of life takes over, sometimes ‘the one’ gets away.Could you find them again tomorrow? Or will you never see each other again?Not just the theme of rom-com movies, Christopher explores this concept in

this striking quilt.

By Christopher Thompson

the one that got awayperfect piecing

tagalong pouchcarry on

by Heidi Staples

T his adorable quilted pouch is just the right size to toss into your handbag. It’s perfectfor holding your devices with style and the quilting adds protection. Or you could below-tech and use it to stash make up, kids gear or your sketch book.

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By Cornelia Pramendorfer

solid gold

celestial

Don’t be fooled and intimidated by the striking nature of this stunning quilt. Amagnificent study in geometry, when you break it down to simple shapes, itbecomes easy to understand.

Anyone who’s been pregnant will know that it’s a very primalstate, with your body giving up necessities like coffee waybefore your mind wants to. For quilter and artist Carrie

Bloomston, it was pregnancy that inspired her to take up quilting.“It was spurred on by being pregnant with my second child, mybaby girl…her girl hormones raced through me and I swear I hada primal urge to learn to sew. I can credit her for all of it,” she says.

A lifelong artist, Carrie studied painting and glass blowing at thefamous Rhode Island School of Design and owned a mural paintingand wall finishing business before developing her quilting brand,SUCH Designs. But she did very little sewing (hemming curtainswith her mother and beach towel bags in home ec excluded) untilshe took up quilting five years ago.

Carrie dove head first into quilting, beginning – like many of us –by getting a healthy education from quilting and sewing blogs. “When I made my first quilt, Ididn't follow any rules… I guess you’d call it a wonky improv square thingie. It is actuallypretty cute.”

Quickly becoming addicted to the lure of fabric and all its possibilities, Carrie found instantappeal in the modern quilting style, which she describes as: “freedom of expression, greatuse of negative space, and interesting improv patchwork styles that feel very artful and likedrawing to me.”

Carrie adores the process of making quilt tops and names it as her favourite part of thequilting process. “I would say anything about making quilt top is fun for me – fromconceptualising to sketching to being in the creative flow with constructing a quilt top. I amalso very fond of ironing,” she says. She works very intuitively, describing her quilting style as:“Fast and furious, artful and expressive; with lots of air, lots of space, lots of light.”

maker profile

Such Designs

carrie bloomston

““Inspiration strikes at many odd hours. The trick is to be ready for it

and write it down.”

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ask the makers

quilting tipsEach issue, we ask our contributors a very important question about some aspect of

quilting. Regardless of how long we’ve been quilting and sewing, there is alwayssomething to learn or a tip to make or do something slightly differently. So this

issue we asked our makers to share their favourite quilting tips with us - from designing toquilting, there are plenty of tips to take on board.

Jane Kelly, MM Editor“I’m a big fan of breaking tedious jobs down into bite-size pieces. Jobs likepressing or squaring up half square triangles have to be done and can stop medead in my tracks, but if I work on them for ten minutes at a time, they’ll get donebefore I know it.”

Kristy Lea, MM Creative Director“Don’t be afraid to try something new! What’s the worst that can happen?Unpicking? Just um.. perhaps don’t use your favourite ever fabrics on your firstattempt. Save them for your second!”

Kelly Liddle of Jeli Quilts“I always use a Hera marker to mark up my quilting lines. The marks don't fadeand you don't have to worry about the mark not washing out when you are finished.”

Rose of Threadbare Creations“If you are new to free motion quilting or trying a new design for the first time,practice your design with pencil and paper first…..lots! Practice will “train yourbrain” and help you with the flow of free motion quilting. Once you are ready tobegin quilting on your machine, get comfortable, relax and just go for it!”

Heidi of Fabric Mutt“Never make a project you don't really like just because everyone else is doing it.Sew what you love!”

Christopher of The Tattooed Quilter“Don't sweat the small stuff, unless that is, it's a ¼” seam!  Ha!  Be inspired bythose things around you.  Step away from a pattern and traditional thoughts.  Trysomething new.  Try something challenging.  Try a new colour.  You got this!”

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Carrie of Such Designs“Glue stick. I almost never use fusible web for appliqué anymore. Washable schoolglue sticks get the job done with no stiffness or hassle–a much more direct andsimple way to get appliqués down!”

Andi of YouPatch“My best quilting tip is not to sweat the small stuff. If your corners don't meetperfectly or seams are a little wonky (like mine often are), just enjoy that they willlook perfectly handmade (and know that a good iron and some clever quiltingwill hide most sins). Embrace the wonk!!”

Alyssa of Measured and Slow“I feel like everyone is going to say ‘iron!!’ but I’ll also add ‘starch!!’ to that. I onlyrecently started using it, and I’m having fewer piecing issues. I probably usetoo much of the stuff now!”

Cheryl of Meadow Mist Designs“My tip would be for quilters who do hand binding or other hand sewing work buthate using thimbles to try to use a Band-Aid instead.  The Band-Aid stays in placeand provides a little cushioning for your finger.”

Susan of Lake One Stitchery“After cutting excess fabric and batting once I have finished a quilt, I cut my fabricscraps into useable sizes like 2 ½” strips, which most quilters probably do.  I alsolike to cut my batting into strips of different widths and label the sizes.  Then whenI'm making tote bag straps, I can pull out pre-cut batting strips.  That's a timesaver and much better than unrolling and cutting from a fresh roll of batting!”

Cornelia of Pieced With Love xoxo“When I sew curved parts together, like the quarter circles in my quilt,I mark and pin the middle on both parts and then I pin just one half and sew ittogether. Same afterwards with the second half. Press it open and voila yourcurve is perfect.”

Alyce of Blossom Heart Quilts“We know it's important to cut carefully, sew straight and press-not-iron, but I'vereally learned the importance of maintaining a good posture and taking breaksto stretch and hydrate with water frequently!”

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