Illusion quilts

Optical illusion quilts give the illusion of shadows, movement, transparency, and/or three dimensions (3D quilts). We hope you enjoy these F...

Are you ready to incorporate a bit of magic into your next quilt? The Illusion Quilt Video Tutorial will show you a quick and easy technique for creating a shadow box quilt block that magically jumps right off the quilt. Jenny Doan shows us how to make the quick and easy Illusion Block Quilt using […]

A warm welcome to all those who are visiting from Amy's Creative Side's Fall Bloggers Quilt Festival! Glad to have to you hear! I hop...

Many optical illusion and 3D quilts can be designed with 60° triangles, which means you can use 60° triangle rulers! Also, if you're interested in triangle quilts you may also want to check out Desi

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Are you ready to join me for the adventure of a lifetime? Or at least a fun sewing escapade over the next several weeks? I'm excited to guide you as we make my Optical Illusion quilt from start to finish. All you need is a copy of the Optical Illusion quilt pattern and a can-do attitude!…

Optical illusion quilt patterns aren't just for magicians and puzzle lovers. They bring a fresh and playful twist to traditional quilting that can surprise

I've often admired quilters who create a series of works around a theme and I wanted to give it a try. The idea is to use regular quilt blocks - in this case the HRT (half-rectangle triangle) - to give an illusion of curves.* (My Harmony quilt design is another example.) My quilt Illusions is roughly 28" square. I used Painters Palette fabric in wasabi and black. (Wasabi is hard to photograph to get true color. The indoor photo shown below is closer to the real shade.) The quilting was done…