Illusion quilts

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

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

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...

Learn how to draft an optical illusion quilt and add your own quilting to complement the block. And check out some original optical illusion designs from those in Tech Know Quilters.

Radiant Quilt Free Tutorial by Cozy Quilt Designs and RJR Fabrics

Discover the world of Escher quilt patterns. Play with illusions, geometry, and color in these captivating designs for unique quilting creations.

I’m super excited about my next quilt along which will kick off on May 19th with a complete sewing schedule and supply list. Every time I share my Optical Illusion quilt, I love how many peop…

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…

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This tutorial is for making tumbling blocks using strips sewn together – no Y seams. This technique has been attributed to Rebecca McCreary but also to Marci Baker. The technique is very easy to make.