My Black/White OpArt quilt
 

One of my grandson (I have 12) likes black/white and wears a lot of black. I made him a quilt when he graduated high school and just got a chance to photograph it. Sorry it's on the bed sideways. It's a moebius strip center. The flower border underneath is another quilt entirely not part of the Moebius Strip Quilt. The wild print showing at the edge of the quilt to the right is the back of the quilt. I told him he couldn't be depressed all the time so he could turn the quilt over occasionally.

If you ever want to go stark staring insane, try matching up the outer border fabric so it is perfectly matched at every corner.

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Love it! Unusual pattern.

Whaaooo !!! That is soooo cool. I love the center block and I am sure your grandson will love it.

Oh WOW! Another pattern to add to my ever expanding to-do list. Absolutely beautiful - I really like the juxtaposition of the backing fabric. If he ever tires of it (never!) put me on the rental list.

That is one unique quilt, I bet he loves it. Thanks for sharing.

Wow very different and eye catching

very nice...

Impressive quilt!

That is AMAZING!!!!!!
Thank you for sharing it with all of us! What a beautiful gift.

What a great quilt. And kudos to you on that border. I get blurry eyed just looking at the optical illusion of it, however you could not have picked a more perfect fabric for it. Can't imagine what it was like mitering the corners on that bad boy.

Wow, I really like that!

Just terrific, great job and thank you for sharing. I love the illusion look to it.
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

Did this have a pattern? Googling produces mostly knitting.

Very nice Quilt!!! Did you use a pattern or is this you great creation?

Impressive! It's a masterpiece in black and white!

well that was interesting. I googled a Moebius quilt and gathered it is a constant pattern. one that goes back to itself. that was interesting. thankyou for showing the quilt.

Absolutely love it (and the one in your avatar as well)!

Neat quilt! He will spend much time staring at your perfection in the making of it! :)

I love it . It is so beautiful, however I think it would make me to dizzy to work on it to long.

very unique and beautiful.great quilt

I love your creation, it is way cool for a guy. Thanks for sharing

Wow. Such a creative pattern. My son would love it.

I love optical illusions!

great quilt!! you did a good job on that one. reminds me of a dress I used to have to iron! I was definitely dizzy when done!

Wow!!! I like it. How did you match the corners? Did you make the patterned border first and then fit in the black border???
Cleodaisy

That is avery nice quilt, I like the pattern.

What a great grandma you are! I can't even look at the picture closely because it makes me dizzy . It is so cool and I'm sure your grandson loves it!

WOW! That's insane! (I mean that in a good way) I am sure he loves it!

I love it, too, but think the room would be spinning if I focused on it too long. I'm surprised you still have the wherewithall to post... LOL! It's a great quilt & I'm sure you DGS LOVES it (cuz it's kewl!)!

WOW, WOW, WOW I love it. Is there a pattern or did you design it yourself?

WOW!! That is quite a quilt -- stunning! It must have taken a lot of planning to keep that pattern straight.

That quilt is so cool. Love it.

Love the pattern, so unusual!

This is so utterly fabulous! I can see where it would drive you crazy!

Well, one border was 1/4" too long - sooooo, I took the border and sewed two of the tiny stripes in the op-art border together. The border finished out the perfect size.

Both patterns are my own - I've posted a tutorial on the Op-Art. The avatar quilt was drafted to look like an 1830 quilt in the Univ. Neb. Lincoln quilt collection - I worked from a photo (with permission) about 3" square.

I designed it myself. I've posted a tutorial.

Great quilt bet he loved it.

great job!

Cat, that is crazy wonderful! Saw your tutorial and it's on my list of "gotta try it" projects.