My mom's a teacher & really likes optical illusions, uses them a lot with her students too. I'm going to make this quilt for her. It's not a surprise though, I showed her this same picture and she really liked it. Today we went and got all the fabrics for it. Now I just have to wait for the magazine/pattern to come in the mail. She said she'll hang it up in her classroom. I'm hoping to be able to have it finished by her birthday in the beginning of September, maybe even before that before school starts if possible. What do y'all think?

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What a great quilt ! Where did you find it ? Can't wait to see how you add your personal touch to it :lol:
Sharon

i have this pattern and its on my list of things to do one day.

i love this pattern and i love doing optical illusions

the pattern is from an old issue of Quilts with Style magazine.

I LOVE IT!!! Your mom's students will love it too!!! Gives them something to think about :wink: 8) 8) 8)

I can't wait until you show us your version! What size will it be? :lol:

WOW!!!

WOW is right!! :D I am so anxious
to see your progress pictures.
:D :D :D

that is beautiful and cant wait to see yours!

that is so great, love the pattern and to be able to do something that the teacher really wants is another bonus

Ahhh! That is gorgeous! Is there a pattern for this somewhere??!! Just fantastic!!

I think I cannot wait to see the quilt!!! What a great daughter you are!!!!!!

Wow! That's amazing! What size is the finished quilt going to be?

Jan

I'm eager too see your progress on this! My students always like the optical illusion stuff I bring in for them too.

that looks cool. i can't wait to see it done :D

I think it would be waaayyyy past Sept. when I got that done. Love the pattern...show us your progress! I love to watch quilts come to life!

Wow, that pattern looks SO difficult. Is it PP? I'm going to have to take a look at that magazine's back issues. That really catches the eye.

That's a great pattern!

the pattern is from Quilts with Style it was a paper piece magazine thats no longer in business except on ebay and some designs can be purchase from equiltpatterns.

its from the sept/oct 2006 issue its called Pythagors' Lute.

i would rate the PP pattern as advanced. its numerous units joined together to make each kite section.

the pieces near the center around the dresden dish are only about 1/4 inch in size.

the issue with working with such smaller pieces is there's no room for error. you can't ease this stuff in because your quilt won't lay flat.

Thanks Klue for the information. I have some of their old issues, but I doubt I have that one. :(

Wow - what a great pattern! Can't wait to see your version!

This is where I found the back-issue of the magazine... http://www.quiltswithstyle.com/main/...oras_Lute.html. The finished size is 34¼" × 36".

I can't wait to get started on it! Just have to wait until the pattern/magazine comes in the mail.

I really love that, it is so neat. I'm going to have to add that to my list of quilts I want to do some day. It certainly looks like a challenge.

Wow, it's gorgeous. How about a picture of the fabrics you picked out?

That is so cool. What a great gift.

Thank you for the information. I just tried to buy this back issue, cost $6, and they wanted over $32 to ship it to Ireland. No thank you.

Can't believe I didn't think to show y'all the fabrics I chose...

Sorry, I'm not the greatest at taking pictures so some of the colors didn't come out exactly right.

I love it and can't wait to see it. Please post pics as you go.

Kyia

They are scrummy. Can't wait to see the results.

My goodness!! How small are those pieces?? Or is this a small picture of a large quilt?

those fabrics will look great in this pattern