Patchwork Illusions Technique
You asked for it and here it is! Patchwork Illusions is one of Karen's most requested classes. Visual depth has fascinated artists for centuries, Karen has developed a quick and easy rotary technique that allows you to make quilts with a 3-D look.
Frankly, this is Karen's favorite class because it is so easy to create truly amazing quilts of illusion. Let Karen share her secrets, so you may become a master of illusion!
Suggestions notions from Karen's online catalog: 1 yard each of two colors of Karen Combs' Shade Cascade™ fabric , value finders.
The quilt is perfect for Karen's SERENDIPITY fabric line! (Fabric line coming soon!)
Includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, design options and rotary templates. $16
Complete instructions and fabric kit. $32
If you already have the templates, the instructions are: $10
60 degree diamond rotary templates
These rotary templates are used in Karen's Patchwork Illusion classes at Quilt University and in the Patchwork Illusions/ More Patchwork Illusions techniques as well as 3-D Ribbons, Christmas Cube, Stars Galore, Cube2, Celebration and Amazing Attic Windows patterns.
Best value: order patterns without templates and order templates separately.
$10 (templates only, no instructions)
Patchwork Illusions DVD
More Patchwork Illusions Technique
These quilts are amazing! Use Karen's fast and easy rotary method for creating 3-D Patchwork cubes. You will learn all the tricks and tips to creating the 3-D patchwork blocks shown here. You will also learn how to use color to enhance the 3-D effect and how to use different settings to create amazing quilts of illusion!
You will be able to create dozens of cubes and create intriguing quilts of Illusions.
Suggestions notions from Karen's online catalog: 1 yard each of two colors of Karen Combs' Shade Cascade™ fabric, value finders, isometric graph paper
The quilt is perfect for Karen's SERENDIPITY fabric line! (Fabric line coming soon!)
Includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, design options, graph paper and rotary templates. $16
Complete instructions and fabric kit. $32
If you already have the templates, the instructions are: $10
More Patchwork Illusions DVD
This DVD includes all the tips and tricks on creating cubes seen in More Patchwork Illusions technique.
For more information, click here.
Magic
Cubes 40" x 60" An amazing, yet easy quilt of illusion!
Perfect for the confident beginner. Includes information for gradated
fabrics, as well as traditional printed tone on tone fabrics.
Perfect for Karen's Serendipity gradated fabric!
Serendipity yardages
1 yard each of Lime, Sapphire, Pool, Lapis and Aqua
Additional need: 1 1//4 yard of Midnight Blue or deep blue fabric.
$8
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Water
and Sky 54" x 54" A
log cabin variation makes this contemporary looking quilt easy to piece and oh
so fun to make! The elegant look is achieved by using cool colors found in
nature. Perfect for the confident beginner.
Perfect for Karen's Serendipity gradated fabric!
$8
Batik Go-Round 44" x 52" An easy quilt with an amazing illusion of motion and depth. Perfect scrap quilt for your tone on tone batiks or use your favorite basics. Fast and easy to make! Perfect for the confident beginner.
The quilt is perfect for Karen's SERENDIPITY fabric line! (Fabric line coming soon!)
$8
Shadow
Star
58" x 58" Stars cast a lovely shadow,
with the illusion of depth. A fun Attic Window creates another illusion! Fast and easy to make,
no set-in seams! Perfect for the confident beginner.
The quilt is perfect stash quilt!
$8
Batik Cascade Ribbons 34" x 36" Light, medium, and dark color values create an illusion of depth and dimension in the fun-to-piece center of this artistic wall hanging. Pattern includes rotary template.
The quilt is perfect for Karen's
SERENDIPITY fabric line! (Fabric line coming soon!)
$10
Rainbow Star,
includes instructions in two sizes! 48' x 48" and 76" x 76". A fun
pattern, with colors that flow around the color wheel! Perfect for
tone-on-tone basics.
Cascading Stars 55" x 55" Stars cascade across the surface of this beautiful quilt. Fast and easy to make, perfect for confident beginners.
Includes cutting instructions for traditional fabric as well as gradated fabrics.
$8
Shaded
Log Cabin
80" x 80" You asked for it, here it is!
A bed size version of Karen's popular wall hanging, Shade Cascade. Fast and easy to make, perfect for beginners.
Includes cutting instructions for traditional fabric as well as gradated fabrics.
$8
Summer
Dream 68"
x 72" This amazing quilt has a wonderful
illusion of depth and movement. A
wonderful Log Cabin Variation for the experienced beginner or intermediate
quilter.
Includes cutting instructions for traditional fabric as well as gradated fabrics.
$8
Batik
Waves
58" x 52" ( a throw that can grow!)
This colorful scrappy quilt is made for batiks! Waves of color cascade across the surface of this quilt with a wonderful illusion of motion. Perfect for beginners!
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams.
$8
3-D Ribbons 34" x 34" This amazing quilt has a wonderful illusion of depth. However, don't let the illusion scare you, this quilt is very easy to make with Karen's rotary template.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, full color piecing diagrams and 60°diamond template.
$10
Springtime Tulips 34" x 34" Colorful tulips cascade across the surface of this scrappy quilt with the illusion of motion. Perfect for beginners!
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams.
$8
Celtic Rings 48" x 48" Karen has developed a truly magical way to create pieced Celtic quilt. Let Karen share her secrets, so you can quickly and easily create an amazing pieced Celtic quilt.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams.
$8
Celtic Illusions Karen has developed a truly magical way to create pieced Celtic quilt. Let Karen share her secrets, so you can quickly and easily create an amazing pieced Celtic quilt.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams.
$8
Autumn
Star 48" x 48"
Fast, fun and easy, you won't believe how easy
it is to create this woven star!
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams.
$8
Celebration 57" x 59" This amazing quilt has a wonderful illusion of depth. However, don't let the illusion scare you, this quilt is very easy to make with Karen's rotary templates.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, full color piecing diagrams and 60°diamond templates.
The quilt is perfect for Karen's SERENDIPITY fabric line! (Fabric line coming soon!)
$16
Stars Galore 27" x 29" This pattern contains instructions for two different 3-D star quilts. These amazing quilt has a wonderful illusion of depth. However, don't let the illusion scare you, this quilt is very easy to make with Karen's rotary templates.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information full color piecing diagrams and 60° diamond templates.
The quilt is perfect for Karen's SERENDIPITY fabric line! (Fabric line coming soon!)
$16
Sweet
Hearts
12" x 48" A charming
quilt with an amazing illusion of depth! These hearts look so real that it is
hard to believe they are truly flat!
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams.
$8
Christmas Cube This amazing star quilt has a wonderful illusion of depth. However, don't let the illusion scare you, this quilt is very easy to make with Karen's rotary templates. Pattern includes TWO sizes!
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams and 60° diamond templates.
$14
Misty Morning 60" x 60" This beautiful quilt has a wonderful illusion of motion and transparency. However, don't let the illusion scare you, it is very easy to make.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams.
$8
Morning Star 48" x 48" This beautiful quilt has a wonderful illusion of transparency. However, don't let the illusion scare you, it is very easy to make.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams.
$8
Transparent Stars 42" x 42" This amazing star quilt has a wonderful illusion of transparency. However, don't let the illusion scare you, this quilt is very easy to make! If you can sew half-square triangles, you can make this quilt.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams.
The quilt is perfect for Karen's SERENDIPITY fabric line! (Fabric line coming soon!)
$8
Optica 42" x 51" This bright and cheerful quilt has an amazing illusion of depth. However, don't let the illusion scare you, this quilt is very easy to make! After seeing this quilt, you won't believe it is flat, you will want to touch it, it looks so real.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, and full color piecing diagrams. Instructions for throw size as well as twin bed size.
$8
Fabricks! 50" x 44" Alright, the name may be corny, but you will love making these fabric bricks into a wallhanging, throw or bed size quilt. This quilt is easy to make, however the illusion of depth creates an intriguing and beautiful quilt. You won't believe it is flat, the quilt looks real!
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, sewing information, piecing diagrams and quilting suggestions. Instructions for throw size as well as bed sizes, twin through queen are included.
$8
Inner Glow 58" x 50" This quilt is striking as well as beautiful! The quilt really looks like it glows! You will love the strip piecing and rotary cutting techniques used to make this quilt.
Pattern includes rotary cutting instructions, fabric and color suggestions, sewing information, piecing diagrams and quilting suggestions.
$8
Chip Out of Every Block 33" x 47" This wallhanging is easy to make. Don't let the illusion fool you! If you can cut and sew triangles and squares, you can make this quilt! Pattern includes fabric suggestions, cutting tips, sewing diagrams and quilting suggestions.
The quilt is perfect for Karen's SERENDIPITY fabric line! (Fabric line coming soon!)
$8
Music Boxes 33" x 44" This wallhanging is easy to make. It uses rotary cut squares and triangles to create it's unique optical illusion.
Pattern includes fabric suggestions, cutting and sewing information, design options and quilting suggestions.
$8
Cube2 25" x 41" This wallhanging uses diamonds to create its intriguing optical illusion.
For the intermediate quilter, pattern includes cutting instructions, sewing tips, quilting suggestions and 60° diamond rotary template.
$10
Amazing Attic Windows For intermediate to advanced quilter who is ready to try something different! This brochure shows the technique for making Karen's Amazing Attic Windows quilt.
Use this information to create your own unique 3-D attic windows quilt. This technique uses a 60° rotary diamonds templates, which are included with the pattern.
$14
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