We’re back to walking-foot quilting this week with another decorative stitch design! This time, I’ll teach you how to quilt a round spiral. If you need a refresher on how to stitch the straight-line version, refer all the way back to episode 24. It will go over all the steps needed to start a spiral on your domestic machine. If you want to learn more, click on the video below:

Optical Illusion Quilt Pattern

This week’s featured quilt is called Optical Illusion. The pattern is inspired by a real life parallel line optical illusion. Yes, that’s right, the lines in between the black and white blocks are actually straight! To achieve this you just need dark and light colored fabric, with a middle value in between them. I’ve provided a link below to the pattern, so you can make the quilt yourself!

Click Here to Grab the Optical Illusion Pattern PDF

Grab The Optical Illusion Quilt Kit

If you want to try quilting decorative spirals on a full-sized quilt, check out the quilt kit for Optical Illusion! The kit includes everything you need to make the B/W version of the quilt with fabrics from one of my fabric collections. Check out the link below:

Click Here to Grab The Optical Illusion Quilt Kit

I haven’t actually quilted decorative round spiral on a full-sized quilt yet, but I use the straight-line version on this quilt. Since you can stitch any straight-line quilting with a decorative stitch, you can use the same quilting plan shown in the pattern.

Bonus Video – Setting Yourself Up for Machine Quilting Success

If you missed the start of this series – don’t worry. I’ve made an introduction video that goes over how to set up your machine and the basics of walking foot and free motion quilting. If you want to get started, check out this video for machine quilting success!