Op Art Level of

difficulty
Patchworkin’ It
Total pieces
45 plus 2 back pieces

What you need

¹⁄8 yard solid chartreuse green
fabric
1 yard solid chartreuse
backing fabric

Floor Finished size ½ yard solid dark green fabric 27" x 27" pillow form
27" x 27" ½ yard solid light green fabric

Pillow
This optical illusion pillow
Cutting guide
A
A
B
A
B
A
Includes
¼" seam
allowance.

A
B 1" x 1½"
Dark
green

2
Light
green

—
Chartreuse

—
C
A
B
C
A C 1" x 2½" 2 2 —
will make you look twice B
D
A
C
B
D
B
C
E
D
B D 1" x 3½" 2 2 —
before settling in to its C
E
D
C
F
E
D
C
F
D
E E 1" x 4½" 2 — —
G
receding housetop design. D
F
E
G
F
E
H
E
G
F F 1¼" x 4½" — — 2
Concentric squares, a F
H
G
F
G
I
H
G
H
I G 1¼" x 6" 2 — 2
simple color scheme, and G
H
I
J
H
I
J
H H 1¼" x 7½" 2 — —
a generously sized pillow I
J
K
I
J
K
I
J I 1½" x 7½" — 2 —
are all you need to trick K
J
L
K
J
L
K
K J 1½" x 9½" — 2 —
the eye and turn your L
K
M
L
M
L K 1¾" x 9½" 2 — —
floor into the best seat in L
M
N
L
M
N
M L 1¾" x 12" 2 2 —
the house. Solid, groovy N
M
M
N
O
N M 1¾" x 14½" — 2 —
greens play nice with this trick-of-the-eye design. Picking a deep bold main color will help N
O
N
O
O N 2¼" x 14½" 2 — —
the shyer shade recede and make the illusion a lofty success. Add a little pop with a square P
O
P
O
O
P O 2¼" x 18" 2 — —
of something unexpected right at the center—here it’s a bright chartreuse. Whatever your P
Q
P
P
Q P 2½" x 18" — 2 —
palette, this pillow is an op-art masterpiece . . . or at least an extra chair in a pinch. P
Q
Q
R
Q Q 2½" x 22" — 2 —
Q
R
Q
R
R R 3½" x 22" 2 — —
S
R
S
R
R
S
S 3½" x 28" 2 — —
S
S
S Plus: Two 28" x 18" pieces of backing fabric
S Note that metric measurements do not correspond exactly with their English equivalents. For
complete instructions on using the metric system for the projects in this book, refer to page TK.

Op Art Floor Pillow 111

 Op Art Level of
difficulty
Patchworkin’ It
Total pieces
45 plus 2 back pieces

What you need

¹⁄8 yard solid chartreuse green
fabric
1 yard solid chartreuse
backing fabric

Floor Finished size ½ yard solid dark green fabric 27" x 27" pillow form
27" x 27" ½ yard solid light green fabric

Pillow
This optical illusion pillow
Cutting guide
A
A
B
A
B
A
Includes
¼" seam
allowance.

A
B 1" x 1½"
Dark
green

2
Light
green

—
Chartreuse

—
C
A
B
C
A C 1" x 2½" 2 2 —
will make you look twice B
D
A
C
B
D
B
C
E
D
B D 1" x 3½" 2 2 —
before settling in to its C
E
D
C
F
E
D
C
F
D
E E 1" x 4½" 2 — —
G
receding housetop design. D
F
E
G
F
E
H
E
G
F F 1¼" x 4½" — — 2
Concentric squares, a F
H
G
F
G
I
H
G
H
I G 1¼" x 6" 2 — 2
simple color scheme, and G
H
I
J
H
I
J
H H 1¼" x 7½" 2 — —
a generously sized pillow I
J
K
I
J
K
I
J I 1½" x 7½" — 2 —
are all you need to trick K
J
L
K
J
L
K
K J 1½" x 9½" — 2 —
the eye and turn your L
K
M
L
M
L K 1¾" x 9½" 2 — —
floor into the best seat in L
M
N
L
M
N
M L 1¾" x 12" 2 2 —
the house. Solid, groovy N
M
M
N
O
N M 1¾" x 14½" — 2 —
greens play nice with this trick-of-the-eye design. Picking a deep bold main color will help N
O
N
O
O N 2¼" x 14½" 2 — —
the shyer shade recede and make the illusion a lofty success. Add a little pop with a square P
O
P
O
O
P O 2¼" x 18" 2 — —
of something unexpected right at the center—here it’s a bright chartreuse. Whatever your P
Q
P
P
Q P 2½" x 18" — 2 —
palette, this pillow is an op-art masterpiece . . . or at least an extra chair in a pinch. P
Q
Q
R
Q Q 2½" x 22" — 2 —
Q
R
Q
R
R R 3½" x 22" 2 — —
S
R
S
R
R
S
S 3½" x 28" 2 — —
S
S
S Plus: Two 28" x 18" pieces of backing fabric
S Note that metric measurements do not correspond exactly with their English equivalents. For
complete instructions on using the metric system for the projects in this book, refer to page TK.

Op Art Floor Pillow 111

 Op Art Floor Pillow (continued)

R Op Art Floor
Cut it out Piece the pillow front P
P i l l o w Pat t e r n
Using your rotary cutter, ruler, and mat, cut out The Op Art Floor Pillow follows a housetop
pieces of your prewashed solid fabric according piecing sequence. Strips are pieced in turn N
to the cutting guide. outward from the center A square. L

1 Arrange the pieces as they appear in the K

Mix it up pattern next to your sewing machine. Select the I

G
Position each piece on your design middle A square and build off it, beginning with F
D
wall (or some other flat the B piece above it. Pin, sew, and press. Next, C
B
surface) according to the sew on the B piece below it. Press. Now attach S Q O M L J H G E DC A C D E G H J L M O Q S
pattern diagram. the C pieces to each side. Continue to build B
C
outward through the remaining pieces. D
F
G
Square up your pillow front to 28" x 28" by I
pressing and trimming uneven edges with your K
rotary cutter. L

P
Double-turn
a 1/2” hem
Step 6

Step 7

Step 4

Piece the pillow front 42

42 At tac h t h e P i l l o w Bac k
Step 6
R
38
Trim the
corners

38

Double-turn
Double-turn
34
34
aa 1/2”
1/2” hem
hem

30
30

26
26
40

22
22
24

18
18
14
36

14
10
10
20

6
6

Attach the pillow back

2

With right side down, position the second pillow

32

2
44
44 40
40 36
36 32
32 28
28 24
24 20
20 16
16 12
12 8
8 4
4 1
1 5
5 9
9 13
13 17
17 21
21 25
25 29
29 33
33 37
37 41
41 45
45
3
28
16

3
7
7
11
11

2 Double-turn a ½" hem by folding the edge back on top, with the raw edges aligned and the
12

15
15
19
19
8

23
23

½" hem facing the center. Stitch around the

27
27
4

over twice on one long side of each of the 28" x

Step 4

37

33

29

25

31
31
21

17

13

10

14

18

22

26

30

34

38
9

perimeter using a ½" seam allowance. Press.

35
35
3

18" pieces of chartreuse fabric. Stitch ¹⁄8" from

7

2
39
39
Step 7
Trim the corners.
11

the inside edge of the hem.

27

43
43
15

31

Turn the pillow cover right side out through the

19

3 With right sides together, lay one pillow back

35
23

39

opening between the back pieces, using your

on top of the pillow front, with raw edges aligned
1 finger to push out the corners. Press flat. Insert
and the ½" hem in the center. Pin in place.
your pillow form.

Trim
Trim the
the
corners
3
corners

112 DARE TO BE SQUARE quilting Op Art Floor Pillow 113

 Op Art Floor Pillow (continued)

R Op Art Floor
Cut it out Piece the pillow front P
P i l l o w Pat t e r n
Using your rotary cutter, ruler, and mat, cut out The Op Art Floor Pillow follows a housetop
pieces of your prewashed solid fabric according piecing sequence. Strips are pieced in turn N
to the cutting guide. outward from the center A square. L

1 Arrange the pieces as they appear in the K

Mix it up pattern next to your sewing machine. Select the I

G
Position each piece on your design middle A square and build off it, beginning with F
D
wall (or some other flat the B piece above it. Pin, sew, and press. Next, C
B
surface) according to the sew on the B piece below it. Press. Now attach S Q O M L J H G E DC A C D E G H J L M O Q S
pattern diagram. the C pieces to each side. Continue to build B
C
outward through the remaining pieces. D
F
G
Square up your pillow front to 28" x 28" by I
pressing and trimming uneven edges with your K
rotary cutter. L

P
Double-turn
a 1/2” hem
Step 6

Step 7

Step 4

Piece the pillow front 42

42 At tac h t h e P i l l o w Bac k
Step 6
R
38
Trim the
corners

38

Double-turn
Double-turn
34
34
aa 1/2”
1/2” hem
hem

30
30

26
26
40

22
22
24

18
18
14
36

14
10
10
20

6
6

Attach the pillow back

2

With right side down, position the second pillow

32

2
44
44 40
40 36
36 32
32 28
28 24
24 20
20 16
16 12
12 8
8 4
4 1
1 5
5 9
9 13
13 17
17 21
21 25
25 29
29 33
33 37
37 41
41 45
45
3
28
16

3
7
7
11
11

2 Double-turn a ½" hem by folding the edge back on top, with the raw edges aligned and the
12

15
15
19
19
8

23
23

½" hem facing the center. Stitch around the

27
27
4

over twice on one long side of each of the 28" x

Step 4

37

33

29

25

31
31
21

17

13

10

14

18

22

26

30

34

38
9

perimeter using a ½" seam allowance. Press.

35
35
3

18" pieces of chartreuse fabric. Stitch ¹⁄8" from

7

2
39
39
Step 7
Trim the corners.
11

the inside edge of the hem.

27

43
43
15

31

Turn the pillow cover right side out through the

19

3 With right sides together, lay one pillow back

35
23

39

opening between the back pieces, using your

on top of the pillow front, with raw edges aligned
1 finger to push out the corners. Press flat. Insert
and the ½" hem in the center. Pin in place.
your pillow form.

Trim
Trim the
the
corners
3
corners

112 DARE TO BE SQUARE quilting Op Art Floor Pillow 113

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