How to Sew a Strip Mirage Quilt

This looks like a difficult pattern at first glance, but it’s actually very easy to do. Let Sew Yeah teach you how to sew a strip mirage quilt step-by-step. I had fun making this one, and I’ll make another one in a different color this weekend. Read on or watch the video below for full instructions. Happy quilting!

Materials

• 1 jelly roll or 40 pieces of 2 1/2″ strips
• 2 7/8 yards for backing
• 1/2 yard for binding

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Instructions

Step 1:

Separate the dark strips from the light strips. Get one light and one dark fabric and place them right sides together. Sew on the edge with a 1/4″ seam allowance. Repeat until you have 20 strip units. All the seams must be nested for this project.

Step 2:

Sew two different double strips together, alternating the dark and light. You will have a total of 10 strips. Once done, press all seams to the dark side.

Step 3:

Cut 8.5″ squares from your sewn strips. You will need 48 squares in total.

Step 4:

Take two squares from different strip sets and place them right sides together, light on top of the dark, and vice versa. Draw a diagonal line from corner to corner, and sew 1/4″ from both sides of the line. Cut directly on the line. Open the half-square triangles and press them flat.

Step 5:

Start assembling the rows. Arrange 6 blocks for one row, flipping squares every other block, to create a diamond illusion with the sewn seams. Sew with 1/4″ seam allowance. Take note of the direction the points are going. Since row 1 was pointing up and down in the right direction, row 2 must point up and down in the left direction. Repeat with the next rows.

Step 6:

Create 8 rows of 6 blocks. Remember to alternate rows between left and right-facing points to create the mirage illusion. Bind and quilt!

How to Sew a Strip Mirage Quilt