How Do You Make A Shadow-Box Quilt?
The Shadow Box quilt, otherwise known as the Attic Windows quilt, is a quilt of optical illusion. Made up of light and dark rectangles and triangles, these colored strips create a 3D effect of looking into a window with many window panes or into a shadow box filled with treasures. This quilt is ideal for showcasing a collection of unusual figural fabrics, or for decorating with appliqued shapes. While looking complicated, the Shadow Box is easy enough for a moderate beginner to complete. Choose your fabrics with the 3D effect in mind. You will need light fabrics for the bottom row, dark fabrics for the side pieces and a variety of medium prints for the centers of the windows. Make the first block by cutting two squares 1 7/8 inches, one from the light fabric and one from the dark. Pin them right on top of each other. Draw a line from one corner to the diagonal corner. Sew these two pieces of fabric by putting them on the sewing machine and sewing exactly 1/4 inch on one side of the lin
