Thanks again, everyone, I appreciate the comments very much. :)
Originally Posted by Lucky Patsy's "Mom"
More details regarding the sewing of the windows, please! Did you tack the 4 corners together first? Did you pin the folds back? Did you sew in a circle or in long s curves? Many thanks for any advice you can give!
Yes, I tacked the four corners together. And actually, the pattern from the book I was using had me sew all the seams wrong side out and then turn the block out the right way, and then fold and tack the corners. That took quite a while. I have since found another pattern on the internet which doesn't do that, you simply fold the fabric like the first one said to and then tack the four corners. I can see how that would go MUCH faster and to me it doesn't really seem necessary to do that inside out/sewing/turning thing because when I machine sew the windows it's going to secure all of those raw edges that are on the inside of the block. So I'm going to give that a try on my next cathedral window project.
I didn't pin the folds back before sewing, I just finger pressed them back. I did, however, cut a slight curve into the 4 edges of each piece of "glass" material to reduce bulk in that folded window. When sewing the window folds back, I just did a 1/4 window at a time, i.e., 1/4 of the entire circle. I then repositioned myself to do the next 1/4 of the same window, and so on, until all 4 sides of a single pane were done.