Fake Cathedral Window - I just had to give it a try.
 

We visited Missouri Star Quilting Shop this summer and Jenny went through several tutorials with us right there. It was wonderful. The latest one that her daughter came up with using precuts was the fake cathedral window. It was so new that they hadn't created a tutorial for it yet. I thought it was so cool, but when I got home and tried it, I couldn't remember the details and couldn't find a tutorial. Well, when we visited Missouri Star a few weeks ago, I asked for the demo again, but Jenny was not available. The ladies were nice enough to call one of her daughters to the shop and she demo it for me again, and I took pictures to help me remember.

I wanted to make a quilt, but decided I should experiment first on a smaller level, starting with 2.5" squares. It takes some planning because you have to lay it out if you want the designs to interlock. My first one finished 12"x 12" and I stitched in the ditch, and the second one, where I experimented with a different layout, finished 16"x 16". I used the QAYG method on the second one because I thought additional quilting would take away from the design.

I'm hooked, so on graph paper I sketched out a pattern and purchased the fabric. Since we have another snow day (number 8 this year), I'll be cutting out my quilt using 5" squares and a few charm packs from our shop visit. When I start sewing, I'll be using the quilt as you go method breaking it up into manageable sections.

What do you think?

Oh my, those are beautiful! You did a great job. Were they hard to do?

That is beautiful!! What's the "fake" part of the cathedral window? They look real to me.

Great job! The are beautiful!

we will have to see the tut on it. love it.

Will be anxious to see the tut. on this one as well, hope they do it soon. You did a wonderful job and it doesn't look easy at all!

Are you going to do the tutorial for us? Please????

Those are so beautiful! I love your choice of colors. I can't wait for Jenny to do this tutorial!

I want to do a cathedral window quilt in the near future and would love to see how you did this. You colors are beautiful. Please give us a tutorial!

That uis really pretty!!

I found this youtube on the very same topic a while back and tried it. Isn't it also known as the 10-minute block in other circles?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvXUvKIzYZY

It is very similar to that youtube, MadQuilter, but all my squares start off the same size. These both started with 2.5" squares, but my quilt will start with 5" squares. Here are a few pictures I took while I was working on the first one. I shouldn't since I'm a writing teachers, but I feel that a picture is worth 1000 words. Hope they help.

I did a similar thing with the 10 minute blocks. The trick was getting the pieces inserted between two blocks so there would be a window in the offset row. Maybe your way will be easier.

Sweet, I really like this! Thank you for sharing it with us!

Wow, that looks so cool the way you did this. I wanted to try the 10 minute block, but thought there was a lot of wasted fabric that way. This looks so much better. Thanks for sharing. Now I have another one to add to my ever growing list to try.

they look real enough to make me happy!

what a great process

Very pretty!

Aha! It has been years since I did cathedral quilting. As I recall, it was like doing a cootie catcher with lots of ironing and only two colors. Yours looks much nicer and easier. Love the lavender and gray!

Wow!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSS Am going to try this. Thanks so much for sharing!!

I want a tut! What a lovely piece of work!

Doesn't look like a fake to me. I love it.

There's a tute on this board by Eddie called "Machine Stitched Cathedral Window Tutorial". It looks like these windows. I don't know how to post a link to it. I tried it and it was a lot of fun.

I do like this adaptation to a point....I have made two cathedral window quilts and it is a labour of love for sure. It took me about two years to complete each one..... I have to say that I love all the tutorials MOSQC does and look forward to this one but I do prefer the original traditional design!!

Oh my goodness that is beautiful. You are sooooo talented. My mother made several pillows by hand years ago and I love mine, but DO not hand sew, so I thought just admiring mine was all I could do. Now you have opened up the possibility that I may be able to do this by machine. I will be experimenting...THANKS for sharing and thereby giving me some encouragement. Off I go to experiment.......

It is gorgeous. I have never done cathedral window so I will have to have a go at this.

Jan x

Going to try this tomorrow for sure. have alot of scraps that sure would make a cool scrap quilt. THANKS for sharing

That is so pretty! And a big hello from a former Blue Springs resident. I'm missing the snow here in GA but we may get a little dusting this weekend.

If I could box you up some snow, I'd send you some. We have at least 2-3+ feet piled everywhere. Roofs and docks are falling in. I'm ready for spring.

It's beautiful!

great looking cathedral windw!

Whoo Hoo! This is gorgeous. I could not spot a "fake" anything. You are good!

Very nice. I found that pressing those curves with a good hot iron that I didn't need to pin. Saved time.

I love the lay out of you second quilt, unique and full of nice movement, wow!

Are your squares a single layer? If so do you double roll to hide the raw edges.

I just love them! Good job.

Lovely. I really like the random one. Sounds like we'd all like a tut. Looking forward to seeing it.

Thank you for sharing. To a beginner like me, this quilt has always looked challenging . Yours is lovely! Enjoy the days!

I love it. I have to make one. Waiting for the tut.Its beautiful.