Cathedral Window | Wasn't Quilt in a Day

Love LIVES Here. The Love Lives Here quilt top is finally all pieced. Of course my sewing machine started fritzing out with the final two blocks last night. But, little berNina didn’t give up, and neither did I! I’m so proud to have all of these blocks pieced because this is the quilt that started this journey. I remember showing my grandmother this pattern and she said, “Oh, honey.” Now, I understand why. 240 flying geese later, I don’t think I’ll make another one for a while. My seams don’t all match up, and I don’t know how the final piecing of the rows will line up, but I do know that this quilt will always be special. Who knows when I’ll finally quilt this monster, because I don’t know where I can baste it.

Now for some pictures! (Sorry for the lighting, I finished pretty late last night.)

This quilt is 30 blocks of the Cathedral Window block that was design by Lee over at Freshly Pieced. Which makes today’s WiP Wednesday even more fun because I’m linking up to her blog! I truly love the quilting blogosphere and all the resources that are out there! It should be 60″ x 72″ when finished – perfect for a large snugglin’ quilt. I still haven’t decided how I want to quilt the top, but I want to wait until I’m a little more confident with my quilting skills so that I can really make this special.

Here are some of my favorite blocks:

I simply adore the birdies.

Thanks for stopping by, friends. Happy quilting and an even happier WiP Wednesday!

While driving home from NC after Thanksgiving, I had many hours to kill in the car. My husband is quite entertaining, but 10+ hours requires additional support. I pulled out my trusty iPhone and landed on Pinterest. I don’t know what inspired me, but I searched for quilts.

And my world shifted.

I had never seen so many modern, colorful, and unique quilts. Immediately I called up my grandmothers and mother to enlist them in my newly formed goal: become a quilter. It was decided – over Christmas break I would buy the fabric, tools, and sewing machine to start my first quilt.

But, I had four weeks to go. With that time I managed to overwhelm all of my Pinterest friends with quilt after quilt, as I pinned my dream creations, researched every quilt blog and book I could find, and visited 5 fabric stores with my husband. (Yes, I conned him with various dinners, lunches, and stops at Dunkin Donuts.) One night, on a whim, we stopped at a fabric store before dinner and I found THE fabric.

Love Lives Here

I couldn’t wait until Christmas. I bought it then and there and chose the quilt I wanted to make (not stopping to think about difficulty level, of course…)

The Cathedral Window by Lee over at Freshly Pieced.

Her design was exactly what I needed to show of the fabrics I had found.

So one sewing machine, three rulers, a rotary cuter, cutting mat, pins, and one sewing lesson later, I was on my way to making my first quilt.

The pile of fabric has been ironed, cut, pinned, sewed, and it is slowly transforming.

It went from this:

To this moment of pride over my first completed block…

Which I absolutely adore because of the broken up birdie…

To this…

I finally feel like I’m making a quilt.

This blog may not teach you tips or tricks, because I’m a novice in every quilting skill, but I hope my new found love for quilting will inspire you to create.