Friday, February 1, 2013

Mastering the Cathedral window…

Cathedral window wall hanging…i was thinking about it since January 2011.

After graduating the Cathedral window in 2011, this project was in my to do list.

After 2 years of thinking and dreaming, i finished my cathedral window wall hanging..

and it is proudly displayed on my living room wall.

cathdral window wall hanging

It is a 48” x 28” wall hanging, I pieced the blocks on the machine,

and attached the windows by hand…that was the time taking part..

I finished it as a tied quilt, with knots on the back side with black thread.

I didn’t use batting, because it is already heavy …

I used 4 meters of black fabric just for piecing the blocks…

then i realized that it is a “fabric drinking” project, with all fabric folded in.

My finished blocks were 4”, for that i took 8.5” square to work with.

It was tricky to get the right colour picture…

I tried with light in the night…that worked better than the day light..

cathedral window

This project was the part of my new year resolution(i usually don’t take resolutions).

I started to work on Jan 1st, with a deadline on Jan 30th.

Hurray…that worked …and i finished this piece by Jan 30th night 11 PM,

(working for 8 hrs on the last day, to meet the deadline…lol)

and displayed it on the wall before i went to sleep..

cathedral windows on black

This is the only decent close up picture with the right colours, that i could take.

A stained glass effect was in my mind when i choose the black fabric,

I decided this colour scheme with the help of the Excel worksheet..

My DH who is a pro in Excel, helped me with that..

If anyone is interested to see, how it was on the worksheet , please check here.

I loved working on this traditional cathedral window project.

I have few pictures from my working table, hope to compile it into a picture tutorial soon,

so that you can see how i made this..

Ok that’s all my rambling about my cathedral window wall hanging…

Thank you so much for stopping by, and encouraging me with your lovely comments.

Hope to come back soon with something new..

Until next time..

Have a nice day…nima

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  1. Hi, Nima! Your creation is awesomely beautiful! I love how the colors are into each other, slowly changing... i've never seen such work before. well done!

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  2. I am in awe of your CW project! The color choices are beautiful, the size and the fact that you got it done in a month are unbelievable! And the stained glass effect you were aiming for is right there :) Congratulations from one cathedral windows lover to another! That was a lot of work, Nima, and beautifully executed!
    Chumkie.
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  3. nima, this is really a beauty, when i saw the first pic on fb, OMG, just wow!! im really a novice on quilting, but the effort to choose on these colours , it really is showing, just like the real cathedral windows..great project to start the year with.. i dont have enough words..

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  5. Nimaaa, this just faaaab i shud say!. wat an eye candy!!And hats off to your patience darling!:)luks perfect on tat offwhite wall !.

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  6. Its beautiful!! Nima, I feel happy that i was the first one to admire it in person. Well done.....

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  7. WOW, this is so beautiful Nima. Love your choice of colors.

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  8. It is gorgeous, Nima! Your work is always inspiring.

    Thanks for visiting me - you are most welcome re: quilting tip! :)

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    1. Thank you so much Wendy, for always inspiring and encouraging

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  9. Nima, really eye catching work. I admire your patience and dedication....

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  10. fantastic ! wonderful creation..u always amazed me with ur creations..

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  11. this is wonderful, I love the colours with the black

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  12. Your cathedral window quilt is just beautiful! My grandmother made bed-sized cathedral window quilts for each of her 4 daughters and I'm hoping to inherit my mom's. She used muslin as the main fabric--there's no telling how much of it she must have needed for 4 quilts! She also did all hers by hand; I've done pillow tops of cathedral windows, but I did them by machine. What a great accomplishment of your goal!

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    1. Gwen, thank you so much for stopping by with your lovely comment. bed sizes cathedral windows and that too handmade...and 4 numbers...OMG...that is awesome

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  13. This really looks great. Like a starry night sky.

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  14. beautifull.
    it's hanging so wonderfull there

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  16. This is very beautiful Nima! The finishing is perfect:)

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  17. I am in awe of your beautiful cathedral windows quilt, Nima! Thanks for
    linking in.

    Chumkie.
    My Favourite Things.

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