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Some of you know I am in the middle of this long-running project. I first began it with research back in Nov. 2011. I am finally making some headway on it. I am almost finished with the first section of 6 sections. I will never do another CW quilt in this lifetime, as it is a tremendous amount of work. Once I still the rolls down of the inner windows for this section, I will be 1/6th of the way done. The inner windows are silk!

For your viewing pleasure (or not):

What a tremendous amount of work..... it is beautiful. Cannot wait to see the finished product!

Gorgeous. Great job, I love it.

Thanks! Just to show it isn't entirely off topic, I used the cat to cut a cardboard template, so I penciled in the square shape to be able to cut the silk. The silk is being cut with scissors, because I am too afraid of cutting the silk with a rotary cutter. I am using a paper backed fusible to be able to handle the silk (shades soft fuse - expensive but worth it).

When I need a dead-bang accurate template, the cat is the ONLY way! The machine is a big asset to me in many ways, not just with paper.

Pat

Wow, Pat! It is gorgeous!!!!! Don't worry about being off topic. I love to see what everyone is doing, whether it is totally cutter related or totally not! I am always inspired by everyone's projects. This quilt is giving me ideas for a card. Now to get it "on paper" (or on software) before it disappears.

Oh WOW Pat...that is STUNNING!!!!! You can see you've put a lot of love had hardwork into it!!!

This is going to be amazing when complete. I can't wait to see the finished piece.

Oh just lovely!

Hi everyone:

I have been so delayed on resuming work on this project. First it was the holidays, then other stuff and life.......

But I resumed work and I am officially 1/3 of the way done. I finished a second section, and joined the two. I have 4 more sections to complete. Already working on 3rd section, and if I complete it and join it to this piece, I will then be half-done!

I hope to finish this out this year for sure!

Pat

Looking good!!!!

Oh that is SO GORGEOUS!!!!!

Wow that is beautiful Pat. Great job

Just beautiful , Pat. A real work of art!

thanks everyone. I already am at work on the third section. If very, very lucky and things work out, I might be able to join the third section next weekend and make it half-done. I learned tons doing this project.

Meanwhile, there's sunday dinner to cook (no small undertaking for 6 people - 5 of whom are all men), and prep for the week...

Hope you all have a great week coming up.

Pat

It's coming along beautifully, Pat! Thanks for updating us on you progress. ( Hope your men appreciate all you do for them!)

Hey everyone:

I am officially HALF done with this quilt. The photo was taken before I stitched the last row on this half. It is now all stitched and you can't really see a difference.

Currently, I am beginning the work on the other half of the quilt. Once that half is completed, then I have to join the two halves together, stitch down that row created by the join, and then I will be DONE!

I have to figure out how I am going to hang this thing when done......

Love,

Pat

That is just beautiful, Pat.

It's beautiful, Pat

Wow! What an amazing project!

Thanks everyone. I'll post again when the two halves are joined. This quilt has been an amazing test of my endurance. I wanted for over 20 years to do a cathedral window quilt. I am finally getting to it!!!! The president of my local quilting guild has been waiting a couple of years for me to finish, so I can enter this in the yearly quilt show. Because they are so much work, a cathedral window - especially at this size - is pretty rare. It is rarer still to have silk as the medium. Finishing a quilt is almost like childbirth, this is the analogy I hear most often among women in the guild. So much work, but worth it in the end for a beautiful result.