Cathedral Windows

I decided I wanted to try to make a cathedral windows quilt. I have been thinking about it for a few years now (I have a group on flickr I ad-min all about this type of quilt). I haven't started one yet. I just played with the technique today. These two blocks are pieced in two entirely different ways (there are actually four blocks that are making up each one of these) . Both ways have pro's and con's; I'm still looking for a version I like best. Both of these are entirely machine pieced. I like hand piecing, like in my grandmother's flower garden quilts; I just don't want to do it on this quilt. The two samples I made will probably end up as apron pockets or apron bibs. These two blocks, together, are about 6 hours of work from start to finish.


On a side note this type of block has a lot of folding in it like origami does here is a neat site all about origami that my father in law sent me in an email.