Cathedral Window April 13, 1933-Kentucky's first cathedral provided the inspiration for the Cathedral Window quilt block pattern according to Nancy Cabot. She wrote "the quiet, softened pastel shades of pink or blue on a background of milky white are a wise choice of materials" for this pattern. This pattern is very different from what we would think of as a Cathedral Window block today. I'm guessing that it was not a commonly used pattern since I can't find any info. on it. I did not try to make this block for my sampler quilt because I didn't think it was suitable for a 6" block. The Cathedral Window block can be found in BlockBase as #1953. This block reminds me of cutting out paper snowflakes as a kid. You know, where you fold the paper and cut out shapes? Anyway, I think it would be nice made as a big block. In a 6" block, the large squares are only about 1 3/8"! Tomorrow-Star and Crescent