Vintage Quilt - Denim Cathedral Window

Mom's denim cathedral window quilt
circa 1970s

One fabric that was plentiful on the farm was denim. Mom kept old jeans and used them to patch ripped and worn jeans or coveralls, but some of the denim was used to make durable quilts. For the cathedral window quilt, Mom cut circles of various colors of denim and then placed a square of fabric in the center. She folded the denim circle toward the fabric squares and machine zig-zagged the curved edges. The blocks were then attached to each other.

I wish these old photos were a better quality, but they, too, are vintage.

large (and heavy) denim cathedral window quilt