Thank you for a great story. I love the idea quilts being used. I have only ever completed one. I was never going to make a quilt, my mother (prolific quilter, i never used a sewing machine), ordered fabric, I saw a panel and ordered it hoping I could get my mother to make me a pillow. My 4 year old nephew came over saw the panel, looked me in the eye and said, "So you are going to make me a blanket?". Challenge accepted, what I love most is he uses it, play mat, to the park, the beach and so forth. His much older sister is mortified that he takes it everywhere. Quilts are to be used in my opinion.

A couple of years ago I was gifted lots of old cadet uniforms (I'm in the UK) from the unit my eldest grandson was enrolled in. He has since aged out and begun an engineering apprenticeship. He has requested a quilt made from the old uniforms. Just 2 colours, blue for the sea cadets and camo from his unit of marine cadets. Challenge accepted and today I start the process of getting the fabric ready for cutting. As this is my very first quilt I'm attempting the log cabin pattern, wish me luck please x

This particular video is the perfect description of why quilters quilt. It’s a creative expression of love for others. That’s also why most often quilters aren’t in possession of the vast majority of the quilts they’ve made. It’s incredibly rewarding giving something from our hearts and souls to those we love and cherish in our lives. I love the quilt, but the story made my heart sing. Thank you for sharing both with us this evening. You are officially a member of the quilting sisterhood of the heart. Welcome ❤️👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏼👫👬🏽👩🏻‍🤝‍👩🏼

The story is as beautiful as the quilt itself.

I just love everything about this quilt! The color, the pattern, how soft it looks, the story behind it, and that adorable baby! You are all very blessed. ❤

This is such a perfect quilt for this little boy and his parents. So sweet! And yes, there are many quilts that are made with much love, and some swearing. 😁

John, Abby and Wells are so blessed to have you in their lives! The quilt is lovely.

I love your quilt! It's so beautiful. It's amazing what a bunch of squares can become. You achieved your goal. It's soft and calming. I've always told the recipients of my baby quilts to please use their quilts. Wear and tear is evidence of love as beautifully depicted in the Velveteen Rabbit. God Bless you and your family.

Thank you

Such a beautiful story to start the day. Love and swearing is absolutely true when creating from the heart ♥️.

I love all of your quilts. ❤

What a beautiful friendship. You are a blessing and the quilt is a labor of love. You do inspire me and I so enjoy watching your videos. I feel like you are a good friend to us all. Thank you!🥰

It's stunning! 💖 And the story is beautiful, thank you for sharing 💕 ☕☕☕

Love the quilt and the story. I never would have thought to resize the pattern by halving all the measurements of the pieces. So smart.

Thank you for sharing the story of this lovely quilt. You conveyed the love you put into it, and for the family it was gifted to.

Cathy, you are a joy to listen to and an inspiration for many. I just love hearing all that you have to say even though it’s a lot to say! Your stories help me realize how much goes in to what we quilters do… and I am grateful you are sharing your innermost heartfelt emotions. Thank you, Julie.

OMG!!! So beautiful. The love of Jesus just pours out of you. Lovely. What a blessing.

I love it! You did a great job! I always tell quilt recipient that the quilt was made with love and prayers for them because I pray over them as I make the quilt for them.

Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful story and the stunning quilt.

Thank you for sharing thia beautiful quilt and the beautiful love that went into it ❤️.

What a delight to hear you tell the story behind this beautiful quilt. Thanks so much for sharing.

Love the shoes! Also love the quilt, love the inspiration, love the mini-not-preachy sermon against perfectionism and being hard on ourselves, love all of it. Thank you for sharing this. (And "ironed the dog outta it"... I see you. *LOL*)

Beautiful family! Beautiful quilt!! Thank you for sharing.

So beautiful, both the story and the quilt - I think in this life you find the people you need, and I'm so glad you found John & Abby, and they found you - your love shows in that quilt 💖

What a beautiful story! Thank you for sharing it with us. The pattern and colors you picked are perfect together. I’m certain your quilt will be loved for a long, long time. ❤

All my quilts have been "onlys". I find a block or two that I like then start creating. Have to design my way through making everything fit. It's a new learning journey each time. Every quilt made for each of my 9 grandkids are one of a kinds ... just like my grandkids!

I so enjoyed your latest quilt story. And what a darling quilt! I LOVE that you intuitively scaled down the pattern, which I think better ‘fits’ a baby quilt.

It really is why we quilt - to feed that soul need to make and to present to someone our love in crinkled form.

What a beautiful quilt story! I loved your opening, a real picture of what the family in Christ is.❤️. That quilt is so precious (I’m from California so I mean it literally 😆). What a great modification to the quilt pattern. I often find myself modifying patterns in some way or another. I think that’s the joy of quilting, to make each quilt unique. Thanks for sharing this lovely quilt with us! Blessings 🤗.

Beautiful quilt and story. Enjoy your videos, you’re such a lovely lady!

Gorgeous! Love the pattern and the colors. Yes cursing and love can definitely coexist - LOL! I had the same thing going on with free motion quilting a graduation quilt for my niece.

Good Friday morning to everyone😇 I love everything you do ,thank yoh so much for sharing may you continue to do gods work with your quilting🙏🙏🙏

Love this quilt! ❤

Your quilt is absolutely amazing 🤩 What a treasure you have created 🥰 The colour combination makes it look so ‘fresh’ I’d be so proud to have made something so beautiful 😍 Thank you so much for sharing this wonderful story and your amazing quilt 👏👏🇬🇧

I love this quilt. Pattern, colors, how you "hunt" your fabric. Love it all. So glad I have discovered your world. Thank you. I love that you have "a lot to say". I am hoping you have a source for the pattern. I am thinking it is a creation by you. And....I am now committed to making a quilt from men's shirts. And blue will be the starting point. I have always loved blue oxford cloth men's shirts. I am listening to one of your videos right now. And just heard you say "when you moved to Nebraska". Love that land!

This is sooo cute!!!!! I love that!!

We have a "John" too. But his name is Michael. We met him when he was 18. Now he is 41, married with 3 kids. I have made them multiple quilts and going to make them another one for Christmas. Your baby quilt is gorgeous!

If you want a to test perfectionism, make a crazy quilt, it will make you crazy!. My turned into a wall flag!

What a great pattern!! Well done!!!

What a beautiful story and gift that I'm sure will be appreciated and cherished for generations. That's the wonder of quiltmaking. Thanks for sharing.

Every video you make, makes me love your channel. At first I wondered who filmed you vlogs because you can tell it’s someone you love and that loves you. I’m guessing it’s your hubby or one of your children. The word “beloved” pops into my head when you say something and laugh because you are with someone that knows your personality well. Either that, or it’s a tripod your camera is on and no one is there with you and I am a foolish old lady. Then maybe you are thinking of your subscribers when you make the videos. Whichever is true, it makes your videos without question the most enjoyable of any I watch - and I watch a lot of channels. Thank you for all you do for us!

I'm pretty sure you put "all the love in your heart " into everything you make Cathy! A little while back l asked a young friend whose 3 babies l had made a quilt for to send me photos of them as l was compiling an album of all the quilts l had made (as many as l could get). She sent me photos and the first 2 were well loved but fine . Unfortunately the last one hadn't fared as well.One of the blocks that had a beautiful little angel 😇 on it had completely faded so you could hardly see it any more...while the rest of the quilt blocks were fine. My heart just sank as l asked her what had happened.She said that it had happened in the wash under no special circumstances. I guess that print just wasn't stable so yes bad things can happen!!

I love this so much!!

I made a baby quilt for my son when he was little and he loved it like Linus (Peanuts). And as I'm sitting here listening to you talk I'm thinking I should have added a narrow band on all 4 sides for ever year of his life with memories added in each year - until it was at least queen sized. Why didn't I think of that before? The original could be centered in the middle, at the top middle or in a offset in a corner...so many ideas.

It has struck me while watching this video, all the way from Australia, that you would truly know how to have (and value) a good friendship!

So sweet! 🥰

I think the quilt is beautiful!

The only people who don't think there could be love and swearing together in the same quilt clearly aren't perfectionist quilter's like you and me. #trueconfessions

I like making baby quilts about 50 or 55 inches square, so that after tummy time is past it is still a good lap size for cuddling under on the couch in the winter. (At least that's how I envision the quilts being used as the child grows.) So I always make sure my baby quilts are big enough for couch use!

I'm looking at this again; one inch squares for three inch 9patches are the best.

Love those shoes!

Lovely quilt to go with a lovely story❤

I am shocked you traveled for ministry and swear off camera a lot. Must be a different belief than we are. Beautiful quilt!

I highly approve ! Lol. LOVE IT .

Back in the 80s our youth minister was right out of college. I was the youngest of the bunch, maybe 14 at the time, so he must have been like eight years older than me. He was a lot of fun. I'm traveling with my husband for his job. I'm in Mobile right now and going to Birmingham tomorrow. Seems like you live in one of those places, but I don't remember which. And I don't have the car, and I don't know you well enough yet to suggest a shopping trip or anything like that. Might be fun, some other time. Anyway, just picture one of your viewers waving as we drive by.

I love this quilt and the fact that you shrunk the pattern. It’s perfect. 👌🏻❤️ Technically if you use the same pattern but different fabrics would it not still be counted as an “only” as each one is unique in its own way? Other people would be making quilts from the same pattern as you…:though I guess it’s the only one of that type made specifically by YOU which I think is cool too 🥰👍🏻

Beautiful! I want to make one too!

I have wanted to ask you if you have discovered goodwill outlet stores. Alabama apparently only has one In Birmingham and one in mobile. Not everyone’s cup of tea, but one of my favourites because all the clothing is sold by the pound.

Very nice quilt! Have you considered to use a dark binding ? To frame it up?

Hoŵ beautiful. You hàve alot to be proud of.sometimes less is more.

Hello again, thank you for sharing you passion and talent for quilting. This is the third time I’ve watched this video I love that quilt my second oldest daughter I had four kids three girls and one boy is having her first baby and she has had the hardest pregnancy she had preeclampsia Bell’s palsy or HELP she has had liver problems I mean her face was paralyzed she has been exhausted swelled peed I mean and she didn’t want kids by the grace of God she’s having one and it’s gonna be my second granddaughter first one bite and only one by her I’m sure but I have been obsessed with this quilt it is so gorgeous and beautiful I don’t know what it is I’ve been quilting for a few years I’m a beginner maybe advanced or intermediate beginner never used men’s shirts so I thought man that would be beautiful because she is really my more open minded kind of not Hippy but earthy and once I gender neutral colors the neutral like you were speaking about Abby John’s wife so when I saw this quilt I loved it in fact she would probably love it and the boy colors but of course that’s John and Abby‘s quilt and I don’t ever wanna try to copy the colors of someone else’s quote even if she was having a boy but I wanna make it I found some really cute purples at their store really muted purples they kind of look like that I don’t know what it’s called almost Demi was little white throat kind I don’t know explain it but they were cute but at my thrift store here in Bakersfield California they won 899 and 799 a shirt!! Now I can’t afford that I am now disabled I used to work in healthcare and I struggled for years before getting help and I have MS and pseudo tumor cerebri and some other autoimmune diseases but AnyWho I want to make this quote for her so bad I hope you don’t mind I’m not gonna mimic yours I will make sure that is different but do you have any suggestions I went to go look for the pattern it but I will be handmade and I noticed that the pattern is $12 is not free or no so I was curious this is horrible I would buy that pattern it asked if I could it is gorgeous are you aware of any other similar patterns it might be free? And also I found some hundred percent cotton pillowcase pillowcases king size at the thrift store for $.79 and then they were no they were $.99 and then 50% off and they were really large and they’re a Surrey collection so I believe that’s from Macy’s I have a shop to Macy’s or any store for so long I think that’s it but they’re really good quality soft soft like a really pale muted gray so I thought that gray would work really well if I could find some kind of a pink or a muted purple or something to go with it I’m not really good at picking out colors yet I keep watching and just get it done quilts color theory but I just can’t it just doesn’t click in my head I don’t know I can’t get it so I think also I from the pseudotumor cerebri I’m losing my vision is like if you’ve ever seen one of those dimmers and someone’s like usually the dining room I think or the formal family room the little dimmers that you turn the lights down you can demo that’s what my bad I don’t like is like someone turn the dimmer down I might be just getting worse and worse and I have double vision price on a straight line with double vision laugh my butt off sidenote AnyWho I want to make her one so bad I don’t have much time she’s eight months pregnant I’ve been looking and looking and looking for something to make it I just haven’t found anything I know I should’ve just settled on something but I wanted to be perfect I know this is our one and only child and I haven’t been able to be there for her I’m in California she’s in Colorado I wanna make something that’s very special that they can keep for years I wanna be perfect and just “bad and I don’t know why it just does it for me it does it I love it and I know she will love it too kind of worried about how I’m gonna quilt it because I’m gonna have to do it myself on my home machine and my free motion isn’t good so I might just stitch in the ditch I don’t know but anyways long post I’m sorry I use speak to text because my vision is so bad if you’re aware of any other pattern or any other suggestions for getting him a T-shirts cheap now we do have a Salvation Army I haven’t tried them yet and we have Goodwill but our Goodwill I know they’re kind of high the thrift store I went to yesterdsy used to be the cheapest one and now it’s ridiculous I couldn’t believe it I was shocked at how much stuff was I was in the used coffee cups & they were 299 I saw one that I had years ago from the 99 Cents store and they wanted 299 it was crazy...lol OK enough about that again I’m just looking for suggestions on where to buy cheaper shirt fabric for a little girl quilt it’s super super special and maybe where to find fabric that’s good now they did have some good shirts but they were 1290 989979 and I can’t afford that I considered going to Walmart because they have a fabric there and it’s 333 yard for the solid colors and I know it’s cotton I’ve actually seen some of Joannes fabric at our Walmart so I know the care of the same thing Joannes does have good sales too I don’t know if I could afford that right now at all ever bit but I don’t know but I’d be better off to keep searching for shirts and maybe more good quality pillowcases or I don’t know you’re good at that you’ve been doing it a while I know you live in Texas but I was just wondering suggestions and also if there’s another quilt pattern it’s similar enough that maybe it’s free..AnyWho to wrap it up I’m a talker I am so sorry and I talk fast I started talking at like nine months old my family makes fun of me for it like that I say I was born talking born with the gift for gab so I better shut up but AnyWho thank you so much for that you do God bless you I hope the Lord blesses you and your family abundantly I’m a believer so in a follower I love what you do and I love watching your channel you’re so peaceful and relaxing and you’re funny you remind me a lot of myself I’m goofy anyways thank you so so much God bless you I look forward to hearing you if you make it through this book I just wrote/spoke.. lmbo!! much love and many prayers Jen from Bakersfield California

Oh my gosh. I love this quilt and the pattern ❤. Beautiful and peaceful. Probably my favorite of the 5 videos I’ve started binge watching of your channel. How did you come up with your name catbird?

Such a beautiful quilt Cathy! The story behind it is just as beautiful! I know they absolutely love and cherish all the time and love you put into it just for them! ❤️ Side note...how did you come up with your channel name and is there a story behind it?