Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Project Quilting 16.5 - Arrow Postcard

This week's Project Quilting challenge needed to include an arrow shape.  I considered making a wall hanging, but I needed this to be a quick project.  After a bit of research I ended up playing with two variations of the Arkansas Traveler block.  I made my own tiny paper-pieced template, picked out some scrap and made some arrows.  

Tried out a couple of new things with this postcard.  I cut a wider binding (1¼ inch) and also sewed the binding closer to the edge (a fat ⅛ inch).  I had to update my notes - don't need the wider binding if I stitch it so close to the edge.  But for once I had too much fabric rather than too little to work with.  I also used fusible web to tack down the back side of the binding - that worked so much better than glue.  Will certainly use that in the future. 

Sharing with:
Persimon Dreams - Project Quilting 16.5
Melva Loves Scraps - Sew & Tell
My Quilt Infatuation - Needle & Thread Thursday
A Quiltery - Put Your Foot Down Thursday
Alycia Quilts - Finished or Not Friday
Nina-Marie - Off the Wall Friday




9 comments :

  1. That's fun, Sally! I like the blue and green combination, and the different widths of the arrows. Your fabric postcards are a great way to meet the PQ challenge!

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  2. The arrows look great together in the post card. Love the colors!

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  3. I was about to type that this design is very sharp, and then realized it might sound like I was making a joke. Not! Anyway, it looks very precise and with these shapes has a different sort of feel to it, I think. Interesting!

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  4. Your Arrow project turned out awesome, Sally. I love the colours too. I would have no clue what to do with such a theme.

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  5. What a fun postcard. Thanks for sharing in my Sew & Tell party.

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  6. Sometimes the best way to complete a Project Quilting assignment is to make your piece small and simple. Great idea to go with the poster. I love that you designed two arrows a thick and thin one.

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  7. Cool! This Arkansas Traveler postcard seems to be in the process of figuring out which way it's going! Hopefully, to somewhere warm! I found this last prompt to be a head-scratcher, but that's what makes the challenge so much fun! Well done!

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  8. How creative to have made your own paper-pieced template! Nice job! Love your colors and that binding pulls it all together!

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  9. LOVE blue and green together and the shades you used are perfect. Well done. Keep stitching.
    Sandy's Space

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