"Triumphal Arches" a Curvy Challenge

Triumphal Arches

46 w x 40 h

LMQG Curves Ahead Challenge

scrappy arch curves

I love arches. Many years ago when I went to Italy I just loved seeing arches, looking through arches at other things but most of all I loved the free standing triumphal arches.   My local guild had a challenge that I led called Curves Ahead. The idea was to inspire trying curved piecing though we accepted curved applique and curved quilting also.  I have been making quite a few circle quilts using various techniques and decided now was the time to try the arch shape. All of the quilt was made up of just pieces in my scrap bins. I grabbed random colors and sewed the arches and then pieced and puzzled them in between my scrap strips. Very little trimming was involved.  I placed the pieces from dark to light giving the illusion of sun and shadow on the arches, just like my photo shoot below!!

I love the idea of Triumphal Arches and who knew I would actually find one near my neighborhood. Fortuitous I believe!! 

The back is just one piece of fabric I had in my stash. I thought the colors worked and the slabby stacks of colors looked like my scraps. 

See, there is something interesting about viewing arches, and viewing things through arches....don't you agree?  I had a little too much sun for these photos but I still like them. 

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