Robert Kaufman Arrowhead - Downloadable PDF

Robert Kaufman Arrowhead Quilt Pattern by Ariga Mahmoudlou – Free Downloadable PDF

The Arrowhead quilt pattern, designed by Ariga Mahmoudlou for Robert Kaufman, is a striking intermediate-level quilting project that produces a finished blanket or throw measuring 55" x 65". Released as a free downloadable PDF, this pattern is part of the Just Kisses collection and is intended for individual, non-commercial use. The design features a sophisticated palette of greys, whites, and charcoals, achieved through careful strip piecing and precise cutting to create the bold geometric arrowhead motif that gives the quilt its name.

About the Design

The Arrowhead quilt is a geometric throw quilt built around a dynamic directional pattern. The arrowhead shapes emerge from the strategic arrangement of strip-pieced block units, making clever use of value contrast across a tonal grey-and-white color story. The finished size of 55 inches by 65 inches makes it an ideal lap quilt or decorative throw. The pattern is rated intermediate in difficulty, making it well suited for quilters who are comfortable with strip piecing, precise cutting, and working with multiple fabric colorways simultaneously.

Fabrics Used

The pattern calls for ten coordinating Robert Kaufman fabrics, all from the same fabric line, referenced by SKU under the K001 series. The fabrics span a carefully curated range of neutral tones:

• Fabric A (K001-1387): 1¾ yards – the primary background and structural fabric, also used for sashings and the outer border
• Fabric B (K001-295): ⅓ yard
• Fabric C (K001-862 / Gotham Grey): ⅓ yard – also used as the binding fabric
• Fabric D (K001-1071 / Charcoal): ⅓ yard
• Fabric E (K001-856 / Quicksilver): ½ yard
• Fabric F (K001-854 / Overcast): ½ yard
• Fabric G (K001-1837): ½ yard
• Fabric H (K001-1339 / White Chalkboard): ⅓ yard
• Fabric I (K001-863 / Haze): ⅓ yard
• Fabric J (K001-457 / Shadow): ⅓ yard

All fabric amounts are based on a 42-inch width of fabric (WOF). In addition to the top fabrics, the pattern requires 3½ yards of backing fabric and ½ yard of binding fabric (which is the same as Fabric C, Gotham Grey, K001-862).

Quilting Techniques

The Arrowhead pattern relies on several core quilting techniques that intermediate quilters will find both engaging and skill-building:

• Strip Piecing: Fabrics are cut into 2½" x WOF strips and sewn together in specific sequences to form strip sets. This efficient technique allows multiple units to be cut from a single sewn set, saving time and ensuring consistency.
• Sub-cutting into Squares: Each strip set is sub-cut into 8½" squares, which then become the raw block units for the quilt top.
• Diagonal Cutting: Squares are cut diagonally to create the triangular half-units that form the arrowhead shapes. This step requires careful attention to orientation – for example, cuts are made from the lower left to the upper right of specific squares with a designated fabric on the bottom edge.
• Sashing and Borders: Fabric A is used extensively for sashing strips and an outer border, cut as 1½" x WOF strips, which frame and unify the pieced blocks.
• Binding: Seven 2½" x WOF strips