This quilt was so fun to make! A shout out to P. for the inspiration and to Sarah for sharing the pattern! I'm pretty sure there will be another one in my future.
To quilt this, I marked diagonally through each square and then quilted a series of arcs around the X's I'd marked. It was a lot of fun.
Mathematically, this quilt is awesome. The outer border is 8", exactly double the nine-patch squares, and it divides evenly by 8 as well, so I marked it in 8" squares, drew X's through them and quilted the same arcs as I did in the nine-patches. And with all that stripey goodness, I couldn't resist a bit of stripey bias binding.
I quilted my favorite swirls into the sashing. They are hard to see from the front because the thread is the same color as the sashing, so here's a view from the back.
Here's a shot of the whole quilt. So much fun and so quick to put together!
Read more about this quilt:
Beginnings
Fabric Selection
Sudoku Quilt Group
Finished Quilt Top
7 comments:
Awesome, Elizabeth! Beautiful quilting; it is very complementary. Love the stripey border and binding. That yellow vintage fabric just brings a little merry sunshine, doesn't it? Congrats on another 2011 finish!
Your cute little button reminds me that I meant to add it and keep track in 2011 myself, but that didn't happen. Perhaps I will be inspired to organize better next year. :)
Your mitered corners are lovely! Great finish!
I keep forgetting about sudoku quilts! What a nice reminder!!
That's it. I'm officially sending you all my quilts for the swirly treatment. Don't protest. It's your own fault for showing your brilliance.
That quilt is super gorgeous. I love everything about it from the floral teeny border to the way you went out on a limb and did stripes. Fabulous I tell you - it's fabulous !
Totally love this....love the colors...just a great job!
Such warm colors! Those mitered stripey corners are incredible. I must admit to a bit of envy. :-)
Ever since you asked me to fill in a Sudoku for you to create a quilt, I've been wanting to make my own. (Maybe after the holidays and things slow down a bit with RS and PTA.)
Gorgeous quilt!
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