#beginnerquilt

The idea for this quilt came to me while doing a  Sudoku puzzle one evening. Sudoku puzzles are a great way to relax and exercise your brain at the same time. This pattern is a perfect for a beginners or to do with kids and can be made in a weekend! Perfect for starting those early Christmas presents! 

 The finished size is 48 in X 49.5 in,   this would make a nice baby quilt or a nice couch throw. If you want to make it bigger consider adding sashing between the blocks or the rows.

If you don’t know how to play Sudoku not a problem check out this link!

Supplies needed:

-9 fat quarters ( I recommend that at least 3 of the fat quarters should be directional this will help you know which way your blocks go)

- rotary cutter, mat and large ruler        

- Sudoku puzzle

- thread

- sewing machine

 1)  Find and print out a Sudoku pattern. There are many free puzzles online as well as solvers if you get stuck or want to make sure you did the puzzle correctly.

http://www.websudoku.com/

http://sudokukingdom.com/

http://dailysudoku.com/sudoku/

http://www.sudukopuzzles.org/sudoku-printables.html

 After you solver the puzzle it helps to color the puzzle, label the horizontal rows 1-3 and the vertical rows A-C.

2)      Stack your fat quarters in stacks of 3, make sure they are lined up.

3)      Cut the stacks into 6 inch strips.

   4)      Then cut the strips into 6 inch squares, so you ended up with a total of nine 6 inch squares from the fabrics you cut.

5)      Repeat steps 2-4 until all of the fat quarters have been cut into 6in X6in squares

6)      Once all of your squares are cut separate the squares into like stacks and with a sticky notes label the squares 1-9

 -          I recommend  taking a picture of the order with you phone because those sticky notes have a tendency to fall off.

7)      Fold your sudoku paper so you are only looking at one block of the puzzle at a time. It helps to lay out the fabric in the pattern of the block you are working on.

-          Start with the top row of the block and work your way down. 

- Once all three rows of your block are done then piece them together. Make sure that you keep the directional fabrics going the correct way!

7)      Repeat steps seven working your way horizontally until you complete the horizontal row.

  8)      Sew block A1 to block A2 and block A2 to block A3.

-optional: you can add sashing between the blocks to make your quilt wider.

 9)      repeat steps 7-9 until you’ve complete the all of the horizontal rows.

11) sew row A to row B and row B to row C. And you’re done with the top of your quilt! 

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