Hi everyone,

I made this lap quilt for a friend who loves doing Sudoku puzzles. There are 9 different squares in each nine patch, placed so that they each appear once in each horizontal and vertical line. I quilted the word 'sudoku' into the FMQ on the border but will give her no other clues as to the design - so the quilt itself is a puzzle. It'll be interesting to see if she gets it! :D

What a great idea, k!! And I love the muted colors. Another k3n winner!!!

P.S. Let us know if she gets it! :P

What a clever idea! It looks great. I really like the fabric you used for the border. :)

Very nice.

Beautiful quilt and clever FMQ sudoku... this is one pattern that I have on my list to do!

What a great Idea!! And a beautiful quilt. you are so talented.

Let us know if she figures it out :lol: :lol:

Yes, I was pleased with how it kind of gave an oldy worldy look to the whole thing. It was sent to me by a lovely lady on here a while back. :D

Very nice I just love the colors

I love Sudoku also.. How clever. And I love the colors you chose also.

What a good idea.
I like the colors you used. I think she's going to love it.

ranger

Very pretty!! Your friend will love it.

Its very cool. My daughter loves sudoku. She would love this quilt.

Thanks for all the kind comments! It was easy peasy to make - just a nine patch. Here's a link to a tute telling you how to keep track of what goes where. :D

http://www.slideshare.net/rhodylady/...p-instructions

Very nice, k. I do sudoku puzzles every day at lunch time. Your friend will love it, I'm sure. :D

Very pretty! Love the colors!

Very nice....my boss does Sudoku every day at lunch, his bd is coming up in Dec....perhaps I'll make a wall-hanging for his office...

Did you make 1 9-patch at a time? Or how did you make them to accomplish this pattern and not lose track of what goes where? I know that if I tried, I would end up with something not fully "correct" for a Sudoku since I turned this piece upside down or sumthin'

I really like how yours turned out and thanks for the link, K. My son is a Sudoku freak, so now I need to dig through my stash for "guy" colors to make him one. Great idea.

You pin one each of your nine squares to a numbered piece of paper, then mark a sodoku grid with letters, check out the link to the tute I posted http://www.slideshare.net/rhodylady/...p-instructions It's really easy to follow. :D I labelled each block as I finished in the top left hand corner each time to be sure I got it the right way up, then put it in position on the design wall; but I STILL kept checking and double checking as I was joining the blocks together that the columns and rows only had one of each colour. :shock: :lol:

Thank you for the tutorial link. Great idea to label the top left corner each time!

How cool is that? We did the Suduko quilt as a program with our quilt group. They all turned out so nice and each is very different. I like the sashing you put around each of your 9 patch blocks. Can't see the quilted "Suduko" with my old eyes but how creative you are. Thanks so much for sharing. Your quilt is lovely and I'm sure your friend will cherish it.

What a thoughtful gift for your friend, she'll love solving it. Love the colors you chose. Dar

This is so funny! I just got in the mail a while back a pattern for a sudoku quilt. i never understood how to do those crazy puzzles-probably still cant,but it makes more sense to me after seeing the quilt pattern. your quilt is very cool and your friend will love it.

That's really a great lap quilt! Your friend will love it!

So cool, I have this same pattern...My nine squares I plan to use Batiks, I have it all bought and ready to cut. The Guild I belong to is having a sew in the weekend of opening of rifle deer season and i plan to make it then as a gift for my mother in law for Christmas. I like your version of colors, very nice!!! I'll post a picture when I get mine done :mrgreen:

K3N, so clever of you to do the game for your friend. Is it soft like it looks? You do such great work, so keep it coming.

That is so cute! :D

Very nice! Another item on my bucket list! I like your colors. :lol:

I love it! Such pretty colors.

My daughter is a s. fan. I made her a small wall hanging last year for her birthday. She loved it.

That is so cute. I love sudoku too. They are so much fun. I bet she figures it out.

I just love personalized quilts!!! What a great idea!!! Beautifully done :D :D :D

Very pretty!

Thank you everyone - I'm pleased with the colours, I wanted them different enough to show the pattern but samey enough to blend. The sashing is black with tiny red and green flowers and the same fabric in the binding. Most of the fabrics were FQs i won in the mare stare poll on the board in summer. And it IS very soft and cuddly. Her house, although in France, is very English country style so I wanted to do something to fit in with that. Her sofas are a minty green colour.

I've seen this pattern done in batiks and brights and it looks fantastic, and completely different to this! I'd love to see your daughter's wall hanging 2pink, if you have a pic. :D

Very nice. Like your colors.

Not sure where photo is, if I come across it, I will have my daughter send it.
Thanks

What a great lap quilt for
your friend. I am sure she
will love it to pieces!! :D
Especially since she loves
Sudoku puzzles. Thank you
for sharing with all of us!!
:D :D :D :D :D

I love doing the puzzels, that would be so fun.


Love it, great job

i love the gentle colors! and what a special person to make this!
i made one in batiks,with black borders..and it would blind ya!