LHQ - Christmas Sudoku Quilt - Tutorial - Part 2 -

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Note - these instructions are written in LEFTISH.
If you are right-handed - just reverse the directions.
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OK - this is next time - ;))

This tutorial is a continuation of Part 1 where I showed/told you -

How To Make A Sudoku Quilt - HERE -

This is How I Make Sashings and Cornerstones and Borders -

STEP 7 - Add sashings and cornerstones -
My blocks measure 5” x 5” when sewn together -
And I want my sashing/cornerstones to be 1/2” wide - finished -

For this you will need -
From Part 1 -

• Sashing strip - 5” x 10” -
• Sashing strip - 5” x 16” -
• Cornerstone strip - 1” x 16” -
• Cornerstone square - 1” x 1” -
• Border fabric - to be determined later - ;))

I used White for my sashings -
Red for my cornerstones -
And Blue for my borders -

So I cut -

White sashing strip - 5” x 10” -
White sashing strip - 5” x 16” -
Red cornerstone strip - 1” x 16” -
Red cornerstone square - 1” x 1” -

I always start with the sashing -

White sashing strip - 5” x 10” -
Cut into nine (9) strips - 1” x 5” -

9 White sashing strips plus one Red cornerstone square - 1” x 1” -

Then I add the cornerstones to the mix -
White sashing strip - 5” x 16” -
Red cornerstone strip - 1” x 16” -
Sew strips together -

Press AWAY from the Red cornerstone fabric -
And cut the sashing/cornerstone combo strip into 15 - 1” strips -
My strips weren't long enough so I cut 9 from one and 6 from another set -

Lay out the blocks - in order -

Sew a plain sashing strip to the RIGHT side of each block -
Press AWAY from the block -
9 blocks - 9 plain sashing strips -

Add a sashing/cornerstone combo strip -
To the BOTTOM of each block -
Press AWAY from the block -
9 blocks - 9 sashing/cornerstone strip combos -

When I sew them together -
I put the sashing/cornerstone combo strip on top -
And feed it through with the cornerstone leading -

And this is a great time to make sure your blocks are the right size -
That bottom edge is RIGHT ON!! - ;))

So far - so good - ;))

All we have to do now is finish the outside edge -

Add a sashing/cornerstone combo strip to the TOP of Block #2 and #3 -
And a sashing/cornerstone combo strip to the LEFT side of Block #4 and #7 -
4 more sashing/cornerstones used -

I left Block #1 for last -
It will use the last 2 sashing/cornerstone combo strips -
And the Red cornerstone square -

I sewed the TOP sashing/cornerstone combo strip on first -
And sewed the red square to the TOP of the LEFT sashing/cornerstone combo strip -
Before adding it to the LEFT side of the block -

Now - do you see what I see? -

I see ANOTHER 9-Patch - ;))

Gee - wonder how I should put that together?? -

Just kidding - ;))

But before I sew these blocks together -
I need to do some re-pressing -
Because I pressed all of the seams AWAY from the blocks -
Some of these blocks will not NEST properly -

BUT -

If I re-press the TOP seam on Block #2 -
And the BOTTOM seams -
On the MIDDLE blocks -
Block #2 and #5 and #8 -

TOWARD the block -
They should nest nicely - ;))

So - the rest is just standard assembly stuff -

Chain piece Block #2 to #1 -
Block #5 to #4 -
Block #8 to #7 -
With the cornerstone leading -
I don’t press yet - ;))

Then chain piece Block #3 to #1/2 -
Block #6 to #4/5 -
Block #9 to #7/8 -

Now I press - ;))

I press to the path of least resistance -
The side sashings on the top and bottom row -
Get pressed AWAY from the block -

The side sashings on the middle row -
Get pressed to the RIGHT -

When I sew the rows -
I flip Row #1 down on top of Row #2 -
So that Row #2 is on the BOTTOM -
With all of the seams going DOWN -
WITH the feed dogs -
And Row #1 is on TOP -
Where the seams can be nested easily -

I don’t “pin” my short rows -
I just put pins in roughly where the sashings meet -
I will “nest” them with my fingers -
When I get to them -

When the rows are together -
Give it a good press -

Mine stretched a bit -
And came out to 16-1/2” square -
Mathematically - it should be 16” square -
So before you cut the borders -
Be sure to measure it - ;))

STEP 8 - Add the borders -
My borders are cut at 3-1/2” wide -
And will finish at 3” -
Making my little Christmas Sudoku Quilt -
Finish at or around 22" square - ;))

I don’t actually “measure” my border lengths -

I do the side borders first -
And lay two border strips out on top of the quilt top -
Matching the top of the strips to the top of the quilt top -
(So - how many times can YOU use the word “top” in three lines? - haha - ;))

Smooth them out -

And cut them even with the bottom of the quilt top -

Sew one to each side -
I DO "pin" my borders when I sew them -
And I pin the corners in BOTH directions -
To help keep them square -

And press them to the border strips -

And then do same thing with the top and bottom borders -

Lay two strips out across the top from side to side -
Match the RIGHT side of the strips to the RIGHT side of the quilt top -

Because I am LEFT-HANDED -
I will cut them even with the LEFT side of the quilt top - ;))

Sew them to the top and the bottom -
Again - pinning to keep those corners square -

With pins at the sashings -

And pins in the middle of the blocks -

Press them to the border -

And -

TA DAH!!

My Christmas Sukoku Quilt center square -

One of each of these fabrics appears in -
Each “Box -
Each “Column” -
And each “Row” -

That's Sudoku - ;))

All I have to do now is -

Layer - baste - and "quilt as desired" -

And who knows when THAT will be - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -