Suduko Block Interlock

It's done! The top of the Sudoku 9-Patch Challenge is complete...and I'm thrilled with the result!

I probably should have waited for tomorrow, with natural lighting, to take the picture. Frankly, I'm just so happy to have completed the top that I have to post now.

Here is a close-up shot of the center blocks. Doesn't the black just make everything pop and dazzle? The sashing is 1/2" finished. This is the first time I've tried strips this narrow, but I sure am glad I did. Having laid it out with and without the sashing strips, I decided these blocks needed some distinction in order to identify the Soduko pattern. If I made the sashing any wider, though, it became a distraction.

There are two interlocking Soduku blogs in the finished top. (These are in addition to the original layout, which was a full-game size, 81 squares, Soduku board layout.) They share the four center blocks (yellow, green, magenta and blue).

Soduko Block 1

Soduko Block 2

And last, but not least, a close-up of the yummy border fabric I added.

I think the added black of the sashing and border really worked to make the black from the blocks blend into the larger group.

All that's left to do is trim the edges down, purchase black batting and a backing and quilt and bind this work of art. I haven't decided where it will go, yet. It really doesn't fit the colors in my house, but I plan to just "make it work." :)

After seeing how differently mine and friend's version have turned out, I can't wait to see what the rest of the women do!