Last 6 Wonky 9s and Loom Blues

This was a good day to take one of my vacation days. Let's call it a pajama day.  That is a day where you don't have to get dressed and you can wear pajamas all day. I did shower and shave, but I put on pajama bottoms with my t-shirt.

Just because it is a pajama day is no reason to waste the day.  I have completed the last six Wonky 9-patches.  One of my readers emailed a suggestion that I not put the pairs together so the quilt has a more scrappy look.  I like that idea.  I tried to layout the six that way.  the problem was that two sets used the same background fabric. Oops! I can't make it work with just six, but you can see  if you ignore the middle two. Ha ha.

They do look better separated. The purple is matched with a large print from the French General collection. I love the surprises in  the blocks that it makes. Do you see the bird?

I also started another scarf on the loom.  It is another commission piece.  However, I am not happy with it for the intended recipient.  She has a wilder style than this.  The stripes are too obvious and too orderly.

I also think a more aqua/ teal range of blue tones in it would appeal to her sense of color style.  This will still be a beautiful scarf for someone with a different style or maybe even for me.  I love it.  So I will finish this one and be seeking the "right" yarn for her scarf. I delivered one scarf yesterday and immediately got orders for two more from folks admiring her scarf. I will be weaving a lot in the near future.  But I will also be creating quilts.
On Wanda's blog, Exuberant Color, she mentioned a book by Rayna Gillman who also has a blog.  I was so intrigued that I bought the kindle version on Amazon. (I had a gift card so it was  a no-brainer!)
In the book she tells how to use orphan blocks and ugly fabrics to make something amazing.  So I used some scrap strips as leaders and enders on the last six wonky blocks.

 Honestly I found sewing these far more interesting than making the last blocks. After I finished those blocks I did a bit more sewing on these.  These strips will be chopped and re-sewn a few times to create something. At least I used a bit more of the yellow spiderweb fabric that I got in a bundle and have been going "ugh" every time I see it. There will be more fun with this as it goes on.

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