Wonky Donky

The small group of quilting friends that I meet with every month is so nice.  At our first meeting we talked about what we wanted to get from the group.  One of the things we agreed on was a forum to get together to talk and learn about quilting, but with no pressure.  We wanted to have challenges and assignments, but the underlying premise was no guilt if you didn't participate.  I love this group - there isn't a snob or big ego among any of them.

Last month's "assignment" was to make a wonky log cabin.  I love log cabins.  It shouldn't have been a problem for me.  It was.  I couldn't think what to do, what fabric to use, and I was afraid of "wonky".  I didn't make the block.  Grr.  Meeting time came, and there were everyone else's blocks laid out, each unique to their maker.  We oohed and aahed over them all.  Of course, I felt guilty.  And embarrassed.  And determined to make one for this month, even if it was late.

Same problem this month and time was getting really short!!  I was having a major mental block on my wonky block.  Finally, Nike (Just Do It!) kicked in.

So here it is.  I realize that the colors look incongruous, but that's because they're out of context with the feature fabric.  I can't really tell you any more about it right now, but if you come back tomorrow, it will make more sense.  And I promise, it looks a lot better with its friends.

For now, I'm happy.  It was lots of fun, just like they said it would be.  I'm excited about this next quilt that it'll be part of.  Everything is hunky dory, or should I say, wonky donky.