When I started this project i loved the idea of using scraps but I am not good at "random". Someone sugggested that I use the scraps from my family's quilts to make it easier to use different colors together. After making the 9 patches I decided to twist them. I was not very happy with how they turned out but I pushed on and finished it. This blanket has become so special to me I can't even explain. My SIL says it's a mothers quilt kind of like a mothers ring. I feel so close to my family and I have it over me everytime I sit in the living room. Kind of ugly? Yes but treasured even more.