ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC24 - Week 44

Welcome to Week 44 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week was filled with work, errands and meetings.  I'm guessing you are here to see the quilting.  If so...

You might have to look really hard, as my attention was elsewhere...

SUNDAY - The day began with my Weekly Morning Art Zoom.  I worked on filling my "mark" book with additional pages of art marks:

Later, I noticed the last rose of summer is fading fast:

MONDAY - Work

Due to conflicting schedules, this week's Zoom with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color occurred just after I got home from work today.  Boy, was it ever good to catch up after two weeks of not chatting:

TUESDAY - Tidy Up Tuesday

Work

Construction Update...

The "Dirt Parade" has resumed at the smaller neighborhood addition down the street.  Loads and loads of dirt have to be brought in prior to beginning to build:

WEDNESDAY - Day Off

It's the first day of my 5-day weekend!!  :o))

What's on tap for today, Joyful???

It's errand day.  The list includes a trip to the bank, a stop at my favorite coffee shop for a Pumpkin Cinnamon Roll, and a bit of grocery shopping.

The first stop was supposed to be to drop a small load of decluttered items off at Goodwill, but they were closed in order to pack stuff for their move to a new location.  Between the coffee shop and the grocery store I won the voting lottery!  The wait was 10 minutes (max!)  There were only 8 people in line ahead of me when I walked into the polling place:

THURSDAY - Happy Halloween!!!

It's the 2nd day of my 5-day weekend and I've got another full day planned.

I had hoped to attend my Weekly Quilt Group, but the timing was too tight, as I had planned to meet my SIL in Greensboro for tea and an art chat at Vida Pour Tea:

I had some time between that and time to be in Hillsborough later so I stopped at a shop that I noticed around the block from the tea shop:

I stopped at Britt's before our Monthly Evening Quilt Bee meeting and very nearly forgot to get a group photo until we were all on our way out the door:

FRIDAY - The Guest Blogger(s)

Day 3 of my 5-day weekend!!  Sigh... I got called in to work today.  As it turned out, Knit Group was canceled, so I didn't miss the meeting.  Whew!  I feel like I've missed more than I've attended recently.  :o((

Welcome to November!!  Can you believe that my azalea bush still looks like this???  It is one of my three favorite plants that came with this property and this is why:

Later, I captured this photo for my friend Dee Dee.  She gave me those happy daisies and the little pink flowers were a surprise bonus.  I decided to share them here, as well:

After dinner, I enjoyed my Weekly Evening Art Zoom.  I worked on finishing the collage I started at Britt's house last night:

SATURDAY - It's LINK PARTY day for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!  Unfortunately, Angela @ So Scrappy forgot to add the party to her post.  I'll miss seeing what the RSC Quilters have been up to this week. (UPDATE:  Party has begun!)

I wanted to share the following from a couple of comments last week...

Chantal of At the Corner of Scraps and Quilts blog wanted to see what the back of my scrappy Circle Denim quilt looked like.  I attached the following photo (of one portion of it) to my reply to her comment, but thought others might like to have a look, as well:

Jeanne from Loving Retirement wanted to know how big my Circle Denim quilt was and said that it looks huge.  Well friends, it IS huge!  I hadn't measured it, but will to that now.

Drum roll, please!!!

The quilt measures 86 inches square.  It weighs nearly NINE POUNDS (and it's not finished yet!!!)  It currently weighs 8.8 lbs. to be exact:

It covers our king size bed with about a 3" drop on the sides.

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!

The Guest Blogger(s) - Vol. 57 - Jane Finds a Lost Cat

Welcome to another edition of The Guest Blogger(s)!!  I heard from Jane in Australia yesterday.  She has completed her entry for the October TABLE SCRAPS Challenge.

Here is what she had to say about it...

Hi Joy,
Well, it is Nov 1st here, so I have probably missed the deadline for October, but maybe it is still October where you are!

I had resigned myself to missing this prompt as well as last month, but I have been making a few samples of projects for the sewing day with the Guides and Brownies in January, and… Lo and behold, there on my table is a piece of stripe with some brown, and a strip of blue with 2, yes 2, French cats. Was meant to be, and now a hour or so later, here is a placemat.

We are offering the girls a tote bag, a drawstring bag, a placemat, a cushion cover, a coin purse and a small stuffed heart  , and will have “kits” ready for those who want to sign up.

Trust you are well, haven’t even had time lately to read any blogs, will catch up as soon as I get a breather.
Scrappy hugs, Jane

I replied:

You're not too late at all, Jane! The Link Party is open through Wednesday of next week. SEW glad that one of your class projects doubled as an entry for the October TABLE SCRAPS Challenge! It sounds like the girls will have a lot of fun with your project offerings.

Happy quilting! 

Joy

Give Jane some quilty love in the comments below.  I'm thrilled to share her sample placemat entry with all of you.  I know that you enjoy seeing her work as much as I do!  Thank you for sending the photo for the blog, Jane.  It's lovely to be able to post your projects (and anyone else's without a blog.)  Quilters are always looking for ways to USE the scraps from our cutting tables!

Link Party REMINDER...

The October 2024 TABLE SCRAPS Link Party opened on  Friday, October 25th @ 12:01 AM.  There's still time for YOU to join the scrappy fun, even if you haven't started sewing yet!  Small projects are quick and entries can be added until Wednesday, November 46h @ 11:59 PM (EDT).

Until next time...

USE those (table) SCRAPS!!!

2024 Pedal Pushers Retreat - Other Attendees' Projects

WARNING!!!  PHOTO HEAVY POST!!!

Welcome to another edition of Tidy Up Tuesday here at The Joyful Quilter blog!!  I'm here to share what other attendees of the Pedal Pushers Retreat worked on last week.  While attendance was down, there was no shortage of quilt projects to be inspired by!

Here's how the week progressed...

Monday - LOST!!!  Almost everyone who arrived had some trouble getting up the mountain.  The last part of my directions were incomplete/incorrect.  I arrived a half-hour later than expected, but remarkably, was only the 3rd person to arrive.  The last person dragged in nearly an hour later that I did!

Everyone got started on their projects upon arrival...

The only person to finish something was Tiffany.  Here she is with her new crossbody bag:

Tuesday - Day Two

Today she finished her new Kaffe jacket:

C2 had a date with Jack (the seam ripper) because she wasn't happy with her project from last year's retreat:

Tracey completed this quilt top, but didn't have enough of the border fabric to finish:

This was the place to find C2, morning, noon, and night:

Wednesday - Day Three

Tracey finished the top of her "Circle" quilt:

Annette showed off her completed quilt from last year's retreat:

Tiffany's hot tip of the day...

Apply double stick tape for zipper placement:

Carol finished the panel quilt for her border class:

Thursday - Day Four

Tiffany completed a zippered bag for gifting:

Tracey got as far as she could get on this quilt using rulers from Studio 180 Designs and will add the final borders when she gets home:

C2 brought this quilt for some added borders:

Controlled scrappy for a happy quilter:

Tracey machine basted her Hawaiian applique project:

Annette pieced blocks for a donation quilt:

Here is Tracey with one of her four blocks:

Tiffany completed another zippered bag.  This one is her class sample:

Tracey contemplated her final project on the design floor:

C2 seems happy with her scrappy borders:

Tracey packed up her machine and switched to her hand applique project...

While Carol worked on getting the ribbon borders assembled for her Elephant quilt and by the end of the night, they were ready for the custom fit inner borders...

And C2's quilt top was complete:

Friday - Day Five

Tiffany captured one more sunrise photo:

I grabbed a photo of her "car quilt" because I love it so and would like to make one of my own... someday:

While I missed the full group photo, I did get the last three quilters left at the lodge:

It was a wonderfully productive week and I was pleased to be welcomed back for the third year in a row.  Special thanks to Karen and Becca for making our stay comfortable!  If you missed it, you can find my projects in last weekend's ScrapHappy Saturday post.

Until next time...

RETREAT!!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC24 - Week 43

Welcome to Week 43 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week, it's going to be all sewing all the time.  Will scraps be involved?

Read on to find out...

SUNDAY - The week began with Weekly Morning Art Zoom where we played Roll the Dice.  Here are the two pages that I created...

Prompt Set One:

Prompt Set Two:

MONDAY - The car was packed and I headed to the mountains for my third annual Pedal Pushers Quilt Retreat:

The altered directions took me under the (closed) Blueridge Parkway seen in the distance...

This is the view from a scenic overlook when my GPS lead me astray:

Later than expected, I felt lucky to have arrived:

TUESDAY - Day Two of Retreat began with a glorious sunrise seen through the window screen in my room:

Today's project was my Sweet Kisses quilt (blocks pieced by Britt).  I arranged the blocks and cut the setting triangles before moving on to the assembly.  The photo below was taken once all of the rows had been joined:

Yes.  I'm in the Smokey Mountains at sunset:

WEDNESDAY - Day Three of Retreat began with a "smoky" sunrise:

Tiffany shared this sweet journal cover with me.  I get to choose my own lining and pockets for the interior:

Not long after lunch, my Sweet Kisses project is a completed quilt top:

Here I am modeling Tiffany's latest jacket creation:

The fall colors are getting more beautiful as our time here passes:

In the early evening, I took Sweet Kisses out for a look at the view...

Tiffany and I got a photo, too:

What started out as eight has now become four panels of my Circle Denim Quilt:

No Zoom with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color this week.  :o((

THURSDAY - Day Four of Retreat.  Good morning spectacular sunrise:

Today I laid out the blocks for my Snow Stars project...

After stitching my Circle Denim Quilt into a (nearly) completed top...

I got started on sewing the Snow Stars project into rows:

FRIDAY - Day Five of Retreat provided this lovely sunrise:

I packed my suitcase while waiting for the orange ball to appear on the horizon...

Not long after breakfast there were only three quilters left at the lodge:

I was home in time for dinner and was able to attend my Weekly Evening Art Zoom afterwards.  I worked on cutting out pieces for a collage based on this week's lesson with Ika Vantiani:

SATURDAY - It's LINK PARTY day for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!  I hope you will join me in visiting Angela @ So Scrappy to see what the RSC Quilters have been up to this week.

Today began with my weekly Zoom call with Knittingsuek...

Which was followed by lunch and a Get Messy Host meeting.  In the interim, I completed the collage that I started last night:

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!