Wonderful Wednesday - A Fall 2024 UFO Club Finish

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday!!  I'm here to share my first UFO finish of the quarter.  I finished the quilt top at the NT Nights Retreat over Labor Day weekend.  And then it sat, in typical Joy fashion (as did this post.)

If you're on Ravelry you may have already seen it...

This donation quilt was made for the Quilt For Kids Challenge in conjunction with the DOQ Quilt Show held last weekend two weeks ago.  Here is the completed quilt on display:

Thank goodness for quilting friends!!!

I couldn't locate my crayon fabric when packing for the retreat.  :o((

As it turned out...

Stacy was finished with her entry and had some scraps that were perfect for the narrow border I had planned.  When I was out of projects, Mary decided that she didn't want to make her challenge entry.  Her FQ of crayon fabric became the center of my design.

My contribution to the quilt was a couple yards of Moda Grunge that went coordinated well with the challenge fabric.

But...

My design wasn't big enough for the quilt I was hoping to make.

What then???

As luck would have it, Britt had just the right fabric in one of her project boxes!  Being the good friend that she is, she donated it to the cause so that I could stretch the size a bit:

Here is the resulting quilt top on the design wall at retreat:

Special thanks to Stacy @overthemoonquilts, "Scrappy" Mary, and Britt @britt_quilts for making this quilt become a reality!

Only a few steps left!!!

The quilting, the squaring up, and the binding.  It all happened so fast that I missed taking any photos.  My finish came complete with a game of "Binding Chicken" that I didn't realize I was playing.  Whoops!  There were only 6 inches leftover!!!

Here is the porch swing photo:

The Crayon Challenge Quilt was completed October 3, 2024 - ZERO DAYS prior to the Quilt Show hang.  Whew!!  I'm SEW glad that I was able to get it done in time to be displayed with the other challenge quilts.  Apologies for sharing it, again, but it insisted on having its own post.  :o))

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the list!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC24 - Week 41

Welcome to Week 41 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week I'm scheduled for late days at work.  That won't leave a lot of playtime.  What will that mean for scrap sewing???

Take a look...

SUNDAY - Quilt Show so no Weekly Morning Art Zoom for me.  I did get to spend some time with Knittingsuek, though.  Here we are, shopping the boutique with Maggie:

Here she is with the quilt she entered and its Second Place ribbon:

Congratulations, Sue!!

MONDAY - Work

I'm glad I didn't have to be at work earlier.  It could have be a long wait to get through this traffic light, judging by the looks of the car being loaded on that flatbed:

TUESDAY - Work

Before work I spent some time on YouTube to see what the predictions were for Hurricane Milton.  Things don't look good for Tampa and the surrounding areas:

I also spent some time catching up on video lessons from Sketchbook Revival:

WEDNESDAY - Work

On my break, I binge watched bits of YouTube videos to see how Florida fared during Hurricane Milton.  When I got home, I decorated my new Get Messy hangout journal in order to be ready for this week's upcoming classes:

After dinner, I watched several more Milton video reports and checked in with family and friends in the area via text and email:

THURSDAY - Work

Beforehand, I thought about cat quilts and dipped into my BROWN/beige/cream scrap baskets to see what I could come up with for this month's TABLE SCRAPS Challenge:

FRIDAY - No Knit Group today. Beth has company, Linda is away and Tracy had to work. That left Stacy knitting by herself, as I made an appointment so I couldn't attend.

I was able to fit in a quick Zoom call with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color before heading out.  Today was my only day off this week and this was the only time we could fit in a chat:

After dinner, I enjoyed my Weekly Evening Art Zoom where I worked on this week's class titled Treasure the Moment.  This is the journal page that I created:

And...

Stayed few minutes after to chat with Britt:

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.  You will have to wait to see my BROWN scrap sewing, as my TABLE SCRAPS Challenge project is nowhere near ready for its debut.

It was a busy morning which began with a Get Messy class called Karen and the Season of Buried Treasure.  I made a tiny accordion-style journal using @karenlizcreative's single sheet of paper method:

Side One...

And...

Side Two:

Afterwards, I enjoyed my Weekly Zoom call with Knittingsuek:

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC24 - Week 40

Welcome to Week 40 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week was a bit of a blur.

Read on and you will see for yourself...

SUNDAY - Weekly Morning Art Zoom

I checked one of the last remaining art experiments off my list for September's projects, a contact paper image transfer:

Britt and I stayed after to chat for a little bit:

I decided to work on another of my art experiments for the month after lunch.  This was a watercolor painting done with pieces of a credit card:

MONDAY - Day Off!!

I Zoomed with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color right after lunch, as today was my only day off this week so it was the only time we could fit in a chat:

Afterwards, I peeled of specifically made "paint skins" from the freezer paper that I had layered the paint on...

And used them on this art journal page during this week's Curiosity Collective:

Once the Art Zoom was over, I gathered my quilts for the Show Quilt Turn-in this evening.

TUESDAY - Work

After work, I got a start on finishing my QFK Challenge quilt:

WEDNESDAY - Summer 2024 UFO Club - The Results

Work

The construction workers next door were working on roofing House # 9, 10, and 11, as well as laid sod at the house next door:

THURSDAY - Fall 2024 UFO Club - The List

Weekly Quilt Group and I went, but neglected to get a photo  :o((

Afterwards, I took Britt lunch and helped with the Quilt Show hang, Dee Dee and I were responsible for setting up the accessories and wearables booth.  At the end of the day, I was pleased to see my freshly finished QFK Quilt hung in the show:

I got the following surprise when walking through the show to make sure that no stray poles remained in any booth...

My original pictorial seascape quilt, inspired by Karen Eckmeier's Accidental Landscapes, received a 3rd place ribbon in its category:

FRIDAY - Work

QUILT SHOW!!!  Mebane Arts Center, off 3rd Street in Mebane, NC at 633 Corregidor St.

No Knit Group for me or quilt show for me today, as I was scheduled for a full day.  :o((

During my Weekly Evening Art Zoom, I worked on another version of my credit card watercolor painting.  This time in my Altered Book Journal:

Britt and I stayed after for a few minutes.  We'll see each other at the quilt show tomorrow:

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

I pulled out some Lights and Browns for this month's TABLE SCRAPS Challenge...

Not sure where I'm going to find a cat in all of that!

No scrap sewing for me today...

I'm off to the QUILT SHOW!!!  Mebane Arts Center, off 3rd Street in Mebane, NC at 633 Corregidor St.  I spent the bulk of the day volunteering, but managed this photo as I watched Britt begin her demonstration on Rug Twining:

The quilt show is also open from 10 AM - 3PM on Sunday, October 6th.  Please stop by if you are in the area.

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!

Fall 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The List

Welcome back to The Joyful Quilter!! The Fall 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club is now OPEN for sign-ups!! Participants MUST list (at least) FIVE quilt projects. Photos should accompany the list. Sign-ups end at midnight EDT on October 7, 2024.

NOTE: All qualifying finishes must be posted BEFORE midnight (EDT) on December 31, 2024!!!

Do you have a plan this time, Joyful???

Same plan, different term.  My strategy is usually to list WAY more projects than I could EVER possibly finish in a single session and hope for the best! The "at least FIVE" project requirement for participation is the bare minimum, but I tend to err on the side MORE is better. I haven't changed. I'm still a bit of a moody quilter. That means I have to "be in the mood" to work on any given project! By varying the size and style of the items included on my list, I have options. These choices increase the chances of finding projects that I want to work on during the quarter.

Here is my project list for the FALL 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club:

1. Bright Eyes (Faces Workshop 2021)

2. Stitch Studio Remix (2012)

Quilting by Diane @ Stitch Studio

3. Grape Candy Coated (2023)

4. SAHRR Holiday Edition (2023)

5. Noah's Grad Quilt (2020)

6. QFK Crayon Challenge (2023)

7. DOQ Neighborhood Challenge (2023)

8. Aboriginal Runner (2022)

9. Blue and Green for Parrish (2016)

10. Color Wheel Runner (2023)

SEW...

The list is a little shorter than last quarter, but there are still more projects than I can realistically complete in a 3-month period of time.  That's the way I like it, though.  I'll have plenty to choose from with 10 listed projects for the Fall 2024 UFO Club.  The list includes some "have to do", some "want to do", and a few "low hanging fruit" to get me going.  My goal is actually only ONE finish for the quarter. More than that is a bonus!

Remember...

There's still time for YOU to join in the finishing fun!  Sign-ups are open through, October 7th @ midnight (EDT), so head over to the Quilters Knitting group on Ravelry today. Email if you need help with the process. (You will need to sign-up for Ravelry, the Quilters Knitting group, then state your intentions and projects in the discussion thread linked above.)

Until next time...

Wish me luck!!

Summer 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The Results

The SUMMER 2024 UFO Club is now CLOSED!! Participants MUST have listed (at least) FIVE quilt projects in the discussion below. Photos should have accompanied the list. Sign-ups ended at midnight EDT on July 7, 2024.

NOTE: All qualifying finishes must have been posted BEFORE midnight EDT on September 30, 2024!!!

Membership (30):

monicarose51: 1 completed project

dzirin: 1 completed project

fairfaxknitter: 1 completed project

Peacock

doris7264

siberspinner

Momma2abunch

amalberti: 1 completed project

BethCtoo

peregrineknit

aerieiris

Lallison79: 2 completed projects

basketcase9702: 1 completed project 

tjsayers: 3 completed projects

robobeagle: 2 completed projects

amquilt

mehitabel: 4 completed projects

djaquilter: 1 completed project 

MorganLaFey

montricot: 2 completed projects

CCK

bookwormdjibouti

sk2p

statsgeek

hchaffin

BunnySpun

spyndragon

BillieX3: 15 completed projects

Cindiknits: 1 completed project

Needleb

Session Totals: 13 quilters have completed 35 projects.

I am pleased to have contributed the following finish to this quarter's group stats...

Work Man T-Quilt (2024):

I completed a second, but neglected to post it in the group...

DOQ Birds, Bees, Flowers and Trees (2024):

I hate it when I forget to double check the UFO List!  :o((

Congratulations to our Rock Star for the quarter, BillieX3, on her 15 completed projects for this session! Congratulations to Monicarose51 on her 1st UFO finish of the quarter!! That completed project so near the deadline earned her the title of Queen of the Last Minute.

Thank you to all of our participants and congratulations to our finishers! We appreciate our cheerleaders who encouraged us every step of the way. For anyone who has 5 (or more) quilting UFOs, please join us for the Fall 2024 UFO Club. It's worth joining Ravelry and the Quilters Knitting group in order to have some extra encouragement to finish up some of those languishing projects!

Note:  Sign-ups will be open through October 7, 2024 at 11:59 PM (EDT).

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the list!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC24 - Week 39

Welcome to Week 39 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week was full to the brim with activities, classes, and work.  It was also filled with vertigo that would not go away.  Thankfully, that seemed to diminish as the week went on.  I'll tell you right up front...

There was NO scrap sewing this week!!!  :o((

SUNDAY - Well, it started off with vertigo and my Weekly Morning Art Zoom.  I worked on the Roll the Dice game that I missed last week.  The prompts were magazine image, cling wrap, masking or washi tape, map and marker:

Britt and I (and a couple others) stayed on for a little bit after the meeting ended:

Once I had eaten lunch, I headed back up to the studio for my Weekly Zoom with Knittingsuek:

MONDAY - Day Off

Yay!!!  It's my day off!  With my schedule change, I met briefly with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color for our Weekly Zoom session:

I am so excited that I was able to attend Curiosity Collective for the 4th week in a row.  That is completely unheard of!  Today we worked on Messy Recipe #7, but I deviated a bit from the plan.  My page had the recommended watercolor and magazine image, but that was it:

TUESDAY - Work

Yesterday afternoon I was excited to receive Happy Mail!!!

My very first Ephemera Swap package arrived from Germany.  What fun I am going to have working these items into my journal pages:

WEDNESDAY - Work

I finally remembered to take a photo of this page made during a class with Julie Hamilton:

THURSDAY - Work

I made a doctor appointment before work to see if there was anything that could be done about my ongoing vertigo.  The typical maneuvers don't seem to work for me.

Between that and icing my back and neck, I worked on this page in my Happy Mail journal using some of the items from my swap package before lunch and heading off to work:

After work I headed out to my Monthly Evening Quilt Bee meeting, but with the rain predicted, only a few members showed up:

FRIDAY - TABLE SCRAPS Challenge

Work

Before that, I "swam" to the local coffee shop for Weekly Knit Group.  Again, only a few members braved the force of nature that was Hurricane Helene.  Actually, it was barely raining when I left home.  We knit as the rain blew through and I left to get ready for work when the wind and rain died down...

Alas...

I had to find an alternate route home, as the road was blocked off about a mile from our house:

After dinner I attended my Weekly Evening Art Zoom.  I added bits of ephemera (from my swap gift) to these pages in my Get Messy art journal...

First, I used a portion of a napkin, a stamped butterfly, and a leaf cut from one of the collage pages to add some interest to a pre-marked page:

Then I cut out the hand-drawn flower from my swap partner's envelope and added that to a page with a gelli print from an earlier journaling session:

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.

Knittingsuek and I skipped our Weekly Zoom call today.  She had too much to do and I had an art class and a few things to do in order to be ready for Monday evening's quilt turn-in for next weekend's Quilt Show.  This was the start of today's  class...

And...

This is what I made during the class:

I also took time to finish up last week's art class with More Than Marmalade that I didn't have time nor energy to complete.  Let me tell you... I am THRILLED with the results of this charcoal pencil and watercolor page:

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!

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