Fall 2026 - (Ravelry) UFO Club - The List

Welcome back to The Joyful Quilter!! The FALL 2026 (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 Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

NOTE: All qualifying finishes must be posted BEFORE midnight (EDT) on December 31, 2026!!!

What's the game plan this time, Joyful???

As you may or may not know, I tend to list WAY more projects than I could EVER finish in a single session, but that gives me flexibility for project selection. While the "at least FIVE" project requirement for participation is the bare minimum, I like to err on the side MORE is better.  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'm willing to work on during the quarter.

Here is my project list for the Fall 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club:

1.  Like Deborah (Boschart) Only Not (2016)

2. Aboriginal Runner (2022)

3. Bargello Wall Hanging (2017)

4. DOQ Neighborhood Challenge (2023)

5. Stitch Studio Remix (2012)

Quilting by Diane @ Stitch Studio

6. Bottom of the Bin Topper (2024)

7. NT Ember/Lure Challenge (2026)

8. Where's Jackson? (2011)

How many years CAN a dog sit on a sewing table?  Only time will tell...
All joking aside, Blackie passed away on May 24, 2016.  We miss you, buddy!

9. Scrappy Light NEUTRAL Runner (2023)

10.  Bottom of the Barrel PURPLE Race Quilt (2024)

SEW...

With TEN  projects listed, I'll have plenty to choose from during the Fall 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club. The list includes some "need to do", some "want to do", and a few "low hanging fruit" projects to get me going.  My goal is usually only ONE finish for the quarter. More than that is a bonus!  However, since a number of these projects are on my UFO Challenge list, I'm hoping to complete one project per month.  We'll see if that happens this quarter.

Remember...

There's still time for YOU to join in the finishing fun!  Sign-ups for the Fall 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club are open through Wednesday, October 7th @ 11:59 (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 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The Results

The Summer 2026 session of the UFO Club is now CLOSED.  Returning members and new friends were welcome to join The Club!

ALL Club Members should have posted their 5 (or more) quilting UFOs here or linked to their blog.  Share your progress in this thread.  Sign ups were open until July 7, 2026.

If you’ve been a member of the Quilters Knitting group, you probably know about the rules of The Club.  However, if you are new to the group or have only recently begun accumulating unfinished quilting projects, here is the fine print:

NOTE: Summer 2026

All qualifying finishes must be posted BEFORE midnight EDT on September 30, 2026!!!

Membership (32):

basketcase9702: 3 completed projects

amayzingrace: 1 completed project

spyndragon

doris7264: 2 completed projects

momma2abunch

CCK

cliffknit

monicarose51

sk2p

BunnySpun

BethCtoo: 1 completed project

peregrineknit

Trek15: 1 completed projects

fairfaxknitter: 2 completed project

Lallison79

amalberti: 5 completed projects

MissCarlotta

robobeagle: 2 completed projects

djaquilter

mommabearto5

statsgeek

needleb: 3 completed projects

Shahann: 1 completed project

orooni

tjsayers: 4 completed projects

Carolina22

MorganLaFey

bookwormdjibouti

fibersnob: 1 completed project

siberspinner: 1 completed project

Stacy: 4 completed projects

mehitabel

Session Totals: 14 quilters have completed 31 projects

Congrats to ALL of our finishers and thank you to all of our participants!  Congratulations to our Rock Star for this session, Amalberti, with her FIVE (5) finishes and to Basketcase9702, our (unexpecting) Queen of the Last Minute! 

Surprise!!!

That was me.  :o))

I am pleased to have contributed THREE finishes to the session totals...

7. Kaffe Runner/Topper (2022) - JULY - DONE!!! 7/8/26

Shown with its new owner.  Enjoy, Tracy @onwoolenpond! Check out her NEW Etsy shop KnitsOnWoolenPond

10. Color Wheel Runner (2023) - AUGUST (replacement) - DONE!!!  8/25/26

11. Ravelry Exchange Quilt - Wandering Star (2009) - SEPTEMBER - DONE!!!  9/25/26

An invitation...

If YOU have 5 (or more) UFO quilt projects, we'd love to have you join us for the next round of finishing fun. Sign-ups for the Fall 2026 UFO Club are now open at this LINK for the Summer 2026 UFO Club.  Sign-ups will be open through Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM (EDT).  It's worth joining Ravelry and the Quilters Knitting group in order to have some extra encouragement to finish up those languishing projects! Leave a comment below, if you need help with the process.

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the list!!

Wonderful Wednesday - One Final Finish - Summer 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday at The Joyful Quilter blog!! Today I'm here to share the story of a project that has been in the works for WAY too long after a block swap back in 2009.  Yes, you read that correctly.  Around here, project often need to rest before they move to the next step of the quilting process.

This post tells the story of the completion of the Ravelry Wandering Star Swap quilt...

There may have been a post back when the blocks became a top, but that apparently happened sometime between when the blocks arrived and the Fall 2010 session of the UFO Club.  Here's the picture proof:

Well, that didn't work, but you can follow the link above, if you'd like.

Fast forward to the Summer 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club...

The project was on my list AND on my UFO Challenge list for the year.  It's number was called for September and I rose to the challenge.  At a recent Sew Day hosted by Britt, I pieced a backing...

Layered the quilt and...

 Quilted it, too:

Once home, I was distracted by Quilt Show preparations, but as the end of the month neared, I really wanted to get back to it!

After show prep was complete, binding prep ensued:

Two art sessions provided time for adding the binding to the quilt and stitching it down:

Here is the completed quilt...

On the floor:

On the porch swing...

And at my Monthly Evening Quilt Bee:

Bonus points!!  I backed and bound the quilt with PURPLE in honor of September's Rainbow Scrap Challenge Color of the Month:

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the list!!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC26 - Week 39

Welcome to Week 39 of the 2026 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week will be filled with more art classes and QUILT SHOW doings.  Will there be enough energy left for actual quilting?  Only time will tell.

Read on to find out...

SUNDAY -  The day began with my Weekly Morning Art Zoom on Get Messy.  This morning I used the snippet strip that I made at Britt's on Thursday and paired it with some coordinating scraps for a new page in my Collage Scraps Journal:

MONDAY - Art/Sew Day

At this week's Library Crawl I used Brandi Kincaid's Puzzling class as a jumping off point for the following page:

I later met with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color for our Weekly Zoom Call...

Once our call was done, I headed out to this month's Quilt Guild meeting to deliver my quilts for our upcoming show.  Before AND after the meeting, I stopped at the grocery store for necessary items.  Some days are just like that.  Sigh...

TUESDAY - Stay at Home Day

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During the Early Explorers hangout, I did some ransom note cutting and put down a background for another collage.  Sorry!  Nothing photo worthy today.

Afterwards, I made binding for this month's UFO challenge quilt:

 

WEDNESDAY - Sew Day

During Midweek Meetup I used more of the tissue paper from yesterday's journal background to create this page in another journal.  I'm still looking for words or a focal image to add to the spread:

After lunch, I machine stitched the binding on the back side of my current UFO, but there's no picture proof.

THURSDAY - Quilt Show Set-up

Weekly Quilt Group met without me.  I helped Britt with hanging the quilts for the Show, but delivered these five quilts for the Boutique:

No ART-venture today.  :o((

FRIDAY - Knit Group was canceled.  The knitters were busy with other things.  No time for Deandra's Art Zoom today either.  :o((

Quilt Show - Day One

It was a good (yet exhausting) day at the Quilt Show!  I delivered the following quilts for...

The Silent Auction:

And...

The Boutique:

During my Weekly Evening Art Zoom, I finished the binding on this UFO:

SATURDAY - It's LINK PARTY day for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!  I hope you will stop by for a visit Angela @ So Scrappy to see what the RSC Quilters have been up to this week.  I was late to the party because...

Quilt Show - Day Two

I shopped the Book Sale before my volunteer shift.  These two books came home with me:

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC26 - Week 38

Welcome to Week 38 of the 2026 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week will be filled with PURPLE scrap projects, art classes and experiments.  There will be pockets of time available for sewing tasks.  The question, as always, is how that time will be used.  Appointments, meetings and art classes tend to fill my days.  Will there be enough energy left for quilting?

Keep reading to see how things went...

SUNDAY -  The day began with my Weekly Morning Art Zoom on Get Messy.  This morning I experimented with collage on the gel plate:

After lunch, I attended Day 3 of Elevate and painted these Coneflowers in watercolor:

MONDAY - Art/Sew Day

At this week's Library Crawl using Messy Recipe #22 I created the following page:

I later met with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color for our Weekly Zoom Call...

During which I worked on the next section of my gel printed collage:

Then made the hanging sleeve for my Grape Candy Coated quilt for the upcoming show:

TUESDAY - Stay at Home Day

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During the Early Explorers hangout, I worked on another section of my gel plated collage page:

Afterwards, I completed the Day 1 painting for Sushma Hegde's Elevate 5-Day Watercolor Workshop.  Today's painting is Anemones:

WEDNESDAY - Wonderful Wednesday

During Midweek Meetup I added the final section to this collage create on the gel plate: 

After lunch I attended the LIVE Mark Making session from Curated.  During the demo, I worked on my journal page from Kasia Hart's class that I watched while I ate:

Back from an errand, with plenty of time before dinner, I machine stitched the top side of the hanging sleeve onto Grape Candy Coated:

THURSDAY - Quilt/Art Day

Weekly Quilt Group met at Corbinton Clubhouse hosted by me.  (Thanks to arranging the room, Sue!)  I brought the snacks and reported on this week's goal of Quilt Show prep and attached the hanging sleeve for this scrappy PURPLE quilt:

After lunch, Britt and I enjoyed an ART-venture.  Today we focused on creating Snippet Strips to use in future collage projects:

FRIDAY - Knit Group

We met at 1928 Millhouse Coffee:

After a quick lunch, I went upstairs for Deandra's Art Zoom.  I opted to paint the Lantana from Day 2 lesson of @sushhegde's watercolor event:

After tea time, I painted Phlox with Sushma's video lesson for Day 4:

During my Weekly Evening Art Zoom, I added this page into my Collage Scraps Journal:

Afterwards I painted the floral bouquet from Sushma's Elevate watercolor event:

SATURDAY - It's LINK PARTY day for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!  I hope you will stop by for a visit Angela @ So Scrappy to see what the RSC Quilters have been up to this week.  I hope to catch up with everyone this weekend.

Any PURPLE scrappy progress this week, Joyful???

Fortunately, yes!  This afternoon, I made PURPLE progress at the Sew Day hosted by Britt today.  Look for that update soon.  Hopefully, this quilt will be finished by the end of the month:

Additional PURPLE scrappy work on the other two projects in this stack:

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!