The Joyful Quilter: Wonderful Wednesday - Where DID the time Go?!?!

Welcome to today's edition of Wonderful Wednesday!! It's July 1, 2020. Do YOU know what that means??? It means that it's the 10th Blog-a-versary of The Joyful Quilter blog. I can't believe how fast the time has gone! Such a BIG milestone is cause for...

Party. Party! PARTY!!!

Around here, a celebration is reason for a Giveaway! More about that later.

Joy's 10 Best...

Favorite. Most viewed. Most Challenging. Most fun. Let's have a walk down memory lane:

July 1, 2010, The Beginning. The Joyful Quilter's Opening Post.
2010 - 2011, Year One, Surprise, My Shining Moment.
2011 - 2012, Year Two, Where's Jackson, Most Realistic Applique (still not finished.)
2012 - 2013, Year Three, Glencoe Mill Quilt, Most Challenging.
2013 - 2014, Year Four, The Bargain Basket, Favorite NON-quilted Finish. Studio Redo, Most Satisfying Project (At the time.)
2014 - 2015, Year Five, Dresden De-Lite, Most Fun!
2015 - 2016, Year Six, The Decrapification Project. Most Rewarding. CCLQ @ The Bluff, Most Original.
2016 - 2017, Year Seven, Rainbow Strings, First-Ever RSC Finish. Mail Call Monday - Jenny Style, Most Views To Date (at the time of writing this list.)
2017 - 2018, Year Eight, Rainbow Love, Fastest Finish.
2018 - 2019, Year Nine, Dad's Ties for Molly, Most Unusual Materials
2019 - 2020, Year Ten, The Artist's Palette, Favorite Finish

And the quilting fun continues...

Let's hear it for the NEXT 10 years of blogging (even though Blogger just recently threw us a curve ball when it dropped the NEW Blogger!) I wasn't happy to begin with, but after a few days, I found that (for the most part) I had stopped reverting to the Legacy edition. Yes, things are different. Yes, it can be challenging to find what you're looking for. Ultimately, this old dog even learned a few new tricks. Thanks to Jasmine @ Quilt Kisses! I can now schedule posts in advance! This was a feature that had alluded me before now. I still appreciate Angela @ So Scrappy explaining the process several years ago. Further research indicates operator error as the cause of my previous post scheduling woes. :P

What about that GIVEAWAY, Joyful???

OK, OK... I didn't forget. I was building up the suspense. (Yeh. That's it.) Let's have some fun (and make it a SURPRISE for me, too!) Winner's Choice of a prize. Mr. Random will choose the winner, but the winner gets to choose everything else!

What would YOU choose???

If your number comes up, YOU get to choose your prize from the list below:

Quilted Thread Catcher:

Quilted Mug Rug:

Mini Quilt:

Quilted Yarn Bowl:

Quilted Pin Cushion:

Quilted Skinny Bin:

** Custom colors, will be chosen by the winner.

Are YOU in it to win it???

Please leave a comment below for a chance to win one of the prize listed. If you are a NO REPLY BLOGGER, you WILL NOT be able to win!!! Please make sure to include your email address, if that's you. The drawing ends Wednesday, July 7th @ 9PM. (At that time, Mr. Random will choose the lucky winner. Good luck to YOU!!)

10 Years of Quilter's Cards...

The first box lasted about nine years:

And...

Then it was time to represent my love of all the scrappy colors:

I have enjoyed sharing my quilting projects with you over the years. Thanks for reading! I am looking forward to another 10 years of blogging fun. (Let's hope Blogger sticks around to allow that to happen.)

REMINDER...

Giveaway is now CLOSED!!

Until next time...
Quilt like it's your blogaversary!!!

16 comments:

Deb AJuly 1, 2020 at 4:47 PM
What a fun blog post. I've made it through half of the links.... but the kids are grumbling that dinner must be started. I'll be back. I think that doggie quilt needs to get taken out and finished...... just sayin'.
TuridJuly 1, 2020 at 5:03 PM
This is a really fun blog post. Congratulations on the 10 years. I love that mini quilt.
DarleneJuly 1, 2020 at 6:41 PM
Congrats on your 10 year anniversary. I've enjoyed your quilts over the years. Such inspiration and you have gotten me involved in a few projects(squirrels). Keep enjoying what you are doing.
Libby in TNJuly 1, 2020 at 7:34 PM
And I have enjoyed having you as a friend for most of the last 6 years!
LIttle Penguin QuiltsJuly 1, 2020 at 9:09 PM
Congratulations on your 10 years of blogging, Joy! Not sure when I started reading - probably about the time of your Rainbow Strings finish because I remember that one!
Quilter KathyJuly 2, 2020 at 12:02 AM
Happy Blogiversary! Let's hope blogger lets us keep enjoying our blog journey for many years to come!
NancyJuly 2, 2020 at 12:26 AM
Congratulations on 10 years, Joyful! That's a great accomplishment. Here's to many more years of blogging, too!
CathyJuly 2, 2020 at 12:50 AM
Congratulations on ten years of blogging! Your blog is always cheerful and upbeat, which I so appreciate these days! xo
LouiseJuly 2, 2020 at 7:41 AM
A whole decade of blogging! I'm impressed! Happy blogoversary, Joy :)
Jan @Cocoa QuiltsJuly 2, 2020 at 7:56 AM
Happy Anniversary!!! Looking forward to your next 10 years~
JasmineJuly 2, 2020 at 8:53 PM
Congratulations on 10 years!!! I’m sew happy you can now schedule posts.
Susie HJuly 4, 2020 at 10:13 AM
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Susie HJuly 4, 2020 at 10:14 AM
Happy Blogaversary to YOU, Joy! Let's do hope for another 10 years. I'm sure you've got at least that much left to share with us. And thank you for that ... sharing!

susiefloozie33 at gmail dot com
KateJuly 7, 2020 at 7:08 AM
Congrats on 10 years of blogging! And congrats for enduring all the technical stuff that comes with that. I'll hit the ten year mark later this year, it doesn't seem like it's been that long.
YvonneJuly 7, 2020 at 12:35 PM
10 years! Wow! Congratulations!
yvonne@sewyummy.ca
Cheryl's Teapots2QuiltingAugust 11, 2020 at 2:07 PM
What great prizes you had. Too bad I'm about 6 weeks behind on blog reading. I'm trying to get caught up, finally.