Summer 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The List

Welcome back to The Joyful Quilter!! The Summer 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 July 7, 2024.  Yikes!  That's tonight.  Sign-up quick!

NOTE: All qualifying finishes must be posted BEFORE midnight (EDT) on September 30, 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 SUMMER 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club:

1. Work Man T-Quilt (2024)

2. Bright Eyes (Faces Workshop 2021)

3. DOQ Birds, Bees, Flowers and Trees (2024)

Photo Currently Unavailable!!!

4. Stitch Studio Remix (2012)

Quilting by Diane @ Stitch Studio

5. Grape Candy Coated (2023)

6. SAHRR Holiday Edition (2023)

7. Noah's Grad Quilt (2020)

8. QFK Crayon Challenge (2023)

9. DOQ Neighborhood Challenge (2023)

10. Aboriginal Runner (2022)

11. Blue and Green for Parrish (2016)

12. Color Wheel Runner (2023)

SEW...

I've reduced the list from last quarter, but still have more than I can realistically complete in a 3-month period of time.  That's OK, though.  I'll have plenty to choose from with 12 listed projects for the Summer 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 Sunday, July 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!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC 24 - Week 27

Welcome to Week 27 of the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week, I'm celebrating the fact that Angela did a "soft" announcement in last Saturday's RSC post.  Did YOU notice?

The Color of the Month for July is...

AQUA

I'm excited since that is one of my favorite colors.  This week, we'll take a look at what that scrap basket has to offer and assess the project possibilities.

That same day, Britt, Knittingsuek, and I got together for a Sew Day:

Note:  The kit I'm holding is NOT mine!  I'll be cutting that for Sue to sew during our upcoming retreat.

SUNDAY - The day began with my Weekly Morning Art Zoom.  I worked on the SEPIA prompt for the ICAD challenge at Daisy Yellow Art:

Britt and I stayed on after the meeting to chat for a little while:

MONDAY - Spring 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The Results

My room is ready for AQUA month with mini quilts on the gallery wire:

It feels really odd, but today is my DAY OFF and that means that I was able to attend Curiosity Collective on Get Messy...

Here is what I accomplished during the art session:

TUESDAY - Work

This morning, as I was watering, I noticed that the Daisies given to me by my friend Dee Dee this Spring have begun to bloom.  Thanks, Dee Dee!  Just look how sweet they are in among the grass in the Iris bed:

Yes, I need to do some weeding.  Ugh!

This afternoon I finished the final page of yesterday's zine:

WEDNESDAY - Work...

Was followed by my weekly Zoom with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color:

I gave her a sneak peek at one of the projects I might work on during AQUA month:

Thanks to Francine's recent BOJ.  :o))

THURSDAY - Happy 4th of July to all who celebrate!!

I art-ed the afternoon away and implemented an idea I had for the SALT prompt for the 5 - Minute Art Challenge.  It's the first time I have used watercolor in a "complete the picture" page and I'm pretty pleased with the way it turned out:

FRIDAY - Work

After dinner, I enjoyed visiting with Get Messy art friends during my Weekly Evening Art Zoom.  I completed the final page for this year's 5-Minute Art Challenge:

Before heading back downstairs, I created this simple collage for the ICAD Challenge to carry out the theme for Week 6 instead of completing the mini-challenge for the week:

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.  As I was finishing up my post, I noticed the party had begun.  Here is the AQUA basket that I will be pulling from this month:

Complements of Kathleen, Mari, and a "Bag of Joy" from Diane and Francine!  This time last year that basket was nearly empty.  Only a few dregs remained.  Fast forward to September 2023 and suddenly it was overflowing again thanks to their generous gifts!

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!

Spring 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The Results

Welcome to The Joyful Quilter!!  I'm here to report on the results of the Spring 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club.  I think you will agree that we enjoyed another successful session (even though I was still not among the list of finishers.)

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

NOTE: All qualifying finishes must be posted BEFORE midnight EDT on June 30, 2024!!!

Membership (31):
dzirin: 2 completed projects
Trek15
basketcase9702
Lallison79: 4 completed projects
monicarose51
fairfaxknitter: 6 completed projects
meepsy
fibersnob: 3 completed projects
BunnySpun
gathersnomoss: 2 completed projects
aerieiris: 1 completed project
amalberti
sk2p
MorganLaFey
doris7264: 1 completed project
peregrineknit
CCK: 3 completed projects
BethCtoo: 1 completed project
djaquilter: 1 completed project
Momma2abunch: 1 completed project
robobeagle: 1 completed project
siberspinner: 3 completed projects
statsgeek
bookwormdjibouti
RedRaider
amquilt
hchaffin
baaquilter
tjsayers: 2 completed projects
needleb
dreamworthyquilts

Session Totals: 14 quilters have completed 31 projects

Congrats to all of our finishers and to our members who made any progress on their projects! If you signed up and forgot about us, or life just got in the way, we hope you will come back for another try at knocking some projects off your UFO list.

Fairfaxknitter was our Rock Star for the quarter with 6 finishes and Momma2abunch slid in as our Queen of the Last Minute with her near-deadline finish. Congratulations, you two!! Thank you to all of our cheerleaders who chimed in along the way! We appreciate your support.

Sign-ups for the Summer 2024 UFO Club can be found HERE. Come join in the finishing fun!

REMINDER...

The Summer 2024 (Ravelry) UFO Club is OPEN for sign-ups at the link provided above.  YOU are invited to join us.  Members must list 5 (or more) projects for participation. Sign-ups will close at Midnight (EDT) on Sunday, July, 7th!  Please drop me an email, if you find that you need help with the process.  Link in bio.

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the list!!!