September 2024 - TABLE SCRAPS Challenge - Link Party

Welcome to the May 2024 edition of the TABLE SCRAPS Challenge here at the Joyful Quilter!!  I'll start with a little backstory, in case you are new here.  (Apologies to my regular readers since you already know all about it.) I'm a scrap quilter who had been setting up individual challenges for several years in conjunction with Angela's (RSC) Rainbow Scrap Challenge @ So Scrappy.  Participants from around the corner, across the country and around the world have been having SEW much fun and we all have MORE scraps to use, so I am pleased to offer the...

In 2024, we have a broad range of quilted items that are appropriate for linking to the Challenge.  Baskets and bins, along with pillows and pin cushions, are all qualifying projects.  Not just the toppers, runners, and mug rugs.  Basically, ANY small quilted item qualifies.  The main premise is that you USE the (new or old) SCRAPS from your cutting table (or your friend's cutting table - since that's where the majority of my scraps come from!)

There will be a prompt each month to help get your creative juices flowing.  While you are NOT required to use it in your project, the guiding word will be revealed at the end of each month's LINK PARTY post.  Scroll down to the bottom of the page to see the following month's focus.  It, along with the RSC Color of the Month (as soon as Angela releases it - around the 1st of the month.) will also be added to the 2024 TABLE SCRAPS Challenge page at the top of the blog.

The theme for September was...

LEAVES

I wasn't sure where I was going with that, but...

The Color of the Month was DARK and or Black, I rummaged through that basket to see what I could find.  These fabric scraps seemed to fill the bill:

Once a layout was determined, I started stitching right away and soon enough...

Soon enough, the top was complete:

Batting and backing scraps came next...

With a few pins in place, my entry was ready for quilting:

The quilting was also pretty quick, as I kept it pretty minimal and the photo below shows the binding options I found in the scrap basket:

Here is my completed entry for the September 2024 TABLE SCRAPS Challenge...

Posing on the porch swing...

And on the arm of the sofa, where the mini runner will live during the Autumn months, you can get a better look at the front with its selection of black and leaf print scraps...

Along with another leaf print for the back, my entry is basically reversible:

Did YOU spy some of your scraps???  If so, thank you for making this project possible!!!

What's next, Joyful???

A new month begins in a few days.  Angela did an early announcement a few weeks ago.  The Color of the Month for October is...

LIGHT and/or Brown

October's theme is:

CATS

And now...

It's time for YOU to link up your DARK, Black and/or LEAFY project in the LINK PARTY below.  All entries MUST be submitted by Wednesday, October 2nd @ 11:59PM (EDT).

Until next time...

USE those table scraps!!!

#tablescrapschallenge2024