ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC25 - Week 35

Welcome to Week 35 of the 2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week, I had a goal.  Was it a pie-in-the-sky dream?  My schedule gave me little hope for some additional AQUA sewing, but I stubbornly clung to the possibility.

Let's see how that worked for me...  

SUNDAY - Weekly Morning Art Zoom found me playing with last week's Dare to Roll prompts that I missed while traveling.  I created this page in my Hangout Journal:

After lunch, I layered an AQUA donation quilt UFO...

With the quilt pinned and ready for quilting, I resumed my Weekly Zoom Call with Knittingsuek:

MONDAY - Work

Even though I worked later than normal and then had to do a grocery run, I headed upstairs to Zoom with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color once the cold items were put away:

TUESDAY - Work

And afterwards, I quilted the 2nd half of the AQUA donation quilt that began quilting once the dishes were washed last night.  It was late when I finished so I didn't stop for a photo.

WEDNESDAY - Work

With the quilting complete, I squared up the quilt, made and applied the binding, but didn't take a photo.  Look what was sitting in our garage when I was done, my new-to-me nearly new car to replace my sweet Toyota Matrix that I've been driving for nearly 20 years:

THURSDAY - Day Off

While I got the binding on prior to today's Weekly Morning Quilt Group meeting:

In the meantime...

I attended my meeting (and neglected to get a group photo), made a quick stop at the store and a bite to eat.  After lunch, I headed upstairs for Curiosity Collective.  Today's lesson was Going Wild with Helen Wells.  I used a couple of magazine ads for the collage I was planning:

Since it was double meeting day...

I headed back out to attend my Monthly Evening Quilt Bee with the following members:

Britt entertained our furry guest...

And when she showed off her recently purchased Colorfall Quilt Pattern from designer Amy Friend, it made me think of my RSC Quilter friends:

FRIDAY - TABLE SCRAPS Challenge

Day Off

First up was Knit Group...

Finally!!!  I was able to attend and it was so good to be back with these friends:

During this afternoon's Get Messy Open Studio with Deandra, I worked on gluing down the collage that I cut out at yesterday's Curiosity Collective:

I used my Weekly Evening Art Zoom time to prepare for tomorrow's Get Messy Season Opener and to finish the Map of Emotions lesson from earlier in the month:

SATURDAY - Work

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 for me...

I did some AQUA sewing this week.  This completed donation quilt included binding made from backing off-cuts:

Photo credit: Stacy @ Over the Moon Quilts

Additional photos and project details will be posted in the next Wonderful Wednesday post.

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!

August 2025 - TABLE SCRAPS Challenge - Link Party

Welcome to the AUGUST 2025 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 2025, 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 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 2025 TABLE SCRAPS Challenge page at the top of the blog.

This month's color was:

AQUA

Here are the scraps I had to work with:

The theme for August was:

HOT FLASH

What project did you choose, Joyful???

Well, I started with some pretty small scraps from my big bucket of batiks in cool colors:

Then I selected some bright warm strips...

And paired those together:

Here's how they looked before trimming:

If the sea colors were large enough, I sliced them in half for the other side.  If not, there were some pairs of strips.  The hot colors were cut to slim slices before attaching the other side:

I went simple this time...

This is the layout I came up with:

A scrap of batting and an offcut of some batting was soon layered...

And the quilting went quickly:

Once that was done, I squared up the little quilt...

Selected some binding strips and texted Britt for a "Quilt by Committee" session:

Here is my completed August 2025 TABLE SCRAPS Challenge project...

~5" x 8"

What's next, Joyful???

I'm guessing that Angela will probably announce the Color of the Month for September on her Rainbow Scrap Challenge post tomorrow.  I'll post an update as soon as I discover her choice:

PASTEL BLUE and/or PASTEL GREEN

September's theme is:

RADIO / TELEVISION

NOTE:  Programs, jingles, the objects themselves?  Go wherever your muse takes you.  I'm looking forward to seeing what you are inspired to make with this theme!  Will it be the object, a jingle or show title, or the image of your favorite character?  Remember, while I look forward to seeing what you might make using the month's prompt, you are NOT required to use the suggestion I've provided!!  The main goal is using up some of your scraps.  I have to say, I'm unsure of how I might interpret our September challenge!

And now...

It's time for YOU to link up your HOT FLASH and/or AQUA project in the LINK PARTY below. 

All entries MUST be submitted by Wednesday, September 3rd @ 11:59PM (EDT).

Until next time...

USE those table scraps!!!

#tablescrapschallenge2025

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC25 - Week 34

Welcome to Week 34 of the 2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week I'm hoping to work on an AQUA donation quilt, but I'm not sure that will happen.

Read on to find out...

SUNDAY - Travel Day

But first, some art inspiration.  I hope to attempt painting this scene:

MONDAY - Day Off

I signed up for another FREE Watercolor Workshop with @ Tammy Kaye:

photo!!

Once that and lunch was done, I took a trip to the grocery store.

After our presentation on Pixel Quilts by Dee Bushrod via Zoom, we enjoyed some Show and Tell from our members near the end of tonight's Quilt Guild Meeting:

TUESDAY - Day Off

With it being super quiet and me not being in the mood to just sit and wait for the phone to ring, I helped out on the production line this afternoon:

Since she had something else to do yesterday, LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color and I met for our Weekly Zoom call this afternoon:

WEDNESDAY - Work

In construction news...

Only two driveways remain after this one:

THURSDAY - Work

But before and after, I made valiant attempts to finish last week's RSC post.  It went live WAY later than I had hoped.  You can read it HERE.

While a late walk prevented updates on yesterday's concrete prep, they were here pouring bright and early this morning.

FRIDAY - Work

It's not easy to see, but I loaded this new holiday display this afternoon - so much better than standing around waiting to fight over the next customer ready to checkout:

That was followed by grocery shopping and...

After dinner, I went upstairs for my Weekly Evening Art Zoom where I followed the 1st set of prompts for Sunday's Dare to Roll game - black, tea bag or tissue, gold, stripes, and junk mail.  I started with a collage cluster and added the QR code along with the gold foil:

When I finished that, I looked for several bits to put together for the PINECONE prompt from ICAD:

SATURDAY - Work

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.

I'm looking forward to my Weekly Zoom Call with Knittingsuek this afternoon (or tomorrow), since we missed last week's call due to a crisis in the midst of a Celebration Day. 

In the meantime, I'm hoping to layer this AQUA donation quilt for finishing:

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC25 - Week 33

Welcome to Week 33 of the 2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week, I'm hoping to do some AQUA scrap sewing.  Will that really happen?  I think it will, but I'll start with switching out my gallery wire in the studio:

Keep reading to find out how the week panned out...

SUNDAY - It was good to be back with my Get Messy friends for our Weekly Morning Art Zoom.  I worked on my Season Opening page that I missed last week:

MONDAY - Day Off

Shoe shopping with Britt was followed by...

A little bit of art - the UPSIDEDOWN prompt from ICAD:

Weekly Zoom Call with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color:

During the call, I worked with these AQUA scraps:

I'm still mad at myself for neglecting to get a photo with Britt.  :o((

TUESDAY - Day Off

A quick grocery run was followed by Open Studio with Barb.  I completed the WISH prompt for ICAD...

Ate lunch and then attended Prompt Deck Playground with Traci:

Once my page was done, I did more AQUA scrap sewing...

Afterwards, I noticed some neighborhood construction progress in the works:

WEDNESDAY - Work

The excitement for today...

No internet so we had to use our offline system for the first time:

I can't show you the front yet, but yesterday I finished this month's Hot Flash entry for the 

August 2025 edition of the TABLE SCRAPS Challenge.  Look for the Link Party to go live here on the blog on Friday, August 29th at midnight (EDT.)

THURSDAY - Work/Travel Day Night

After work and packing, I watched this week's Get Messy video from @supermamadesvosges, but didn't have time to work on my journal page before heading out...

And one unexpected stop, just 30 minutes from our stopping point for the night:

FRIDAY - Travel Day

I missed my Knit Group friends, again, but I did a bit of car knitting and sent this to them:

No art friends today, either, but we stopped to see what all the hype was about at Buc-ee's:

Then with an hour to go, we got in a traffic jam and sat on the PA Turnpike for 2.5 HOURS:

Meet and Greet

SATURDAY - Celebration Day

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.

No Zooming with Knittingsuek, but sending her well wishes for her happy day.  We're to a(nother) fun family event.

A ceremony...

 And a reception:

I didn't get any spare time between events, so this post was scheduled, but not released until VERY late (to the tune of nearly a week.)  Sorry, RSC Quilter friends!  I'll try to do better on next week's post (which will hopefully be released on Saturday the 23rd.)

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!!