September 2025 - TABLE SCRAPS Challenge - Link Party

Welcome to the SEPTEMBER 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:

Light/Bright BLUE and/or Light/Bright GREEN

Here are the scraps I had to work with...

Light/Bright BLUE (above) and/or Light/Bright GREEN (below)

 

The theme for September was:

RADIO and/or TELEVISION

What project did you choose, Joyful???

I went with a blend of piecework "test patterns"...

And artwork with drawings using my favorite fine point marker...

This is the layout I came up with:

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

Once that was done, I did some minimal quilting through the center in each direction and outlined the televisions, then squared up the little quilt:

I went thru several fabric choices before selecting this one for the binding:

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

~7" x 7"

Special thanks to fellow Get Messy artist, Laura Allen for sharing images of her TV stamp designs as inspiration for the drawings made for this little quilt!  You can find Laura's art @wowva64 on Instagram.

What's next, Joyful???

I'm guessing that Angela will probably announce the Color of the Month for October on her Rainbow Scrap Challenge post tomorrow.  I'll post an update as soon as I find out what she decided on.

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October's theme is:

DENIM

NOTE:  I love denim!  I know it might seems like a strange prompt, but this year has been about stretching our creativity.  I'm looking forward to seeing how you will interpret this theme!  Will it be something made from denim, using the color of denim, or a representation of a denim object or item?  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 RADIO/TELEVISION and/or Light/Bright BLUE or GREEN project in the LINK PARTY below.  All entries MUST be submitted by Wednesday, October 1st @ 11:59PM (EDT).

Until next time...

USE those table scraps!!!

#tablescrapschallenge2025