ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC26 - Week 40

Welcome to Week 40 of the 2026 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week will be filled with recovery from all the QUILT SHOW doings of last week.  Will there be enough energy for any quilting?  That remains to be seen.

Keep reading if you would like to find out...

SUNDAY -  My Weekly Morning Art Zoom on Get Messy didn't happen for me.  This morning I volunteered at the Quilt Show and chatted with some of my favorite people...

Later I waited in line for the return of my quilts:

Here are my 2026 Show ribbons displayed in their new home on my gallery wire:

photo currently unavailable!!

MONDAY - Stay at Home Day

This week's Library Crawl was canceled, but a few artsy friends manage some art anyway.  I used some bee fabric, along with a few collage papers for a new page in my journal:

I later met with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color for our Weekly Zoom Call:

TUESDAY - Errand Day

.

During the Early Explorers hangout, I glued down tissue paper for another page in my Collage Scraps Journal.  No photo, though.

Afterwards, I made not one, but TWO trips to the grocery store.  Sigh!

WEDNESDAY - Wonderful Wednesday

Angela announced October's Rainbow Scrap Challenge Color of the Month:

Light and/or Dark NEUTRALS

During Midweek Meetup I added a quote to a page in my Flowers Magic Journal and added a figure to the page that I started yesterday:

This afternoon I enjoyed my Art Zoom with my friend Belinda...

I painted the following floral page from a Kaye Parmenter tutorial on YouTube done in my Flowers Magic Journal.  It's quite a bit different, but that happens when I watch days before the actual painting is done:

THURSDAY - Summer 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The Results

Weekly Quilt Group met at Cheryl's house.  I show off my Quilt Show goodies, but didn't get any pictures.

After a brief stop at the store and lunch with Britt, we enjoyed an ART-venture this afternoon.  A watercolor video from Tammy Kaye was on today's agenda:

FRIDAY - Fall 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The List

Knit Group was held at Beth's house this morning:

During Deandra's Art Zoom this afternoon, I worked on cutting fabric letters for a new quilt project in case I can finish it up in time for this year's Snug as a Bug on a Quilt challenge:

During my Weekly Evening Art Zoom, I cut out some junk mail words before gluing this autumn napkin to my journal page to celebrate the season:

SATURDAY - It's LINK PARTY day for the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!  I hope you will stop by for a visit Angela @ So Scrappy to see what the RSC Quilters have been up to this week.  I thought I might be late to the party because...

I'm heading out for a coffee date with my friend Helena this morning.  Here we are at 1928 Millhouse Coffee:

photo currently unavailable!!

Fortunately, I did enough post prep during the week to publish before leaving home.  Have a good weekend, everyone!

Until next time...

Get SCRAPPY!

Fall 2026 - (Ravelry) UFO Club - The List

Welcome back to The Joyful Quilter!! The FALL 2026 (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 Wednesday, October 7, 2026.

NOTE: All qualifying finishes must be posted BEFORE midnight (EDT) on December 31, 2026!!!

What's the game plan this time, Joyful???

As you may or may not know, I tend to list WAY more projects than I could EVER finish in a single session, but that gives me flexibility for project selection. While the "at least FIVE" project requirement for participation is the bare minimum, I like to err on the side MORE is better.  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'm willing to work on during the quarter.

Here is my project list for the Fall 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club:

1.  Like Deborah (Boschart) Only Not (2016)

2. Aboriginal Runner (2022)

3. Bargello Wall Hanging (2017)

4. DOQ Neighborhood Challenge (2023)

5. Stitch Studio Remix (2012)

Quilting by Diane @ Stitch Studio

6. Bottom of the Bin Topper (2024)

7. NT Ember/Lure Challenge (2026)

8. Where's Jackson? (2011)

How many years CAN a dog sit on a sewing table?  Only time will tell...
All joking aside, Blackie passed away on May 24, 2016.  We miss you, buddy!

9. Scrappy Light NEUTRAL Runner (2023)

10.  Bottom of the Barrel PURPLE Race Quilt (2024)

SEW...

With TEN  projects listed, I'll have plenty to choose from during the Fall 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club. The list includes some "need to do", some "want to do", and a few "low hanging fruit" projects to get me going.  My goal is usually only ONE finish for the quarter. More than that is a bonus!  However, since a number of these projects are on my UFO Challenge list, I'm hoping to complete one project per month.  We'll see if that happens this quarter.

Remember...

There's still time for YOU to join in the finishing fun!  Sign-ups for the Fall 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club are open through Wednesday, October 7th @ 11:59 (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!!

Summer 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club - The Results

The Summer 2026 session of the UFO Club is now CLOSED.  Returning members and new friends were welcome to join The Club!

ALL Club Members should have posted their 5 (or more) quilting UFOs here or linked to their blog.  Share your progress in this thread.  Sign ups were open until July 7, 2026.

If you’ve been a member of the Quilters Knitting group, you probably know about the rules of The Club.  However, if you are new to the group or have only recently begun accumulating unfinished quilting projects, here is the fine print:

NOTE: Summer 2026

All qualifying finishes must be posted BEFORE midnight EDT on September 30, 2026!!!

Membership (32):

basketcase9702: 3 completed projects

amayzingrace: 1 completed project

spyndragon

doris7264: 2 completed projects

momma2abunch

CCK

cliffknit

monicarose51

sk2p

BunnySpun

BethCtoo: 1 completed project

peregrineknit

Trek15: 1 completed projects

fairfaxknitter: 2 completed project

Lallison79

amalberti: 5 completed projects

MissCarlotta

robobeagle: 2 completed projects

djaquilter

mommabearto5

statsgeek

needleb: 3 completed projects

Shahann: 1 completed project

orooni

tjsayers: 4 completed projects

Carolina22

MorganLaFey

bookwormdjibouti

fibersnob: 1 completed project

siberspinner: 1 completed project

Stacy: 4 completed projects

mehitabel

Session Totals: 14 quilters have completed 31 projects

Congrats to ALL of our finishers and thank you to all of our participants!  Congratulations to our Rock Star for this session, Amalberti, with her FIVE (5) finishes and to Basketcase9702, our (unexpecting) Queen of the Last Minute! 

Surprise!!!

That was me.  :o))

I am pleased to have contributed THREE finishes to the session totals...

7. Kaffe Runner/Topper (2022) - JULY - DONE!!! 7/8/26

Shown with its new owner.  Enjoy, Tracy @onwoolenpond! Check out her NEW Etsy shop KnitsOnWoolenPond

10. Color Wheel Runner (2023) - AUGUST (replacement) - DONE!!!  8/25/26

11. Ravelry Exchange Quilt - Wandering Star (2009) - SEPTEMBER - DONE!!!  9/25/26

An invitation...

If YOU have 5 (or more) UFO quilt projects, we'd love to have you join us for the next round of finishing fun. Sign-ups for the Fall 2026 UFO Club are now open at this LINK for the Summer 2026 UFO Club.  Sign-ups will be open through Wednesday, October 7, 2026 at 11:59 PM (EDT).  It's worth joining Ravelry and the Quilters Knitting group in order to have some extra encouragement to finish up those languishing projects! Leave a comment below, if you need help with the process.

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the list!!