Wonderful Wednesday - A Fall 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club Finish

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday at The Joyful Quilter!!  I'm here to share my first finish of the Fall 2026 UFO Club.  My list incorporated this month's number for my Bee's UFO Challenge.  The number Britt pulled was #10, but I finished that one earlier in the year.  I selected from the three items remaining.

9. Aboriginal Runner (2022) - OCTOBER (Replacement) -  Here is what my project started the month looking like.  It came to me in a gifted scrap bag:

Backing and batting scraps were located...

Thread options were next on the list of design decisions:

Binding was predetermined.  The winning scrap chunk is shown below:

Let the quilting begin!!!

Each session brought me a little closer...

 To a completed project:

Several days later, the binding was being applied:

Here is the completed Aboriginal Runner on the driveway:

Thank you for sharing this project with me, Diane!  If it wasn't you, my apologies to the person who actually passed it along.  I love those little hut-shaped patches appliqued in opposing corners.  They made for a fun place to begin and end the quilting of this piece.

Until next time... 

Like another UFO off the list!!!

Let's not forget a front porch picture:

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!!

Wonderful Wednesday - One Final Finish - Summer 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday at The Joyful Quilter blog!! Today I'm here to share the story of a project that has been in the works for WAY too long after a block swap back in 2009.  Yes, you read that correctly.  Around here, project often need to rest before they move to the next step of the quilting process.

This post tells the story of the completion of the Ravelry Wandering Star Swap quilt...

There may have been a post back when the blocks became a top, but that apparently happened sometime between when the blocks arrived and the Fall 2010 session of the UFO Club.  Here's the picture proof:

Well, that didn't work, but you can follow the link above, if you'd like.

Fast forward to the Summer 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club...

The project was on my list AND on my UFO Challenge list for the year.  It's number was called for September and I rose to the challenge.  At a recent Sew Day hosted by Britt, I pieced a backing...

Layered the quilt and...

 Quilted it, too:

Once home, I was distracted by Quilt Show preparations, but as the end of the month neared, I really wanted to get back to it!

After show prep was complete, binding prep ensued:

Two art sessions provided time for adding the binding to the quilt and stitching it down:

Here is the completed quilt...

On the floor:

On the porch swing...

And at my Monthly Evening Quilt Bee:

Bonus points!!  I backed and bound the quilt with PURPLE in honor of September's Rainbow Scrap Challenge Color of the Month:

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the list!!!

Wonderful Wednesday - Color Wheel Runner - A Completed UFO

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday here at The Joyful Quilter blog!!  Today, I'm here to reveal my latest UFO Club/UFO Challenge finish.  This post is a bit tardy, but here is the story.

Since it was YELLOW month at Angela's Rainbow Scrap Challenge...

I had chosen this project for a Mini Retreat at Britt's house.  The blocks, a backing offcut, and a scrap of batting made the trip with me:

I began the retreat by finishing the stitching on the final block, assembling the runner, and layering the lot:

Then came the applique which would double as quilting...

Another round of stitching followed:

Soon, the other two blocks were also quilted:

August, around midmonth I gave Sara @  the following warning...

Orphan blocks and scraps are having a baby, Sara. Delivery date approaching!  :o))

Once home from the mini retreat, I auditioned a collection of scraps for binding:

Not long later...

This is the completed project:

The completed project was taken outside for its porch swing photo.  First one direction...

And then the other:

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the list!!!

Wonderful Wednesday - A2 "Baby" - An August RSC Finish

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday here at The Joyful Quilter blog!!  Today, I'm here to reveal another quilt finish.  It's YELLOW so it qualifies for Angela's Rainbow Scrap Challenge, as that was the Color of the Month for August.  I finished it just in time!

Each of my UFO finishes get air time here on the blog.  This is the story of my A2 "Baby" quilt...

This quilt was begun at a Quilt Retreat back in 2023.  You can see the beginnings of the Jumbo Jelly Roll alongside my completed projects, as it was being folded up to be packed for my return trip home:

Alas, it sat once I returned and the top can be seen in THIS POST folded on the rail of the long arm in the final entry for March of 2024.  The top was assembled, but I wasn't able to find a completed photo and it hasn't appeared on my UFO List since Summer of 2025.

When my friend Britt decided to host a Mini Retreat a few weeks ago, I decided that this project needed to go along with me.  As it turned out, that was a really good plan!  Here I am auditioning threads for the pin basted top in preparation for quilting:

The quilting took place after dinner on the first night of the retreat:

I left with the quilting complete:

Once again, A2 Baby sat...

Last weekend, I decided that using the backing off-cuts would be an acceptable way to complete the quilt.  I cut the strips and prepped the binding on Saturday afternoon.  No Photo.

Early that evening, the binding was attached.  Hands need to rest so the binding was stitched down the next afternoon.  You know what that means, right?!

A2 Baby is DONE:

Here is a shot with the cat backing fabric showing:

And...

Of course, the traditional porch swing photo:

While the project doesn't appear on this year's UFO Challenge, nor on the Summer 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club list, it IS a UFO and it is DONE.  No complaints here.  :o))

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the list!!!

Wonderful Wednesday - Kaffe Runner/Topper - Summer 2026 (Ravelry) UFO Club Finish

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday!!  I'm here to share my 1st UFO finish of the Summer 2026 UFO Club. This quilt has been on and off my list since I received its component parts in a scrap bag from my friend Diane back in 2022.  It was added to my quilt bee's UFO Challenge this year, as well as my UFO Club list.

When the year began...

This quilt was one of 12 quilt projects in the running for finishing.  I held high hopes that when it rose to the top of my UFO List and I might actually find a way to complete the quilt.

7. Kaffe Runner/Topper (2022)

The quilt top...

Was considered part of the "low hanging fruit" category for the (Ravelry) UFO Club, even though 4 years worth of listing it hadn't produced a completed project.

This year I'm really trying for one finish per month...

So when its number came up, I threw it on the design floor to see if I could decide how I might quilt it.

Then, wonder of wonders...

I chose a scrap of backing and layered it up:

Next, it was time for thread selection:

Then, I quilted it up, but two of the last three rows wanted their own thread colors:

With the quilting done, that only left the trimming and binding!!!

Here it is all squared up with binding options being auditioned:

And...

That binding was attached during this afternoon's art time and was sewn down just after lunch.

Here's the picture proof that it's DONE!!!

This photo shows off the matchstick quilting...

And this one gives a more accurate look at the coloration:

I'm SEW pleased that this quilt has been completed.  I'm not sure it would have been without the UFO Challenge hosted by my Bee.  Thank you again, Maggie, for suggesting we play the UFO Number Game and thanks to Britt for taking the lead.  This is my 1st finish for the Summer 2026 session of the UFO Club on Ravelry.  It's my 6th finish of our Bee's UFO Challenge and I couldn't be happier that it's been such a good motivator.

And...

Two days later, here it is with its new owner:

Happy Retirement, Tracy!!!

Until next time...

Mark another UFO off the List!!!