Saturday, October 25, 2025

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC25 - Week 43

Welcome to Week 43 of the 2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This will be a week of tying up loose ends and the end of an era.  Will there be time for Light and/or Dark NEUTRAL scrap sewing?

Read on to discover the details of the week...

SUNDAY - The day began with my Weekly Morning Art Zoom on Get Messy.  It was time for Roll the Dice.  The "game" always proves to be challenging and fun.

The following prompts were chosen for Set One - organic shapes, red, collage, vellum or transparent paper, and magazine image:


This is the list for Prompt Set Two - stars, spray, tape, numbers and found words:


No Zoom with Knittingsuek this weekend.  We opted for a phone call instead (for the second week in a row.)  Not my preference, but at least we were able to have a quick chat.

MONDAY - Work/Training Day

Well... It was supposed to be!  However, the seasonal temp didn't show up.  During my break, I found a video from Sew Charming Quilt Shop on YouTube for this fun scrap quilt:


After work, I went home to gather my things for this evening's Quilt Guild meeting.  The reveal for our 2025 Making Faces Challenge was tonight.  I usually show a shot of the entire table set-up, but didn't capture that view.  This is my completed entry on the table:


TUESDAY - Work/Training Day

A new temp arrived for training.  I believe he will work out well.

Zoom with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color:


In neighborhood news...

Neighbors moved into the "moat house" today:


WEDNESDAY - Wonderful Wednesday

Work/Training Day - The final frontier!!

Yesterday's temp returned and the in-house seasonal worker who has now been assigned to the Call Center both reported for another day of training.  Both jumped right into all the duties of the job and seem to complement each other well.  It's quite a relief since today is my LAST DAY of work!!!  :o))

THURSDAY - FREEDOM!!!

While it doesn't seem quite real yet, my two week notice has been fulfilled and today is my first day of "retirement".  We'll see if it sticks.  If I get bored (unlikely), my boss said that I can come in to work even if I'm not on the schedule.  She also said that if I want to come back, I can specify the days that I want to work (which is very different from her norm.)

Weekly Quilt Group met at Maggie's today.  She shared this table topper/wall hanging made using some of her smallest scraps.  Maggie told the group that it was inspired by me and my love of sewing little bits:


Here are the three members who completed the guild's Making Faces Challenge:

Britt and I used the challenge as encouragement to finish our 2021 Faces workshop quilts.


After the meeting we headed to Britt's house for lunch and this week's Curiosity Collective Zoom lesson on Get Messy.  We created these pages under the tutelage of @jameslukeburkecreative by recycling two pieces of some of Britt's old art:

Thanks for sharing your art and supplies, Britt!

FRIDAY - Knit Group

Stacy and I were pleased that Hilary was able to meeting with us today:


After a quick grocery run and lunch, I headed up to the studio for Get Messy's Open Studio with Deandra.  I worked on this page in my Collage Scraps Altered Book journal using a gel print and more of that gorgeous tissue paper from Britt:


Later at my Weekly Evening Art Zoom, I was feeling flowery:


Once my collage was done, I decided to prepare a layered gel print to pull tomorrow:


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.

This NEUTRAL scrap quilting took place yesterday afternoon:


Any guesses as to what it might grow up to be???  Here's a hint!  The October TABLE SCRAPS Challenge is coming up soon.  The Link Party post goes LIVE on Friday.

Until next time...
Get SCRAPPY!!





Wednesday, October 22, 2025

Wonderful Wednesday - Bright Eyes - A Fall 2025 UFO Club Finish

Welcome to another edition of Wonderful Wednesday here at The Joyful Quilter!!  I'm here to share some exciting news.  It's time for a happy dance!  I've finished another quilt project.  Not just any project, but a UFO on my Fall 2025 UFO Club list.

This project, began in my local quilt bee's Faces Workshop inspired by the work of quilt artist Freddy Moran, has been on and off the list for a number of years.  This quarter, the stars aligned and "Bright Eyes" (2021) has been completed.

Bonus Points...

It meets the Light and/or Dark NEUTRAL prompt this month at the Rainbow Scrap Challenge!  :o))

Why did this long abandoned quilt project suddenly warrant attention, Joyful??

Because it also met this year's Making Faces Challenge at my local Quilt Guild.  That's what really moved the project up the list.  When this month began, it was only a quilt top.

Before the middle of the month, it had been quilted...


A scrap of binding had been selected...


And, after several long years, my quilter's block was smashed.  A shirt had finally been fashioned with a scrap of binding being selected and applied soon after:


At long last, here is Bright Eyes, finished and gracing the gallery wire:


Approximately 17" x 18"

Special thanks to the guild members who participated in this year's challenge, pushing me to meet my goal.  Bright Eyes was made with fabric scraps given to me by a friend.

Until next time...
Mark another UFO off the list!!

Sunday, October 19, 2025

Scrap Happy Saturday - RSC25 - Week 42

Welcome to Week 42 of the 2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week will be filled with usual activities.  Errands, calls, work, and meetings.  Will that leave time for Dark and/or Light NEUTRAL Scrap sewing?

Stay tuned to find out...

SUNDAY - Weekly Morning Art Zoom I worked on this abstract landscape in my Collage Scrap Altered Book journal...


And chatted with Britt for a little while afterwards:


MONDAY - Day Off 

Multiple errands before lunch and my Weekly Zoom Call with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color afterwards:


TUESDAY - Day Off 

Off to visit with Britt where there were my Light NEUTRAL scrap and her quilting...


Along with some art during today's Prompt Deck Playground on Get Messy:


WEDNESDAY - Work

In neighborhood construction news...

Another house went on the market and the other appears nearly ready to be listed:


THURSDAY - Work

Looking straight our front door, the view has changed.  Curbs and asphalt are in (at what was once the end of the road.)  A new mixed use neighborhood has begun:


FRIDAY - Day Off

The morning began with my Knit Group friends:


After lunch, I met with some Get Messy friends at Open Studio with Deandra.  The following page was put together in my Collage Scraps Altered Book journal...


I worked in the same journal after dinner while enjoying time with Weekly Evening Art Zoom friends:


SATURDAY - 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 hoping to catch up on posts over the weekend.

No Zoom with Knittingsuek this week.  Just a quick phone call.

Until next time...
Get SCRAPPY!!

Monday, October 13, 2025

ScrapHappy Saturday - RSC25 - Week 41

Welcome to Week 41 of the 2025 Rainbow Scrap Challenge!!  This week found me with the normal errands, a change on the horizon, and some test results from my recent pulmonology appointment.  Did that leave time for any Light and/or Dark NEUTRAL scrap sewing?

Keep reading, if you would like to know what transpired...

SUNDAY - Weekly Morning Art Zoom found me finishing my opening page for the Season of Inspir-ACTION:


When that was done, I did this page in my Collage Scraps Altered Book journal:


In construction news...

On this evening's walk, I found that not one...


But, TWO houses sold this week:



MONDAY - Day Off 

Zoom with LeeAnna @ Not Afraid of Color...


Was followed by some Light and/or Dark NEUTRAL scrap trimming:


TUESDAY - Day Off 

Here is this month's Gallery Wire display of Light and/or Dark NEUTRAL projects:


Today was NOT a good day to go to the grocery store.  The power went out for
2 hours yesterday and this was what ALL the cold displays looked like:


WEDNESDAY - Work

Before leaving, I made binding from a good sized Light NEUTRAL scrap:


THURSDAY - Work

I applied yesterday's binding this afternoon:


FRIDAY - Day Off

Knit Group this morning, but I neglected to take a photo.

During the midday at Get Messy's Open Studio with Deandra, I worked on this page in my Get Messy Hangout Journal:


I did another page in my Collage Scraps Altered Book journal at tonight's Weekly Evening Art Zoom:


SATURDAY - Work/Celebration Day

No time to post my entry for Angela's LINK PARTY 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'll be along as soon as I have a minute.

My day started with a meeting at work.  That was followed by a stop at the pharmacy and the grocery store.  Next came lunch, laundry, and a catch-up call with Knittingsuek.

Finally, it's a Celebration Day at our house.  That meant dinner out and a special dessert.  This busy day went by so quickly.  There was no time for our Weekly Zoom Call with Knittingsuek today, but we chatted on the phone for a few minutes and plan to catch up next week.

Until next time...
Get SCRAPPY!!

Monday, October 6, 2025

Fall 2025 - (Ravelry) UFO Club - The List

Welcome back to The Joyful Quilter!! The Fall 2025 (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 October 7, 2025.

NOTE: All qualifying finishes must be posted BEFORE midnight (EST) on December 31, 2025!!!

What do you hope to accomplish this quarter, Joyful???

My strategy tends to be listing WAY more projects than I could EVER possibly finish in a single session and hope for the best! The "at least FIVE" project requirement for participation is the bare minimum, but I like to err on the side MORE is better. You see, I am a bit of a moody quilter. That means I have to "be in the mood" to work on any given project! 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 want to work on during the quarter.

Here is my project list for the FALL 2025 (Ravelry) UFO Club:

1. Bright Eyes (Faces Workshop 2021)  DONE!!! 10/11/25


2. 2025 Bee Challenge (2025)


3. CP's Log Cabin (2024)


4. Double Pink & Brown BOM (??)


5. TSC Rainbow Plus Quilt (2024)


6. Sweet Kisses (2021)


7. Aboriginal Runner (2022)


8. Kristen's Scrappy Bargello (2025)


9. Kaffe Runner/Topper (2022)


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


11. Blue and Green for Parrish (2016)


12. Stitch Studio Remix (2012)

Quilting by Diane @ Stitch Studio
13. Bottom of the Bin Topper (2024)


14. Ravelry Exchange Quilt (2009)


15. Color Wheel Runner (2023)


16. Mini 2024 BH Leader/Ender Challenge (2025)


17. DOQ Neighborhood Challenge (2023)


18. Sweet Kisses (2021)


19. Bargello Wall Hanging (2017)


20. Where's Jackson?  (2011)

At home
How many years CAN a dog sit on a sewing table?  Only time will tell...

Sit.  Stay.  Good dog!
Note: This one is back on the list at the request of my friend
Deb @ Happy to be Scrappy and one day I will
 surprise her by completing this project.
AND ...

One more that was too perfect for the start of this quarter:

21. Scrappy Light NEUTRAL Runner/Topper (2023)



SEW...

As per usual, I've included more projects than I can realistically complete in a 3-month period of time.  That's the way I like it, though.  I'll have plenty to choose from with 10 listed projects for the Fall 2025 UFO Club.  The list includes some "have to do", some "want to do", and a few "low hanging fruit" to get me going.  My goal is actually only ONE finish for the quarter. More than that is a bonus!

Remember...

There's still time for YOU to join in the finishing fun!  Sign-ups are open through TOMORROW, October 7th @ midnight (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!!