The Patchwork Challenge (Offical Thread)

[Lauren]

Will we be starting a new Patchwork Challenge in July?

[Lu]

I'm in!

What do you think?

Anyone else keen?

[[deleted user]]

WOW I've actually forgot about this :)

[Lauren]

I'd like to do it again :)
It's also great that everyone gets to participate in creating the challenge and come up with interesting tasks.

[Lauren]

Finished Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper, and did a little reshuffling to fit it in. New total: 25.5/30

[Lu]

Finished nr 6.

18.5 now :)

[Lauren]

Finished American Gods for no.20 Country name in the title.
Total: 26.5/30

[Lu]

Finished nr 5

on 19.5

[Lu]

Finished nr. 3

= 20.5

[Lu]

Updated!

[Lu]

Finished nr 7. = 21.5

[Lauren]

Finally completed no. 13. Points: 27/30

[Lauren]

This challenge is nearing its end (20 July). Are we going to do it again? It's a lot like the Diabolical Challenge in structure, but it can be a lot easier because you make up tasks that are as easy or difficult as you want.

[Lu]

I'm up for it, if more people say yes, we can start nominating in June (also still trying to finish the previous one :) )

[Claudia]

I don't know if I'll be making much headway in the Diabolical Challenge after another 3 or 4 tasks. I'd like to participate in the next patchwork challenge. :)

[Lu]

My plan is the finish the Diabolical challenge, and do this one on the side :)

[Barbara]

I am also going for TDRC. As a matter of fact I have something in the order of 50 books already lined up for that challenge. They are stacked and ready for me to read. But I always like to do more challenges. It makes me feel less guilty if I read a book that doesn't fit in to the main challenge I am participating in but that I can use in another challenge.

[Lu]

So its set, 1 June we will start with nominating again, same process as last time. I think 2 per person per week, or 1?

[Barbara]

Sorry I missed the other nomination round. What do you mean 2 per person per week? If it is about how many you can nominate I would go for at least 2. Seeing as how difficult it was with nominating for TDRC. And that way you can get nominations from people who have thought about tasks and not struggle at the end to get the total nominations. Having said that I have already thought of three tasks. I should write them down before I forget them. How many tasks are we thinking about anyway?

[Lu]

25 tasks
and each person gets to nominate 2 per week

[Lauren]

We can go up to 30 I think, if there are enough nominations. The current one has 30 tasks and 31 books, and it was pretty do-able. The main reason I'm still busy is that I focussed on other things, but I certainly read enough books to finish.

[Lu]

we can do 30 np

[Lu]

I'll probably put up the new nominations tomorrow or Wednesday night, so be ready :)

[Lauren]

I hope I have an internet connection!

[Naz]

Wow you mean the years almost up? I joined when the nominations for this started... feels like just a few weeks ago.

[Lu]

If someone can answer super quickly that would be cool

SHould I call it Mishmash challenge or Patchwork challenge 2?

[Barbara]

I like mishmash challenge. I have always like the word mishmash.

[Lu]

Mishmash it is :)

[Lauren]

Hmm, I prefer Patchwork...

[Naz]

Are we voting? I say Patchwork

[Lu]

hahaha not after i've done it :(
can still change it tho

2 - patchwork
2 - mishmash

[Naz]

Err nevermind, just saw the new posts

[Lauren]

yeah, it doesn't make any difference to the challenge itself, so it's fine :)

[Lu]

If you guys are sure? I don't mind doing a quick vote

[Naz]

Yup, its still the same challenge so its fine :)

[Lauren]

Yes, I'm sure :) It's an unnecessary schlep to take a vote.

[Naz]

This challenge ends on 20 July right?

[Claudia]

Ooh, so we jumped the gun a bit with the new one.

[Lauren]

Naz wrote: "This challenge ends on 20 July right?"

Yes. I just need to read 3 books to finish, but A Song of Ice and Fire is distracting me...

[Naz]

I need to read 3 books also; 13. Double Title, 17. Read a non-fiction book and 19. Read an autobiography. Those last two I knew from the start were going to be my downfall. I hardly read non-fiction and almost never autobiographies.

27.5/30

[Lauren]

Non-fiction I occasionally read, but I've never read a biography. Luckily I found one that I am actually very interested in, but it's rather long.

Double title caused me a lot of grief for a while, but I eventually got lucky with it.

[Lu]

I'm just giving up lol

[Lauren]

How many books left Lu? Maybe you can still do it - you have over a month.

[Lu]

I'm sure everyone knows this is over.

Thanks to everyone who participated!

I will retire all these topics now :)

[Lauren]

What? In the first post it says it finishes on July 20.

[Lu]

OMG nvm it was late and I was tired *cough*

[Lauren]

Lol, that's ok, I'm just determined to finish this damn thing and was very worried for a moment!

[Naz]

Lauren wrote: "Lol, that's ok, I'm just determined to finish this damn thing and was very worried for a moment!"

Me too.

Just finished the non fiction now I need to find a biography. Almost almost done!

[Naz]

I'm DONE!! :D With 6 days to spare :)

[Barbara]

congrats!