January 2021 Furtle - Fettle Those Finishes Update

January Review / Furtle

As defined by Mini Archie, ‘Furtling’ means ‘having a rummage, a delve, a look at the contents of something’. So I have furtled around to see what I have been doing this month and now I’m going to furtle around the blogs of anyone else who links up over at Archie the Wonder Dog!

-Janine at Rainbow Hare on 2/28/2019

While the FinishALong organized group was cancelled in 2020 Mini-Archie, one of my favorite online personalities, and his person started hosting a monthly progress link-up: Fettle Those Finishes! 

January Sewing objectives realized and progressed:

1. Completed 2 donation kids pillowcases for the January guild meeting and turned in:

2. Gift made for my Grandmother, a Funky Friends Factory Dixie-style Dachshund out of Shannon Fabrics Minky Cuddle fabric (One Monthly Goal):

3. Quickly made the 12" size January blocks for Patterns By Jen's 2021 Color Challenge:

4. Continued making blocks of Easy Breezy Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville 2020 Leader/Ender Challenge started July 1, 2020. While others quilters are spending quality time getting lots of blocks done, I am strictly sewing the kits when there are no other pieces in my main project(s) to leave under the machine between stitching sessions. I am in no rush and can continue past June 30, 2021 if needed to have enough blocks for a quilt. The blocks are down off the design wall so I am not keeping any count temporarily.

5) Received the first two months BOM for the Nebula quilt by Julie Herman of Jaybird Quilts, I am still planning on finishing the flimsies for the Journey 2 Nebula projects before switching over to the main quilt.

Fettle Those Finishes! priority projects UPDATE (2021 Q1 only):

1. Local Guild: 2 kids Pillowcases to donate due at 1st Tuesday in January meeting - DONE
2. Gift for GM - DONE
3. PBJ 2021 Color Challenge January (3 blocks) - IN PROGRESS
4. Journey2Nebula #1: Seaside - Living room table runner - ON HOLD
5. Journey2Nebula #4: Rock Candy - ON HOLD
6. Journey2Nebula #8: Infinity Stones Throw - ON HOLD
7. PBJ 2021 Color Challenge February (3 blocks)
8. Minky Cuddle Platypus
9. 2nd Minky Cuddle Dachshund
10. 2021 EPP BOM Smitten - Month 1
11. Secret Sewing gift for a friend (like FAL #2)
12. Journey2Nebula #2: Lucky Charm pillow
13. 2020 PBJ Monthly Color Challenge Assembly & Finish
14. Journey2Nebula #3: Jawbreaker
15. Journey2Nebula #5: Candy Dish (2-for-1)
16. Journey2Nebula #6: Gazebo
17. Fantastic Creatures fabric as Fabric Cafe's Byzantine Door Quilt #1 (FAL #1)
18. Fantastic Creatures fabric as Fabric Cafe's Byzantine Door Quilt #2 (FAL #4)
19. Fabric Roll as Happy Go Lucky (FAL #56)
20. EPP training - Heart kit
21. Pick a washable purse for myself (from FAL #5, 93, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101)

Stats:

• 2 Done
• 1 In Progress
• 3 On Hold
• 15 Specific Projects to go

What did you get done in January?

Link-Ups:
* Mini Archie's January Furtle Around The Blogosphere as #5