March 2021 Furtle - Fettle Those Finishes Update

 March 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! 

I was thinking I didn't do much in March, but the pictures seem to add up to quite a bit!

March Sewing objectives realized and progressed:

1. Completed the second Funky Friends Factory Dixie Dachshund out of similar fabrics for one of my sisters who saw the one for our Grandmother and wanted her own! This was my One Monthly Goal.

2. Created a cross body phone pouch for Hubby to sell to the local postal store owner after he admired Hubby's. New gang member, Gracie Mouselet, who is a quilting & sewing aficionado and is a terrific help to finish our first project together. She wears her snips on a lariat to keep them handy. The fabric here is from Me and My Sister Designs' Dot-Dot-Boo fabric line.

3. Finish-A-Long 2021 Q1 third completion was #109 on the list HERE. A Swoon Patterns' Summer Festival Bag which is washable and reversible. This fabric has been sitting waiting for this project since 2018. 

4. Progress has been made on Thomas' arms from the Heather Ross Trixie & Thomas panel: 

Gracie the sewing mouselet hard at work with the first arm.

Nellie the Personal Assistant helping me stay focused and hand sewing arms during the waiting period after first COVID-19 Moderna shot.

5. Based 42 Hexies from the Pink Door Fabrics EPP Starter Kit and aligned them to get a rainbow-ish effect. Ready to start practice sewing them together.

6. Finished all 3 sizes of my March blocks for Patterns By Jen's 2021 Color Challenge:

Lil'Trixie gets her photo with her 2" block made using Foundation Paper Piecing this month:

7. 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.

I've learned from looking at Bonnie's finished quilt that I am heading in the right direction with a few tweaks. And I am also adjusting my scrap management to focus on creating the 1.5" versions, moving all other smaller cotton pieces to recycle into pet beds by one of my quilt guilds.

8) Continued taping the seam allowance on the templates for the Smitten BOM quilt featuring fabrics from the Malibu line by Heather Ross, I am new to EPP and still need to practice before I really start sewing.

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) - DONE
4. PBJ 2021 Color Challenge February (3 blocks) - DONE
5. Mouselet sized 3 Dragonfly quilts - DONE
6. Minky Cuddle Platypus - DONE
7. 2nd Minky Cuddle Dachshund - DONE
8. Phone Pouch - DONE
9. Swoon Summer Festival Sling (FAL #109) - DONE
10. PBJ 2021 Color Challenge March (3 blocks) - DONE
11. PBJ 2021 Color Challenge April (3 blocks) - IN PROGRESS
12. Swoon Summer Festival Sling for a friend - IN PROGRESS
13. Unicorn "Bear" March Sew-A-Long - IN PROGRESS
14. Honey Teddy Bear - IN PROGRESS
15. 2020 PBJ Monthly Color Challenge Assembly & Finish - IN PROGRESS
16. 2021 EPP BOM Smitten - Months 1 & 2 - IN PROGRESS
17. Secret Sewing gift for a friend (FAL #93)
18. Journey2Nebula #2: Lucky Charm pillow
19. Journey2Nebula #3: Jawbreaker
20. Journey2Nebula #5: Candy Dish (2-for-1)
21. Journey2Nebula #6: Gazebo
22. Journey2Nebula #1: Seaside - Living room table runner - ON HOLD
23. Journey2Nebula #4: Rock Candy - ON HOLD
24. Journey2Nebula #8: Infinity Stones Throw - ON HOLD
25. 2021 BOM Nebula - Blocks 1 & 2 & 3 & 4
26. Fantastic Creatures fabric as Fabric Cafe's Byzantine Door Quilt #1 (FAL #1)
27. Fantastic Creatures fabric as Fabric Cafe's Byzantine Door Quilt #2 (FAL #4)
28. Fabric Roll as Happy Go Lucky (FAL #56)
29. EPP training - Heart kit
30. Pick a 2nd washable purse for myself (from FAL #5, 93, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101)

Stats:

• 10 Done in Q1
• 6 In Progress
• 3 On Hold
• 11 Specific Projects to go

What did you get done in March?

Link-Ups:
* Mini Archie's March Furtle Around The Blogosphere as #4