April 2021 Furtle - Fettle Those Finishes Update
April 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!
What happened in April?
April Sewing objectives realized and progressed:
1. Finish-A-Long 2021 Q2 first completion was #109 on the list HERE. A second Swoon Patterns' Summer Festival Bag which is washable and reversible for my sister.
2. Finished all 3 sizes of my April blocks for Patterns By Jen's 2021 Color Challenge:
Link-Ups:
* Mini Archie's April Furtle Around The Blogosphere as #3
3. 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.
4. QuiltSmart Mondo bag also for the same one of my sisters:
Fettle Those Finishes! priority projects UPDATE (2021 Q2 only):
- PBJ 2021 Color Challenge April (3 blocks) - DONE
- Swoon Summer Festival Sling for sister - DONE
- Secret Sewing gift for a friend (FAL #93) - IN PROGRESS
- PBJ 2021 Color Challenge May (3 blocks) - IN PROGRESS
- Two Hold Tite Folio's for SewTites
- Honey Teddy Bear - IN PROGRESS
- Unicorn "Bear" March Sew-A-Long - IN PROGRESS
- 2020 PBJ Monthly Color Challenge Assembly & Finish - IN PROGRESS
- 2021 EPP BOM Smitten - Months 1 & 2 & 3 - IN PROGRESS
- Journey2Nebula #2: Lucky Charm pillow
- Journey2Nebula #3: Jawbreaker
- Journey2Nebula #5: Candy Dish (2-for-1)
- Journey2Nebula #6: Gazebo
- Journey2Nebula #1: Seaside - Living room table runner - ON HOLD
- Journey2Nebula #4: Rock Candy - ON HOLD
- Journey2Nebula #8: Infinity Stones Throw - ON HOLD
- 2021 BOM Nebula - Blocks 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5
- Fantastic Creatures fabric as Fabric Cafe's Byzantine Door Quilt #1 (FAL #1)
- Fantastic Creatures fabric as Fabric Cafe's Byzantine Door Quilt #2 (FAL #4)
- Fabric Roll as Happy Go Lucky (FAL #56)
- EPP training - Heart kit
- Pick a 2nd washable purse for myself (from FAL #5, 93, 96, 97, 98, 100, 101)
Stats:
- 2 Done in Q2
- 6 In Progress
- 3 On Hold
- 11 Specific Projects to go
What did you get done in April?
* Mini Archie's April Furtle Around The Blogosphere as #3
Oh my, what a busy month! I love those bags for your sister - I bet they make her smile whenever she sees them. Hooray for finishes! *waves pompoms* And your blocks for the two challenges are looking good, it’s always nice when you know you’re going in the right direction, isn’t it? Thanks for Furtling!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I've got so many project swimming in my head that I've gotten a little stopped. Fingers crossed that I'll get my sewjo back this weekend and have some time to spend in my sewing H.Q! Thanks so much for checking out my blog post!
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