October 2021 Furtle - Fettle Those Finishes Update

October 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! 

October has been even crazier busier at work and at home. Personally, I'm going through so many changes around my mental/emotional health. 

How did sewing go?

October Sewing objectives realized and progressed:

1. Continued String and Story's Free Motion Quilting Academy with HollyAnne Knight. Made 5 different batches of Homemade Basting Spray to test:

Purchased a Rocketbook Orbit to practice doodling and easily scan:

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

Lil Trixie is so happy to have another block done:

3. Finished making all the pre-cut blocks of Easy Breezy Bonnie Hunter's Quiltville 2020 Leader/Ender Challenge started July 1, 2020. I've designed a replacement doggie quilt for couch snuggling with the 6" blocks. While this EQ8 design version is all the same fabrics, the real deal will be scrappy.

4. Happy Go Lucky Unicorns - Fabric Cafe 3 1-yard fabrics in a roll from 2016. All 18 Pinwheels created and ready for sewing into rows.

5. Completed and submitted my QuiltCon 2022 Windham Fabrics' Artisan Challenge with 4 target fabrics plus acceptable Neutrals:

Artist's Statement: This original design pieced quilt represents the structure needed for Working From Home, overlaid by the Turbulence of the job and home interruptions. Ghosts of activities cancelled impact the best laid plans after working so hard to try and complete goals. Quilting techniques include Stitch in the Ditch, Free Motion and Ruler Work. The Terry Twist quilting ruler by Sally Terry was used to obtain the swooping stitches. This quilt contains a lot of personal firsts: patchwork original design, micro quilting, ruler work, echo quilting and facing. The Windham Artisan Cotton Challenge Fabrics gave the rich depth needed to express the emotions of this experience.

Full quilt photo (14" x 14"):

Close-up of selected area:

6. Geo Grid Quilt from Guild Block Exchange is up on the design wall to sew the blocks together as my Leaders/Enders while finishing putting together the Happy Go Lucky Unicorns quilt since the Easy Breezy pre-cut items are all completed and I haven't taken time to cut any more.

Fettle Those Finishes! priority projects UPDATE (2021 Q4):

1. Due 10/31: PBJ 2021 Color Challenge October 3 blocks - COMPLETED
2. Due 10/31: SECRET: QuiltCon 2022 Artisan Cotton Fabric Challenge (FAL #130) - SUBMISSION COMPLETED, FINISHING TOUCHES IN PROGRESS
3. Due 11/12?: Happy Go Lucky Unicorns quilt (FAL #56) - IN PROGRESS
4. Due 11/30: PBJ 2021 Color Challenge November 3 blocks - Not Started
5. Due 11/30: The Sandpiper Shuffle - Not Started
6. Free Motion Quilting Academy Practices - IN PROGRESS
7. Geo Grid (FAL #133) - IN PROGRESS
8. Easy Breezy Leader/Ender quilt for Doggie (FAL #4) - IN PROGRESS
9. Due ??/??: Baby Quilt, Just Get It Done Quilts' Stashbuster 4 - Not Started
10. PBJ 2021 Color Challenge September (1 lil block needs FPP) - ON HOLD
11. All About Me guild challenge quilt (FAL #132, needs borders) - ON HOLD

Stats:

• 1 Completed in Q4
• 2 In Progress
• 2 On Hold
• 3 Specific Projects to go

What did you get done in October?

Link-Ups:
* Mini Archie's October Furtle Around The Blogosphere as #3