February 2022 Furtle - Fettle Those Finishes Update

February 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! 

Work in February started reasonably but ended very busy to lead into March. It has gotten more stressful than I anticipated. But life goes on. I will simply back down my sewing goals knowing that I need to take it easy.  

How did sewing go?

February Sewing objectives realized and progressed:

1. Continued String and Story's Free Motion Quilting Academy with HollyAnne Knight. Cut and assembled the required sampler quilt top/flimsy center:

I will continue to watch videos and doodle FMQ motifs in both my Rocketbook Orbit and on Doodle pads.

2. Toes in the Sand 2022 Block of the Month - Caught up after receiving the fabrics with both Month 1 and Month 2 Blocks, 2 for the quilt and a practice block in my own fabric choices: 

3. Donation Pocket Quilts for HoneyBee Quilters - submitted 5 with 15 more in progress:

A little encouraging message card will go in the pocket on the back. The wooden heart is for illustration as there is one wooden heart sewn in the layers of each pocket quilt.

Fettle Those Finishes! priority projects (Q1):

1. Rock Candy Table Topper (FAL #1) - COMPLETED
2. Easy Breezy Leader/Ender quilt for Doggie (FAL #2) - COMPLETED
3. HoneyBeeQuilters Elfin Magic (part of FAL #3 & OMG) - Folded Star 1 - IN PROGRESS
4. HoneyBeeQuilters Elfin Magic (part of FAL #4 & OMG) - Folded Star 2 - IN PROGRESS
5. 2022 BOM Toes in the Sand Sampler, thru Block 3 - IN PROGRESS
6. 2022 BOM Toes in the Sand Kit, thru Block 3 - IN PROGRESS
7. HoneyBeeQuilters Donation Pocket Quilts (5 donated, 6 more completed, 6 more in progress) - IN PROGRESS
8. Free Motion Quilting Academy Motifs Sampler  (FAL #7) - IN PROGRESS
9. Free Motion Quilting Academy Practices - ON HOLD
10. HoneyBeeQuilters Elfin Magic (part of FAL #3) - Potholder 1 - Not Started
11. HoneyBeeQuilters Elfin Magic (part of FAL #4) - Potholder 2 - Not Started
12. HoneyBeeQuilters Elfin Magic (part of FAL #3) - Mug Rug 1 - Not Started
13. HoneyBeeQuilters Elfin Magic (part of FAL #4) - Mug Rug 2 - Not Started
14. Fabric Cafe Byzantine Door secret gift quilt 1 (FAL #5) - ON HOLD
15. Fabric Cafe Byzantine Door secret gift quilt 2 (FAL #6) - ON HOLD
16. Sewing H.Q! quilted sign (FAL #9) - ON HOLD
17. Free Motion Quilting Academy Whole Cloth Quilt (FAL #8) - ON HOLD

Stats:

• 2 Completed in Q1
• 6 In Progress
• 5 On Hold
• 4 Specific Projects to go

What did you get done in February?

Link-Ups:
* Mini Archie's February Furtle Around The Blogosphere as #6