March 2022 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! 

March, where did it go? Work has continued more stressful than anticipated. And I've started walking outside again which is lovely but decreases my sewing time. While I can have smaller sewing goals, that doesn't mean that I don't need to keep having sewing time to be able to feel good.  

How did sewing go?

March Sewing objectives realized and progressed:

1. HoneyBeeQuilters 2 Potholders from the Elfin Magic workshop session 2 - this was the March One Monthly Goal and part of Finish A Long numbers 3 and 4:

2) JAX MQG embellished bag - Finished the decorative donation bag for a teacher and I'm loving how it turned out. Made little quilts to attach out of the training blocks from the #jaxmqg #geometricks training session with @brendagaelsmith #serendipitypatchwork

3) Fixed the wear on the Bandannas and Jeans quilt, finishing a spool of red thread:

4) Continued Donation Pocket Quilts for HoneyBee Quilters - 16 more ready:

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.

5) Started the March training blocks for Toes In The Sand

6) Started new possible donation quilt blocks for the local Modern Quilt Guild

On a fun note, I had a big birthday and received this adorable Gnome from OhGnomeYouDidNot. 

And then got inspired when a fabric line called Savor the Gnoment popped up in my search and I bought some:

Fettle Those Finishes! priority projects (Q1 Final Update):

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

Stats:

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

What did you get done in March?

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