April 2023 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

To socialize with my online crafty friends I'm linking up with Mini-Archie, one of my favorite online personalities, and his person for the monthly progress link-up from Fettle Those Finishes! 

I'm posting my weekly/monthly stats here for linking up once a month with Kate at Life In Pieces. My 2023 goal is to stitch at least 15-minutes 50% of the days in the year, same as 2021 and 2022.

• Week 14: 7 of 7 = 100 %
• 96 minutes/day average across 7-days
• Week 15: 6 of 7 = 86 %
• 94 minutes/day average across 7-days
• Week 16: 7 of 7 = 100 %
• 61 minutes/day average across 7-days
• Week 17: 7 of 7 = 100 %
• 83 minutes/day average across 7-days
• Week 18: 5 of 5 = 100 %
• 63 minutes/day average across 5-days
• April 29 of 30 = 97%
• 2023: 117 of 120 = 98%

April had reduced sewing times across most weeks. Mr. Hubby Bear's surgery went smoothly but took lots of extra time for care as expected which meant less sewing. Then Osky (3-year old Whippet) got some bite or sting between his toes and came up lame. After 1.5-weeks he is still limping a bit. We are trying to take it easy but he must be controlled on leash most of the time outside. It was a very stressful month. Work has also been more intense.

I have continued stretching and feel less pain since the January Stretching seminar with Joe Hippensteel of Ultimate Human Performance. I highly recommend his training (even from the videos) for anyone who wants to keep themselves limber and even get more flexible.  

I still did spend time sewing. How did sewing go?

April Projects Completed:

1) Honeybees 2023 Fundraising Opportunity Quilt Tree Block (2023 Project 24):

More Gnomes and Trees are required to make this quilt to size so I made one of each:

2) Applique penguin over a bleach spot on husband's t-shirt (2023 Project #23):

3) JAX MQG Quilted Postcard for exchange (2023 Project 21):

Postcard I made and turned in:

Postcard I drew from the bag:

April Project Progressed:

1) Pink Door Fabrics' Smitten v2 EPP Block of the Month, Month 3 (2023 Project 20), Block 3A assembled, shapes cut and basted for 3B, 3C & 3D:

2) Pink Door Fabrics' Smitten v2 EPP Block of the Month, Month 4 (2023 Project 26): Fabric and Papers package received

3) Tula Pink Alchemy EPP (2023 UFO 2): Added next color to 3 of 5 central shapes:

4) Fussy Cut Rock Candy: 6 wedges assembled:

5) 2023 Donation Mini Quilt for QuiltFest Charity Silent Auction: Quilt Sandwich made:

6) JAX MQG Iron Caddy: class held April 30; not posting a photo right now

7) Janome 2022 Sew Along Quilt As You Go, preparation for sandwiching label blocks in progress, no photo right now

8) Easy Breezy free quilt pattern by Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville: first new block photographed since December 2020:

April Stats:

• 3 Completed
• 8 Progressed
• 44 UFO's remaining
• 5 2023 started projects remaining

What did you get done in April?

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

* Life in Pieces - Stitching Stuff Week 17 of 2023 as #TBD