May 2024 Furtle - Fettle Those Finishes Update

May 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! 

Continuing weekly stats here for possibly linking up once a month with Kate at Life In Pieces. My 2024 goal is to stitch at least 15-minutes 50% of the days in the year, same as 2021, 2022 and 2023.

• Week 18: 6 of 7 = 86 %
• 32 minutes/day average across 7-days
• Week 19: 6 of 7 = 86 %
• 55 minutes/day average across 7-days
• Week 20: 6 of 7 = 86 %
• 53 minutes/day average across 7-days
• Week 21: 7 of 7 = 100 %
• 85 minutes/day average across 7-days
• Week 22: 5 of 5 = 100 %
• 95 minutes/day average across 2-days
• May 28 of 31 = 90 %
• 2024: 146 of 152 = 96%

In May my busy work schedule included a trip to Philadelphia, PA for almost a week. I successfully finished on the last day of the month the last of the Guild Challenges. 

Focus continues on my projects planned this year out in my Furtle post HERE.  

I am so lucky that I spent at least 15-minutes sewing most days in May. 

Projects Half Done Progress update:

There were 46 projects already started before January 1, 2024. The below screenshot of my projects from the spreadsheet provided (and a little expanded) by QuiltingGail is my 'official' list with reference numbers used throughout the year.

As of May 31st, 11 projects have been completed (Blue Highlight), 1 UFO and 10 new projects. 3 projects were completed this month (Green Highlight on completion Date), No UFO's and 3 new projects. 3 projects progressed this month (Pink Highlight), 3 UFO's and 0 new projects. 

How did sewing go?

May Projects Completed:

1) Honeybees Exchange strips, Rows 27 and 32 (2024 Project 18):

2 & 3) For JAX MQG's 10 anniversary birthday party meeting we are participating in a Paint Chip Challenge for these 3 colors:

2024 Project 2 is the QuiltSmart Mondo bag:

2024 Project 19 is the QuiltSmart Bitty bag:

May Projects Progressed:

May Project Progressed:

1) Easy Breezy twin size, Quiltville's 2020 Leader/Ender pattern (2024 UFO 4) - now have 63 blocks of the 180 needed for UFO, additional kits are ready but no new photos. 

2) Alchemy BOM (2024 UFO 6) has more pieces assembled, but no new photos.

3) Smitten2 BOM through Month 9 (2024 UFO 7) Block 4C has been completed and attaching it is in progress.

May Stats:

• 3 Completed
• 3 Progressed
• 45 UFO's remaining
• 9 2024 started projects remaining

What did you get done in May?

Link-Ups:
* Mini Archie's May Furtle Around The Blogosphere as #2

* Ms P Designs - UFO update for May as #2

* Life in Pieces - Stitching Stuff Week 22 of 2024 as #8