May 31, 2025

May 2025 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 2021-2024 goal was to stitch at least 15-minutes 50% of the days in the year. Now, the goal is any number of minutes in a day for 50% of the year since I've got an almost 10-month old puppy. I want as much time with him to enjoy our time together.

Week 18: 6 of 7 = 86 %

59 minutes/day average across 7-days

Week 19: 6 of 7 = 86 %

55 minutes/day average across 7-days

Week 20: 7 of 7 = 100 %

114 minutes/day average across 7-days

Week 21: 6 of 7 = 86 %

53 minutes/day average across 7-days

Week 22: 5 of 7 = 71 %

63 minutes/day average across 7-days

May 27 of 31 = 87 %
2025: 127 of 151 = 84 %

May has been an emotional month, work is slow due to the economic slow down. I figured out a way to be valuable, but not client billable which is my role's usual measure. The Puppy is full grown, but still has crazy puppy fits, luckily he's sometimes sweet and cuddly which I love. Sewing continues to be my solace and I'm starting to be able to do more of it on a daily and weekly basis. For a holiday, I was able to sew for over 4-hours and make huge progress on my main project.

Focus continues slowly on my projects planned in 2025 see my Furtle planning post HERE.

Projects Half Done Progress update:

There were 52 projects already started before January 1, 2025 (up from 46 in 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, 5 projects have been completed (Blue Highlight), 2 UFO's and 3 new projects. 1 project completed this month (Green Highlight on completion Date), 0 UFO's and 1 new project. 7 projects progressed this month (Pink Highlight), 4 UFO's and 3 new project.

How did sewing go?

May Projects Completed:

1) Mending Towels and T-shirts was 2025 Project 12 completed in 1-hour and 8-minutes.

May Projects Progressed:

1) Moon Garden Smitten2 (2025 UFO 7): Block 6B assembled in progress. Smitten2 Month 6 in progress for 11-hours and 16-minutes out of 224-hours and 40-minutes on the entire quilt top of 16 Months.

2) Tula Pink's Alchemy Row 1 assembly continued during doctor office visit. Alchemy, a 2022 BOM, (2025 UFO 6) has Row 1 has progressed in 72-hours and 9-minutes out of 120-hours and 43-minutes on the entire quilt top so far. Example of the colors in this row:

3) & 4) Embroidery 101 has started with an Alphabet Sampler Page and January Stitches. I've started sewing on a couple test pages.

5) Honeybee Quilters guild workshop with Gail Renna of the Deb Tucker's Studio 180 Studio Abstraction pattern. Abstraction Quilt is 2025 Project 7 in progress for 44-hours and 46-minutes. Flimsy center is assembled on point.

7) JAX MQG 2020 BOM + MQG 2025 Sew Along: Added more fabrics from the Honeybees "Ugly Auction" where members sell their sewing related items to other members in an auction format. It's a very fun evening run by charismatic auctioneers. This project is 2025 UFO 33.