Design Wall Monday - Take 2

I started this post this morning, ran out of time before I had to head out the door to work, saved it and closed Blogger.

Well, now I can't find it.

Oh, well.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving. My family met at a restaurant for the first time this year. For quite a few years we had met at my mother's workplace because they have a big dining room, big kitchen with warming ovens and a commercial dishwasher. It was a lot of work, starting early in the day for my mom. It was a long drive for several of the families. Our numbers have been dwindling over the last few years. So, we talked about it and decided to meet at a restaurant more centrally located. No early morning food prep, not several hours long drives, no clean up. It was nice, the food was good, and I hope we do it again next year!

Over the weekend I did get a few things accomplished.

My son and I made these while he was home from school.

 I had shared the recipe on Facebook, tagging me. I asked if he was making them over break and he replied to get the ingredients. He is taking a food prep class at school so I thought it would be good practice for HIM to make them. I assisted :)
He was disappointed thinking they don't taste like Mountain D*w, especially since we used the Aldi version of that beverage instead of the 'real' thing. They were good, but they get their flavor more from the lemon and lime juice than from the beverage.

I finished the top of the T-shirt quilt I have been working on. This is the last pic I got of it before it was all sewn together. I don't have a picture of that because it is too big to a good shot of it all. I was able to find a wide backing in just the right colors so I don't have to piece that. I hope to get it on the quilt frame this week.

I also worked on this project.

I bought the first Frivols by Moda this summer. I  bought on impulse because I liked the fabrics. I thought it make an cute little quilt that might be suitable for a baby quilt. I don't think I will get any more, even though there will be 12, I believe, all with collectible tins. I have decided that I really don't like working with pre-cuts.

I also was given a large box of T-shirts.

The recipient's mother had contacted me in August about making her son a quilt with his college shirts. We discussed having finished for Christmas. I told her I needed the shirts ASAP and she said she would gather them and get back to me. She did not and I forgot about it. The week before Thanksgiving I ran into her and she asked if I could still do the quilt by Christmas. It went from lap to king size and I told her that I would try but probably would not be able to do that. She is ok with that and brought me the shirts 3 days later.

So, I guess I have my work cut out for me for the rest of the month!

To see what other quilters are working on visit Judy's blog.

Design Wall Monday

Here is what I have been working on lately...

My blocks from the quilter's exchange.

 Mu block is Solomon's Star.

These are all my blocks. I haven't decided how I am going to put them together yet. I had them up for a while but now they are put away so I can finish up some other projects.



Like this one... a t-shirt quilt for a retired teacher.
She taught my son when he was in high school. I am still working on putting it together. There are a few 'holes' that I am unable to fill with shirt. I pieced the feather in school colors to fill in one of the holes. Now to figure out what to do with the other ones.

 A new teacher where I work came up to me one day and said, "I hear you knit". I replied that I did. Then she told me about her twin boys who were about to turn 10 and how her grandmother had started baby blankets before they were born but only was able to finish one before she passed away. Would I please finish the second one. It was about 1/4 of the way finished. Of course, I said yes. So this is how I am spending my evenings after hubby has gone to bed. I am about half finished and then will need to add fringe to both. Well, I think I will add fringe. The directions call for fringe. I will see how much yarn is left when the blanket is finished. It looks like there will be enough for fringe.

We got snow over the weekend. I really do not like winter. Most of the kindergarten students will not be dressed for this kind of weather and really do not like inside recess. We keep reminding the parents to send their children to school in warm coats, hats, gloves/mittens and boots when the weather is cold. Some do, a lot do not. We do have extra hats, gloves and a few coats to pass out when necessary and we do have a resource to provide those items if the family needs help. Still they come in sweatshirts, no hats, no gloves and parents complain about their child having to play outside in the cold. I am a firm believer that we all need a little fresh air daily, especially in the germy winter months.