Boxy pouches, the bridge, a good start on the t-shirt quilt

The other four boxy pouches are done.

I spent time on Saturday blowing leaves and framing a piece for my sister for her birthday that was in August. It took me two hours to do the leaves. I think I spent more time looking for stuff that I needed to do the framing than what it took for me to do the actual framing! I found an empty container to put all the small tools and findings I need to frame so I won't waste so much time. I can't show you the piece until she receives it in the mail.

Friday at work I got to go out to the job site to see the progress of the bridge build. The red things are the hydraulics that push the bridge beams.

I put my hand on this one (they were not in motion so it was safe for me to touch them) so you could get a sense of how big they are

Here are the beams as they are sitting on the piers when they have been pushed.

Here is a shot of the beams looking south. The fellows I got a ride with had to load up a torch and take it down to pier 3. I didn't want to wait so I walked from where I was to pier 3 and waited for them for my ride back to the office. The arrow shows my destination. Pier 3 is around 120 feet tall.

Another shot of the piers. The old bridge is to the left.

It took about 24 minutes to walk to Pier 3. There was no route down that hill. Here is my view up the hill with the dot showing where I was.

On my walk to Pier 3 there was one pretty tree that stood out.

The front part is just a guide to catch the next pier and let the beams ride up on to the piers as they will sag down a bit with gravity. That bit will be removed once we reach the final pier.

I have been working on the t-shirt quilt. These shirts are interfaced, but not cut to their final size.

This my layout for processing the shirts.

I have seven ready to press the interfacing on

Four more X-large shirts to cut up

Six medium and small shirts to cut up

A pile of small motifs. I won't cut these up until I figure out how I will use them

Then a pile of scraps which are the sleeves and what I cut off the bottoms of the shirts. I will put these in the rag bag.