T-shirt quilt progress, empty spools, and snow

I am making good progress on the t-shirt quilt. I got the backing all sewn together.

I crunched some numbers and got the width of the rows figured out.

I started with the center rows. I would trim two blocks then sewn them together. I marked my table to approximately the length I was aiming for. I left extra on the top and bottom pieces so I could trim those edges once I get the entire top sewn together.  I have no idea why my some of my pictures are coming out blurry.  I do not like the camera on this new phone.

I laid out the next row. Again, I trim as I go. I lay the cut and sewn pieces back on the table to see how everything is fitting into the space I have.

You can see that the orange shirt is gone. It was too narrow, so it will go in one of the outside rows. I pulled three pieces from the outside rows to take that space.

Here is the next row laid out. If I don't mess around today, I want to have this top sewn together.

It is time to document my empty spools for 2025. I counted 83. I guess I did some sewing last year! LOL! I had 24 in 2024, 42 in 2023, and 39 in 2022.

We had received a couple inches of snow. My neightbor was out shoveling his driveway and then headed over to shovel mine. Well, I threw on a hat and coat and headed out to help. The sunshine was nice. The snow was light and dry so it was easy to shovel.