You have all heard about my 18 year old DS - Brilliant, mathematical, ADD, and no sense.
In February, when he was driving to a college to make a final decision on which school to attend this fall, he was caught going 83 mph in a 60 mph zone. Because he was still 17, this was sent to Juvenile Court. The judge offered him the option of doing 83 hours of community service to benefit the county where he was speeding or a verdict of reckless driving with the penalties of an expensive ticket, raised insurance rates, and points on his license.
Of course he will do the community service, even though this is about
70 miles from our home. He will spend some time with their American Red Cross chapter to put in "face-time", but the rest will be spent making quilts for their guild to give to the local women's shelter.I have been working a LOT recently (4-5 shifts a week rather than 4-6 shifts a month), so I have only been able to show him the basics and turned him loose with some fabric and my equipment. I suggested that he make a quilt with 6-1/2 inch squares that were precut for another project to get used to quilting. His second quilt was a Snails Trail based on a 3-4-5 right triangle. It isn't perfect, but it was only his second quilt! Not to mention that it is a very original idea. He's finishing up quilt tops #3 and 4 now, then I will show him how to sandwich the quilts and machine quilt them. He does not care for handsewing, so I will show him how to attach binding and stich it down with a decorative stitch.
He knew that he would be able to quilt, he had no idea how much he would love it. I have created a monster . He has asked for EQ5 so he can create quilts while he is away at college.
Here are his efforts so far, I'll add more pictures as he finished more quilts