Residents of The Waters of Highland Park in St. Paul gather around a table to create a tie blanket on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. The senior community purchased fabric and gathered in the commons area to create 20 of the tie blankets, which will be donated to the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Phyllis Frisby, a resident of The Waters of Highland Park in St. Paul, ties tassels on a blanket she and others created on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. The senior community purchased fabric and gathered in the commons area to create 20 tie blankets. which will be donated to the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Judith Erdmann and Dolores Faas, residents of The Waters of Highland Park in St. Paul, share a laugh as they join others in making blankets on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. The senior community purchased fabric and gathered in the commons area to create 20 tie blankets, which will be donated to the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Residents of The Waters of Highland Park in St. Paul gather around a table to create a tie blanket on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. The senior community purchased fabric and gathered in the commons area to create 20 of the blankets, which will be donated to the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)

Evelyn Stuart, right, a resident of The Waters of Highland Park in St. Paul, laughs as she makes blankets with son and daughter-in-law William and Peggy Stuart, who were visiting on Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024. The senior community purchased fabric and gathered in the commons area to create 20 tie blankets that will be donated to the Dorothy Day Center in downtown St. Paul. (John Autey / Pioneer Press)