Location, Location, Location
Daughter Carrie sells real estate and sales depend on location, location, location. That is the catch phrase.
Stitching could also use the same phrase. You’ve got a design, you’ve got the fabric . . . where is the stitched design going to be located! In everyday stitching, I most likely would be thinking placement rather than location, both words either make it happen or not.
There may be a project in the future that I will be working on: a garment for Megan. The importance of a class act job is gong to be the number one objective. There will be enhancements such as crystals, bangles and beads as it will be her skating competition attire. Today, I decided to try out placement of a sample stitching using crystals. My denim shirt seemed as good as any for this. Trial and error on the glue for the crystals. I did have the glue that was suggested on YouTube. Time will tell. Having a solid plan before beginning the real deal saves angst.
Actually, placement in day-to-day life is what keeps me from having angst. A place for everything, and everything in its place is the only way I have carefree days. If I pick it up in one location, it has to go back to that very same location . . . each and every time. If I screw up, it’s effort in futility. Yes, R.W., aka Dad: “Don’t have time to do it right, but you always have time to do it over.” Untold times, Dennis has asked for me for something in the basement, the sewing studio, or for that matter, anywhere in our home and I can hand it right off to him. It’s catching on.
Dennis is working on his Cub Lo-Boy, taking off the old decals. He came in the house today and said he needed the hair dryer as the heat could possibly be a big help to loosening the old adhesive. Dennis went right into the cistern closet, picked it up and was on his way. You may ask, why a hair dryer is in the cistern closet? Since both of my shoulders have been replaced, I can no longer get my arms up high enough to use it. It’s still a handy dandy heat source to keep around.
The tip of the day is definitely . . . keep the goods, whether material goods or in planned stitching goods, spot on in the only location that works.