Working Together
I knew Dennis offered to help cut t-shirts apart that AJ brought over yesterday. I also knew that help would come after Dennis’ coffee and breakfast and also after his morning nap. I get it.
I went into the studio and decided to do some cutting on my own with the next grouping of fabrics for my quilt tops. That grouping would be the blues. I found I’m having a difficult time getting the 2.5″ strips cut without me, the ruler and the material sliding. Something was not going well.
It took a while before I realized I had picked up the wrong 6″x 24″ Plexiglas ruler. It was the Omnigrid ruler that has a glossy finish on both sides. I soon found my Quilter’s Select 6″ x 24″ bestie. The Quilter’s Select has one side glossy and the other side has a finish that feels like suede. It doesn’t slide on the material when cutting with the rotary cutter. It is sweet. After I had the correct tools, things went so much better.
After a noon bite of lunch, Dennis headed for the studio. If Dennis cuts the t-shirts so all I have is the front and back, it gives me flat t-shirt fabric to decide the size of what each block will be. It is too soon to tell at this point. I do know that Shape-Flex will be ironed to the back of each shirt. That allow the stretchy fabric to act as if it were woven and easy to work with. Some shirts have a Harley design on front and back. This is not a marathon. After four shirts Dennis needed a break. Dennis commented how course some of the t-shirt material was. Good thing we have plenty of new rotary blades. I would be fine if four shirts per shift were done. That would be fine with me as each piece of t-shirt needs a lot of TLC.
Our Sunday is quiet as it seems the entire community is quiet. Not much traffic going by.
A new week comes with new events. There is no such thing as same-old, same-old, we just need to be open to it.
As Dennis was heading out to the patio porch, he commented he would be up for more cutting, I just need to ask. Working together for the common good. Priceless.