How does creativity work for you? Is it fresh and ready each time you choose a pattern or fabrics? Or do you have to work at finding the spark again when you're starting a new project or you've been working on a quilt for a while?
Often, a spark is all it takes to reset our brains.
Does your creative process include procrastination? Why is it so hard to get re-started after a project’s completion or when circumstances change? I'm thinking about creativity and my creative process.
I'm sure you love going to quilt shops. But, when you open the door and step over the threshold, are you overwhelmed by all the fabrics? There are too many possibilities! Come have a look at some ways to Prep before you head off to the quilt shop, and a Perspective to use when you arrive.
Creativity takes many forms, from designing your own quilts to choosing your own fabrics for someone else's pattern, to painting or sculpting or writing. We don't have to see color and fabric in the same way in order to create amazing quilts.
Visiting your local quilt shop can be a great experience, but do you walk out with what you need? Or is it all just a bit too much and overwhelming? Or do you get home and realize that you had fun but what you bought isn’t really what you went in for? Here are a few hints to help you rein in both overwhelm and impulse buying.
