Creating

I rarely look at something in my craft world and have a definitive plan. Sometimes even when I start, it's not plan a or even plan b that I end up using. What I've realized lately is that it's when I stop contemplating the fabric or the yarn that I get the best idea.

Friday I cut into the purple fabrics, I was high on my crazy quilt completion and raring to go. I wanted to do stripes in some fashion. I cut them in large strips figuring I could half them if needed.  Then the desire abruptly left as I had no clear path on what to do. I googled images for inspiration but although I was intrigued by some, there wasn't enough there to germinate the seed for growth into a full blown idea.  I walked away. Saturday, nothing, Sunday more of the same. Monday, I gathered up strips and put them away. I moved on to something else and am enjoying it. Abc's and 123's is the new one (details later).

I moved on. I have crocheting coming along, I am making a craft wish list, housework, maternal unit shuttle service, etc. it wasn't until last night that I saw TWO examples, in different places, of what I want to do with the purple. I'm very excited. But it couldn't have happened until I stopped focusing directly on it.

How many non-craft decisions could be made with less stress in a similar way? How many times have I beat myself up about an answer or solution when just chillin would have worked?
Probably a lot but that's a problem I'll put on the back burner for now!