The past week I’ve been catching up on a few deadline projects and re-orienting myself after my MATS class ended. I spent a little time making lists and goals for the next few months…and then I felt stuck. I often have a little crash after finishing something big.

 

betz white wonkywhirls

 

What I needed was a “palette cleanser”. A quick project that was fun and showed me an immediate tangible result!

You may remember my post Flea Market Finds Block from last month. I had begun experimenting with piecing bits of my vintage linens with other fabrics. Since then I created sort of a swirly whirly block revolving around a little fussy cut bird from a French tea towel  (left). It was my first time trying an improv log-cabin-ish block and it was really fun!

Yesterday, to un-schlumpify myself, I worked on another (right). This time I started with a floral tea towel in the center and worked my way out. What a great scrapbuster! I had so much fun…the studio was a mess, dinner was late, but I accomplished something satisfying. Yay! I think I’m going to keep at this and maybe even actually create enough for a whole wonky whirl quilt.

What kinds of projects do you do to un-stick yourself?