After weeks and weeks of working on just old WIP’s I found I was going slightly crazy. It initially seemed like a good idea to spend January and February finishing up old projects and not starting anything new but this week I discovered the down side…I was bored and creatively stunted.

My solution was to pull out my large pile of low volume scraps…

and to start making some improv blocks…

I love how freeing this process is. I usually start by sewing similarly sized pieces together into strips of various sizes…

I then just go with the flow…I will grab a piece of fabric I like or a colour I want to use….

The joy of these blocks is that anything goes.  My finished blocks are 12 inch (12 1/2 with seam allowance) but they can be any size you want.  There is no right or wrong way to do things with these blocks….  there is no measuring, no patterns just play….pretty pretty play.

I am now heading back to finish up quilting another WIP…but when I need a break I will be making some more of these fun blocks.    So how do you get your creative groove going when you are in a rut?