Ways to Play

My stack of Garden Divas is filling the days with fabric play.  Making up my patterns in the new collection, like this file folder holder, is one type of play.  The kind without surprises. 

And then there is the kind of fabric play I like best.  The kind where you pick a portion of the design, start cutting and see where it leads.  I still don't know where this one is going. But I know I like the way blue zinnias stand out.

These little squares will get a chance to play too when the solids arrive. Having them cut and stacked provides a hint of future fun.  Something to fuel my subconscious. 

Having things in various stages of completion actually helps me be more creative because it keeps me from getting bored with any one part of the process.  The hard part is getting them all finished while not losing any of the ideas that spring to mind while I'm in the midst of something else.  This is why my desk and sewing area is strewn with notes on bits of scrap paper, Post-It notes and scratch pads.  I have a new way to deal with those but that's for another post.

How do you play?  With a clear cut goal and a pattern?  Or do you thrive on unknowns?  Do you prefer to do things one at a time?  Or have multiple ongoing projects?