Good morning Friend,

Can I ask you a question?

How many pieces of fabric are currently sitting in your stash waiting for the "perfect" project?

You know the ones.

The bundle that was too beautiful to cut.

The fabric you've been saving until your skills improved.

The pattern you're waiting to feel ready for.

The project you'll start "someday."

If you're anything like me, you probably have at least one.

Maybe several.

Here's what I've been thinking about lately:

What if the fear isn't really about wasting fabric?

What if it's about something deeper?

What if it's about making the wrong choice?

What if it's about not wanting to ruin the possibility of what that fabric could become?

What if it's about the pressure to get it right?

In this week's Permission to Create reflection, I'm exploring why so many makers hesitate to begin and why confidence rarely arrives before the first cut.

Sometimes the very thing we're waiting for is built by doing the thing we're afraid to start.

***New on the Blog

The Fear of Wasting Fabric Is Rarely About Fabric

Read the article here

As you read, I'd love for you to think about this:

What project have you been saving for "someday" that might deserve a chance today?

Maybe this is your permission slip.

Not to create perfectly.

Just to begin.

Happy quilting,

Donna

P.S. Fabric fulfills its purpose when it is used, not when it is protected.