Originally Posted by Peckish

My husband taught me a trick to solve this. When I get stuck on a quilt and don't know what to do, that night when I go to bed I tell myself to dream about that quilt. Sometimes an answer comes to me in a night or two, sometimes it's a week, sometimes it's during the day. I think our brains come up with more creative solutions while we're asleep. I keep paper and pencil next to my bed to write ideas down.

Telling yourself to dream about something sounds crazy, but it really does work.