When I first started drawing, I drew a banana every day and then ate it for breakfast. For a long time as a new baker, when I cooked breakfast, I made the same biscuit recipe. There's something to repetition of a simple process, especially as a beginner. It's easier to notice your progress. I saw a Ted talk today with Shawn Acheson that discussed, in part, how reaching goals helps you move on to bigger goals. It's true. Now I can draw most anything with more confidence and I've had success baking more breads and cookies and pie crusts and other things.
I'm not new to handsewing softies but I'm pretty new to designing softies. While I keep sewing the same simple stuffed cat doll, I'm improving my stitching, testing color combinations, practicing stuffing the doll and cutting the fabric, building confidence, hopefully improving my photography, and most importantly, getting to the point where I'm ready to design and make something totally new.
