What inspires me this week

Victoria over at Bumble Beans is asking bloggers about what inspires them this week.

My recent inspiration is this linen calendar tea towel from 1974, which I purchased from a thrift shop for $1.

 I like the blocks of colour, the saturated colours, and the funky fruits and vegetables.

Usually, I just stockpile my linen finds for some as yet unknown future project,

 but I decided to cut this one up into a tea cozy to give to a friend.

I machine quilted around the calendar blocks and free motioned around the fruits and vegetables.

Then I bound it in Harley orange (left over from my mother's HOG quilt) and it's ready to go.

Thanks for inspiring me to be inspired, Victoria!