Sometimes, like after I’ve been gone from sewing for a while, I need to ease my way back into the creating.  Sometimes I like to visit blogs by quilters, such as Jane Sassaman.

(from Jane Sassaman’s blog)

(from Kevin Umana’s IG feed)

Other times I like to check in with artists. . .

. . . and graphic artists. . .

. . .architecture (photos of La Sagrada Familia in Barcelona). . .

. . . and other makers’ work, like yours:

But then I remember that applying the seat of my pants to the sewing chair is what gets things done.  Or as Chuck Close put it:

What gets you going, after a dry spell?

I really loved reading about all your travels, and hoped-for travels.  You do inspire me to consider new destinations to investigate.  Congratulations to Betty, our winner of the pearl cotton threads:

 

I’ll get those out to you in the mail.  Look for my note via email.