This weeks project from Patchwork, Please! is the Tea Cosy and Teabag pouch.
I decided to continue to use Essex Linen and the Sew Cherry scraps that I used last week on the tea towels:
In hindsight I wish I’d altered the letter ‘E’ making the middle stroke shorter to make it more E like.
I used two charm squares from the Addicted to Text swap for the tea cup, using the tea cup print and the ‘Earl Grey’ text. I’m quite pleased with how my fussy cutting worked out, it was very tricky to get the tea cup on there as it was pretty near the edge of the charm.
I used Crosshatch in London Bus red from Summersville for the binding.
The instructions in the book are for an exposed seam on the inside – I wasn’t having any of that and made some binding to cover the seam. I used some Honey Tune by Lecien for the lining.
I quilted the tea cosy using Aurifil 5006 50wt from my Pat Bravo Quilitng Heart box of threads, it went brilliantly with the aqua in the Sew Cherry fabrics and adds a lovely detail to the quilting.
Sadly I don’t actually have a teapot to hand to add to the photo’s, there is one packed away in a box somewhere waiting for the day when we have a kitchen again, but as least we still have a kettle and teabags.
I also made the teabag pouch which came together a lot quicker than the cosy! This time I use an orphan Sew Cherry block and added to it from the scrap pile:
Sadly I don’t have any ‘nice’ teabags to insert into it so you’ll just have to imagine them for now!
I hope you’ve managed some sewing this week, Zakka like or not.
Linking up with Kristy’s:
Ah Mary I always love what you do with Zakka projects. I am yet to tackle this one. Your quilting looks fab.
One day, the teapot will re-appear and have a lovely place to live too xxx
I really like your tea cosy, I saw it on Flickr. Brilliant!
Beautiful! Your new kitchen will look even more spectacular with all your new makes on show! Jxo
So cute! That tea cup print is perfect.
so cute
Oh my goodness! Love this. Shall have to add that to my ever growing “must” do list. Good job.
What a nice job on this week’s projects! I adore your tea cup – so cute! And the contrasting thread on your cozy is really nice too!
I love them 🙂 Can’t believe how much sewing you get down even in the midst of house renovations!
Very pretty. The colours look lovely with Essex Linen.
It looks just lovely! Perfect fabrics and fussy cutting!
I have that book! And I want a tea cozy. You’ve inspired me–off to make it.
Great makes! Loving the little teabag pouch. I’d like to make something like that! Adding it to the list 🙂
Looks great…especially like the tea cup.
Why didnt I think of shortening the e too? I couldn’t work out why it looked strange, oh dear brain in neutral. I love your lining too, so cute!
Heh, enjoy your tea!