After I didn't win one of the DARLING tea cozies that Gayle at
Garden of Daisies
gave away last week,
"Waaaaaa-Boo-Hoo!"
Garden of Daisies
gave away last week,
"Waaaaaa-Boo-Hoo!"
I decided to try making one of my own.
I've made ONE before from quilted placemats
but this was the first time I started completely from scratch.
I lined it with both Warm & Natural cotton quilt batting
and put some Thinsulate on the bottom as well as the sides
but not up into the scallops.
It worked GREAT & kept my tea warm enough
to enjoy two cups while sitting on the porch...
enjoying all the summer flowers!
Thank you, sweet sewing friend, Jerry, for my delightful
book on "Afternoon Tea"!
Does she know me, or what??!!
I learned that Marilyn at
sells tea cozies that are similar to the ones Gayle made.
She also sells a pattern, which would have made my job SEW much easier!
I recommend visiting her tea shop, Marmalady's.
I hope to make more of these little treasures,
as I think they'd make great gifts for all my
tea loving friends.
I'm going to link up with Marty at
for her Tabletop Tuesday,
since this IS on top of a table!
Thank you for visiting The Gazebo House.
fondly,
Rett
Your tea cozy is fabulous and oh my, how I would love to be sitting in such a lovely spot enjoy the flowers and the tea. Such a pretty tablesetting. Thanks so much for joining TTT. Hugs Marty
ReplyDeleteYour cozy looks great Rett, love the fun colors and way you used thinsulate-enjoy:@)
ReplyDeleteWow - what a great job!!
ReplyDeleteLove this Rett and I'll get over to look at the pattern too. I'm thinking this would be a great little drop off gift for the ladies at church when they're under the weather. Thanks a ton for sharing.
ReplyDeleteOh how pretty! The fabric is such a rich color...love that and it all looks perfect with the flowers and the book. I swear you are a sewing wonder!
ReplyDeleteI haven't been around much lately...dealing with all the family stuff. I'm hoping to slowly get back into some sort of "normal" soon.
Gorgeous space! Fabulous tea cozy with fun colours! Tea-flowers-colours..oh my..stunning! Great shots too:) Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteHope to see you on my blog:)
It's beautiful, and so are the pictures! Everything here is nearly dried up and dead. It's too hot to drink a hot drink outside! LOL
ReplyDeleteSweet iced tea for us!
I think i have a pattern just like that.. I love your fabric.. now that is what makes it so stunning. great job!Happy Fourth, Many blessings, Marlis
ReplyDeleteWhat a pretty tea cosy you made, Rett!
ReplyDeleteI have two of them and use one every night because I really don't like tepid tea.
Rett, your tea cozy turned out so pretty! I like the fabrics you used. And the decorative stitches for the ribbon casing.
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for mentioning Marmalady's and Delights of the Heart. I love your blog and photography and will definitely come back again. Thanks for visiting me too.
ReplyDeleteRett, Your tea cozy is adorable! I love the deep rich colors. Love your blog header too! Happy 4th of July!
ReplyDeleteHugs, Beth
Rett, I'm so glad you enjoyed your book. When I saw it, it had your name written all over it, sweet thing!! Your blog is beautiful....I'm not a blog reader, so thank you for poking me and letting me know to come look!! Big hugs all the way up there from Mississippi. :)
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