Comments on: Tea Cozy Inspiration http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/ thrifty and creative | home and garden | ideas and experience Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:08:47 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Linda Jo http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-6814 Linda Jo Sun, 17 May 2009 00:28:15 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/#comment-6814 I just finished the 5th one and I am making the plans for two more. One is a "50's ish" yellow print with cherries and birds. I embroidered the one side of several of the branches to form the quilting required to hold the batting and ran islett completely along the center seam. I would copy it in but the system doesn't want to let me do that. I just finished one that looks like a slice of watermelon with buttons as the seeds (this was using the decorative stitches on my maching and some "stitch wiichery". I am woring on the plans for a cottage much like yours but I will be using applique and embroidery to give the detail that seems to be printed on your old faithful there. As well, I am planning to do on on a black and white checker board base and appliquing on a wee stylized chef. You can use McCall's patten 2018 for the base and then get creative. Most of the ones that I am makeing take about 2 "fat quarters" for the simplest and then the more detail that you add, of course, you add more fabric. The basic is about 14.5 inches at the base and 10.5 top to bottom. Does that give you some ideas? Linda Jo I just finished the 5th one and I am making the plans for two more. One is a “50’s ish” yellow print with cherries and birds. I embroidered the one side of several of the branches to form the quilting required to hold the batting and ran islett completely along the center seam. I would copy it in but the system doesn’t want to let me do that. I just finished one that looks like a slice of watermelon with buttons as the seeds (this was using the decorative stitches on my maching and some “stitch wiichery”. I am woring on the plans for a cottage much like yours but I will be using applique and embroidery to give the detail that seems to be printed on your old faithful there. As well, I am planning to do on on a black and white checker board base and appliquing on a wee stylized chef. You can use McCall’s patten 2018 for the base and then get creative. Most of the ones that I am makeing take about 2 “fat quarters” for the simplest and then the more detail that you add, of course, you add more fabric. The basic is about 14.5 inches at the base and 10.5 top to bottom. Does that give you some ideas?

Linda Jo

]]> By: Jocelyn http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-6813 Jocelyn Fri, 15 May 2009 01:29:03 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/#comment-6813 The pink elephant you have is made by a women's club in Zambia called the Malambo Women's club - here's a link to thier website - they do all sorts of tea cosy's but only have 2 on the website. Very cute - I too have a passion for tea cosy's.... The pink elephant you have is made by a women’s club in Zambia called the Malambo Women’s club – here’s a link to thier website – they do all sorts of tea cosy’s but only have 2 on the website. Very cute – I too have a passion for tea cosy’s….

]]> By: Barb http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-6550 Barb Sun, 22 Feb 2009 03:54:45 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/#comment-6550 Hello. I am happy to see that I am not alone on this idea. I have been taking old wool sweaters and shrinking them down...turned a dozen or so into tote bags, then went on to make purses, lining them with pockets. Hmm what else can I do? So I started making pillows. Now I thought perhaps I could make a tea cozy...but how to do it? I stumbled upon this and love the photos. It gives me some inspiration. Thanks! Hello. I am happy to see that I am not alone on this idea. I have been taking old wool sweaters and shrinking them down…turned a dozen or so into tote bags, then went on to make purses, lining them with pockets. Hmm what else can I do? So I started making pillows. Now I thought perhaps I could make a tea cozy…but how to do it? I stumbled upon this and love the photos. It gives me some inspiration. Thanks!

]]> By: domestika http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-1834 domestika Sat, 01 Sep 2007 09:50:44 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/#comment-1834 Pinhole, again, not a bad idea... in an Alice in Wonderland kind of way... At least it would be much easier to execute, design-wise, than Mac's suggested owl-on-shrooms tea cozy -- though one could say that's equally Alice-esque! Pinhole, again, not a bad idea… in an Alice in Wonderland kind of way…

At least it would be much easier to execute, design-wise, than Mac’s suggested owl-on-shrooms tea cozy — though one could say that’s equally Alice-esque!

]]> By: Maria http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-1832 Maria Sat, 01 Sep 2007 06:32:31 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/#comment-1832 looks lovely.. looks lovely..

]]> By: mac http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-1791 mac Fri, 31 Aug 2007 02:29:26 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/#comment-1791 Or one that looks like an owl *on* mushrooms. Or one that looks like an owl *on* mushrooms.

]]> By: Pinhole http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/comment-page-1/#comment-1790 Pinhole Fri, 31 Aug 2007 01:54:32 +0000 http://domestikgoddess.com/tea-cozy-inspiration/#comment-1790 I think you should make one that looks like a mushroom made of little owls. I think you should make one that looks like a mushroom made of little owls.

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